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Mikie Sherrill says she’s innocent, but won’t show anyone the file that could prove it
MONTCLAIR, NJ – Questions continue to surround Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s time at the U.S. Naval Academy, where she graduated in 1994 amid a major cheating scandal, but where definitive evidence of her…
US House delays sending impeachment of top Biden border official to Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will delay sending the Democratic-majority Senate its impeachment charges against President Joe Biden’s top border security official until next week, a House spokesperson said…
US sends seized Iranian weapons to Ukraine
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. has transferred to Ukraine thousands of infantry weapons and more than 500,000 rounds of ammunition that were seized more than a year ago as they…
Ecuador ex-Vice President Glas back in prison after hospital stay
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Former Ecuadorean Vice President Jorge Glas is back in prison in the city of Guayaquil after being discharged from the hospital and is in acceptable health, the…
Chicago officers fired at suspect nearly 100 times at fatal traffic stop, report says
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – Four Chicago police officers shot at a suspect nearly 100 times in less than a minute after the man opened fire on them during a traffic stop…
Hamas says Israeli proposal fails to meet Palestinian demands, but is under review
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas said on Tuesday that an Israeli proposal on a ceasefire in their war in Gaza did not meet the demands of Palestinian militant factions, but it…
USAID chief Power sees ‘sea change’ in assistance for Gaza, wants more
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power acknowledged on Tuesday that humanitarian aid into Gaza had risen sharply in the past few days, and said…
Equities barely gain, Treasury yields fall with US inflation in focus
By Sinéad Carew and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -MSCI’s global equity gauge rose slightly on Tuesday while U.S. Treasury yields fell from a more than 4-month high as investors anxiously awaited…
Parents of Michigan school shooter sentenced to 10-15 years in prison
By Brad Brooks and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -The mother and father of a Michigan teen who shot and killed four classmates were each sentenced to between 10 and 15 years in prison…
Swiss women win landmark climate case at Europe top human rights court
By Gloria Dickie, Kate Abnett and Christian Levaux STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) -Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its citizens by…
Republican operatives to pay $1.25 million for robocalls threatening Black voters, NY prosecutor says
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two conservative operatives who launched a robocall campaign designed to prevent Black New Yorkers from voting by mail in the 2020 U.S. election will pay $1.25 million…
White House: US condemns Ecuador’s armed raid of Mexico’s embassy
(Reuters) – The United States condemned on Tuesday Ecuador’s use of force against embassy officials after its police and soldiers raided Mexico’s embassy last week to arrest former Vice President Jorge Glas.…
UK Nobel Prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs dies aged 94
By Robert Evans LONDON (Reuters) – Physicist Peter Higgs, whose theory of an undetected particle in the universe changed science and was vindicated by a Nobel prize-winning discovery half a century later,…
Israel says more aid is entering Gaza, but figures disputed
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and James Mackenzie GENEVA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel says aid is moving into Gaza more quickly after international pressure to increase access, but the amount is disputed and the United Nations…
Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600 million to settle Ohio derailment lawsuit
By David Shepardson and Clark Mindock WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a February 2023 East Palestine, Ohio…
March marks yet another record in global heat
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The world just experienced its warmest March on record, capping a 10-month streak in which every month set a new temperature record, the European Union’s climate…
Trump, UK’s Cameron discuss Ukraine, NATO spending in Florida meeting
By Simon Lewis and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron had dinner on Monday at the Republican presidential candidate’s Florida home where they discussed the Ukraine…
Biden, Kishida likely to discuss Texas bullet train project, sources say
By Tim Kelly and Trevor Hunnicutt TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden is seeking to revive interest in a plan to build the first high-speed rail in the U. S. using Japanese bullet…
Explainer-How Boeing’s latest crisis could imperil its 2021 DOJ crash agreement
By Mike Spector, Chris Prentice and Allison Lampert NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are facing fresh pressure from families of the victims of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes to criminally…
Takeaways from the Swiss women’s climate victory
By Gloria Dickie and Kate Abnett LONDON (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights ruled in favour of more than 2,000 Swiss women on Tuesday, affirming their argument that the Swiss…
Amnesty International urges Israel to return body of Palestinian who died of cancer in custody
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Amnesty International said Israel must release the body of Palestinian Walid Daqqa, who died a day earlier after a long battle with cancer while serving a prison sentence for commanding…
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon down 40% in Q1, minister says
BRASILIA (Reuters) -Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon has decreased 40% in the first three months of 2024 from a year earlier, Environment Minister Marina Silva said on Tuesday, citing data from space research…
Germany denies accusation of aiding a genocide in Gaza at World Court
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Germany denied accusations on Tuesday that it was aiding genocide in Gaza by selling Israel arms in a suit to the top U.N. court…
Iceland picks Bjarni Benediktsson as next prime minister
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Bjarni Benediktsson said on Tuesday he will become the country’s next prime minister, replacing Katrin Jakobsdottir who last week announced she would resign and run for president. Benediktsson, head of…
Killing of party official fuels sectarian, political tensions in Lebanon
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) – The killing of a local politician has deepened sectarian and political faultines in Lebanon, raising fears of armed clashes between rival factions in a country already…
Experts recommend legalising abortion in Germany, media reports say
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany should legalise abortions within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, a government-appointed commission has recommended, several media outlets reported on Tuesday. The health ministry did not immediately respond…
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