US and World News

By Richard Cowan and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has asked House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a fellow Democrat, to remain in Congress and to …

By Marek Strzelecki WARSAW (Reuters) -The United States and Western allies said they were investigating but could not confirm a report on Tuesday that a blast in NATO member Poland …

By Marek Strzelecki and Dan Peleschuk WARSAW/KYIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Two people died in an explosion in a Polish village near the border with Ukraine on Tuesday, firefighters said, with …

By Jake Spring SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – The election of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as Brazil’s next president is already boosting the country’s credibility at this year’s U.N. …

By Makini Brice and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senator Rick Scott on Tuesday said he will challenge Mitch McConnell for leadership of Senate Republicans in a party election, after Republicans …

By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Their photo op looked good for U.S. and Chinese leaders Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, but the superpowers remain driven by …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice will investigate whether police in Worcester, Massachusetts, have enforced the law in a discriminatory fashion and whether officers have used …

By Gabriella Borter and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A Georgia law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy cannot be enforced, a state judge ruled on Tuesday, handing a victory to …

(Reuters) – The U.S. health regulator said on Tuesday it would review guidance and rules about manufacturing infant formula as part of its strategy to prevent bacterial illness similar to …

(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator on Tuesday issued an emergency use authorization to Roche’s test for the detection of DNA from monkeypox virus in swab specimens collected from people suspected …

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans at a congressional hearing on Tuesday chastised U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and called for his resignation over a record number of …

By Bogdan Kochubey KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, without producing evidence, that Russian missiles had hit Poland, a NATO country, in what he called a “significant …

By Danielle Broadway (Reuters) -Pop icon Beyonce on Tuesday received the most 2023 Grammy nominations with nine in total, putting her into a tie with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, as …

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the Philippine islands of Palawan on the edge of the disputed South China Sea, a senior administration official …

By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court in Atlanta has set Nov. 22 arguments in the Justice Department’s challenge to a judge’s appointment of an independent arbiter to vet …

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Pop superstar Beyonce led the field of musicians nominated for Grammy awards on Tuesday, setting up a showdown with Adele, Harry Styles and others …

(Reuters) – Opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone may be safe and effective for over-the-counter use in some forms, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday, potentially paving …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Tuesday it could not confirm reports that Russian missiles have crossed into Poland near the Ukraine border. “We are aware of the press …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Cohen, the onetime personal lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump, can sue the Trump Organization to cover millions of dollars in legal …

By Danielle Broadway (Reuters) – Nominations for the music industry’s Grammy Awards were announced during a livestreamed program at the Grammy Museum on Tuesday. The following is a list of …

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the wife of California’s governor, testified on Monday that former film producer Harvey Weinstein raped her …

By Max Hunder, Pavel Polityuk and Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russia pounded cities and energy facilities across Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least one person and causing widespread power …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -Grieving relatives of those injured and killed when a man drove through a Christmas parade near Milwaukee last year confronted the driver with anger and tears …

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California prosecutors have asked a court to delay a trial for a Tesla Model S driver who faces manslaughter charges over a 2019 crash that left …

By Fransiska Nangoy and Vladimir Soldatkin NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -A Western-led push to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated Tuesday’s Group of 20 (G20) summit on the Indonesian island …