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By Brendan O’Brien and Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – A suspect in a shooting at the University of Virginia that left three members of the University of Virginia football team dead …

By Marcela Ayres and Rodrigo Viga Gaier BRASILIA (Reuters) – A dust-up among aides to Brazil’s president-elect over the country’s choice to lead the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is fueling …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Grammy-winning musician Roberta Flack, whose hits include “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” has been diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -No charges will be brought in a criminal investigation into business dealings in Ukraine by Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, the top …

By Jack Queen (Reuters) – A New York jury on Monday ordered Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Paul Haggis to pay $2.5 million in civil punitive damages for raping a publicist …

By Jonathan Landay and Jonathan Spicer KHERSON, Ukraine/ANKARA (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday visited Kherson, the biggest prize his troops have recaptured so far, vowing to press …

By Danielle Broadway (Reuters) – Comedian Jay Leno was taken to Grossman Burn Center after his face was burned in his Los Angeles garage when one of his cars burst …

By Jack Queen (Reuters) -A New York jury on Thursday found Oscar-winning screenwriter and director Paul Haggis liable for raping a publicist at his Manhattan apartment in 2013, ordering him …

(Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court has extended a block on President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in student loans, a court filing on Monday showed. …

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday asked a U.S. appeals court to revive his lawsuit against Twitter Inc challenging his permanent suspension from the …

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel will not cooperate with any external investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Monday. Media reported that …

(Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Monday its Omicron-tailored vaccines produced a better immune response against the BA.4/5 subvariants in a mid-to-late stage study, when given as a booster dose, …

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders of G20 countries are gathering on the Indonesian resort island of Bali with strict testing and masking …

By Nandita Bose and Simon Lewis NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he told Chinese President Xi Jinping that Beijing has an obligation to try …

LONDON (Reuters) – Russia on Monday barred entry to 100 Canadians in retaliation for Ottawa’s exclusion of Russian citizens, the latest wave of a long series of tit-for-tat expulsions from …

By Mike Blake and Daniel Trotta SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Thousands of academic workers went on strike at University of California campuses throughout the state on Monday, forming picket lines, …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden has frequently referred to the current state of global politics as an “inflection point” – a moment, he says, when people need to …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Basketball Association has been sued by three longtime referees who say the league fired them this year after they refused to …

By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to avoid being compelled to testify or provide any documentation to a congressional …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by StarKist Co, owned by South Korea’s Dongwon Industries, to avoid a lawsuit by tuna …

By William James and Valerie Volcovici SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed on Monday to resume cooperation on climate change and …

By Sarah N. Lynch and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department in a court filing unsealed on Monday accused Donald Trump’s lawyers of “gamesmanship” for arguing that …

CAIRO (Reuters) – The sister of Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah said on Monday the family had received a letter from prison that served as “proof of life” from the …

By Nate Raymond and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a congressional panel to obtain phone records from Arizona Republican Party Chair …