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By Sharon Bernstein and Kate Fishman SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) -A massive Pacific storm unleashed high winds, torrential rains and heavy snow across California for a second day on Thursday, knocking …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden hopes to focus on the flow of fentanyl into the United States during a Mexico City meeting with leaders from Mexico and Canada next …

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will tighten national air quality standards for fine particle pollution emitted from vehicles and industrial sources for the first …

By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The capture of a drug cartel boss who embarrassed Mexico’s government has given President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a rare crime-fighting victory as …

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A former athletic official at the University of Southern California was sentenced on Friday to six months in prison for her role in a …

MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish-language version of “Spare”, the much-awaited memoir of Britain’s Prince Harry, went on sale in book stores in Spain on Thursday, days ahead of its official …

(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense awarded L3Harris Technologies Inc a $40 million contract to deliver 14 anti-drone weapon systems to bolster Ukraine’s security forces, the defense contractor said …

DUBAI (Reuters) – A top dissident Iranian Sunni cleric on Friday denounced as un-Islamic Iran’s alleged use of forced confessions to convict detained protesters, as weekly demonstrations continued in the …

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new U.S. weapons aid package for Ukraine worth more than $3 billion is set to be announced later on Friday and will include …

By Cordelia Hsu PARKES (Reuters) – Among the hundreds of Elvis tribute acts wandering the Australian country town of Parkes, one stands out: Sheryl Scharkie, also known as ShElvis. Parkes, …

Democrats Compare Speaker Of The House Elections To Jan. 6 Laurel Duggan on January 6, 2023 House Democrats compared the Republican Party’s election of the Speaker of the House to …

Federal Judge Upholds State Law Preventing Boys From Competing In Girls’ Sports Reagan Reese on January 6, 2023 A federal judge ruled Thursday in favor of a West Virginia law …

China Strikes A Deal To Get Oil From The Taliban Jack McEvoy on January 6, 2023 A subsidiary of a Chinese state-run energy firm signed a deal Thursday to extract …

Florida Professors Circle The Wagons Around CRT, Diversity Programs Alexa Schwerha on January 6, 2023 Professors took to Twitter to rally support around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and critical …

Republican AG Sues Biden Admin Over Policy That Loosened Restrictions On Illegal Immigrants Seeking Welfare Benefits Jennie Taer on January 6, 2023 Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing …

Idaho Supreme Court Finds No ‘Explicit Right’ To Abortion, Upholds Ban Kate Anderson on January 6, 2023 The Idaho Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a state abortion law that bans …

December’s Strong Jobs Report Unlikely To Slow Fed’s Rate Hikes John Hugh DeMastri on January 6, 2023 The U.S. added 223,000 jobs in December, surpassing investor expectations by roughly 20,000 …

Christmas ‘Ceasefire’ Quickly Broken As Russia, Ukraine Claim Continued Attacks Micaela Burrow on January 6, 2023 Moscow’s one-sided ceasefire on the front lines appeared to fail just hours after going …

Court Stops AGs From Deposing Jen Psaki In Social Media Censorship Case Trevor Schakohl on January 6, 2023 The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday blocked Republican attorneys’ general …

By Daphne Psaledakis and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday issued new sanctions targeting suppliers of Iranian drones that Washington said have been used to target civilian …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -Former U.S. Senator Richard Burr said on Friday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission informed him this week it has concluded investigation concerning him with …

By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Dan Williams and Aziz El Yaakoubi GAZA/JERUSALEM/DUBAI (Reuters) -Israel’s sharp tilt to what is likely to be the most hard right government in its history puts its …