US and World News

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Democrats transitioned smoothly to a new leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans girded themselves for a showdown over Kevin McCarthy’s bid …

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese newspapers turned their front pages black on Thursday and flags were put at half mast in mourning for the death of former president Jiang Zemin, while well-wishers …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to put on hold a Texas judge’s ruling that said President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel hundreds of billions …

By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) – China will allow some people who test positive for COVID-19 to quarantine at home, among supplementary measures to be announced in coming days, …

KYIV (Reuters) – The recently liberated Ukrainian city of Kherson has lost its power supply after heavy shelling by Russian forces, the regional governor said on Thursday. Kherson, which had …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state emergency service said on Wednesday nine people had been killed in fires in the past 24 hours as people broke safety rules trying to heat …

By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investments into protecting and better managing the world’s ecosystems need to reach $384 billion a year by 2025, more than double their current …

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – At a vast warehouse in the southern Dutch city of Roosendaal, automated cranes and driverless vehicles silently stack clothes for the French and Italian …

(Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday the German parliament’s move to recognise the 1932-33 famine in Ukraine as a Soviet-imposed genocide was an anti-Russian provocation and an attempt by Germany …

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -New York City Mayor Eric Adams rolled out a plan on Tuesday to allow more mentally ill homeless people to be hospitalized against their will in …

(Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s administration is preparing an end to its public health emergency declaration for mpox, Politico reported on Wednesday, adding that a final decision had yet to be …

By Michel Rose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron addressed U.S. lawmakers from both political parties on Wednesday and pushed back over new American subsidies that are …

By Richard Cowan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hakeem Jeffries was unanimously elected on Wednesday to become the Democratic Party’s top leader in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning in …

By Kylie MacLellan and Dan Whitcomb LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Christine McVie, whose songwriting and signature vocals helped make British-American group Fleetwood Mac one of the best-selling rock bands of all …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden plans to travel to Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC’s Arizona facility on Dec. 6 to promote the administration’s push to boost U.S. …

MADRID/KYIV (Reuters) -Police in Spain are examining a possible link between two letter bombs sent to the Ukrainian ambassador in Madrid and to an arms company that manufactures rocket launchers …

By Moira Warburton and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives committee has obtained access to Donald Trump’s tax returns, following a years-long court fight with the …

By Andrea Shalal, Valerie Volcovici and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will give Native American tribes more say in managing federal and tribal lands as part of a …

By Noel Randewich and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – Wall Street ended sharply higher on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank might scale back the pace …

By Caroline Humer NEW YORK (Reuters) – Moderna Inc’s top scientist said on Tuesday that the vaccine maker has learned how to better recruit from diverse populations for its clinical …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to approve a bill to block a potentially crippling railroad strike and to mandate paid sick time …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has reached a nine-figure settlement with the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle claims the disgraced late financier used the territory …

(Reuters) – Kim Kardashian and Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, have reached a divorce settlement that includes joint custody of their four children and dividing up their …

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than a dozen U.S. air marshals plan to refuse deployment to the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a group representing them, a sign of …

(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator on Wednesday approved Switzerland-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals’ fecal transplant-based therapy to reduce the recurrence of a bacterial infection, making it the first therapy of its kind …