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By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A day after Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives rejected Donald Trump’s plea to support Kevin McCarthy’s campaign for speaker, one of McCarthy’s …

By Eduardo Baptista and Brenda Goh BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China defended on Thursday its handling of its raging COVID-19 outbreak after U.S. President Joe Biden voiced concern and the World Health …

By Philip Pullella and Crispian Balmer VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis led the funeral of former Pope Benedict on Thursday, tenderly touching the coffin of his predecessor as he stood …

By Juliette Jabkhiro CHAMBERY, France (Reuters) -A French court decided on Thursday to release Ukrainian billionaire Kostyantyn Zhevago on bail ahead of an extradition hearing on Jan. 19 on whether …

By James Oliphant (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s newly elected Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro has named a Republican who resisted former President Donald Trump’s claims of election fraud to oversee the battleground …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bob Casey, the senior U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, on Thursday announced he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery later this year. The 62-year-old …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Homeland Security Department announced new border enforcement measures on Thursday, saying it would establish new parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans. The steps announced …

By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguay would cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan and open relations with China if the opposition wins the election in April, its presidential candidate Efrain …

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule allowing mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions, to be dispensed by retail …

By Crispin Kyala BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Near the banks of Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, artist Patrick Cikuru Cirimwami wades knee-deep through a …

Prominent Conservatives Sign Letter Supporting Anti-McCarthy Republicans Kate Anderson on January 4, 2023 Numerous prominent conservatives signed a letter encouraging GOP representatives to join their 20 fellow members of Congress …

Kentucky Becomes Latest State To Take On Woke Banks, Asset Managers Jack McEvoy on January 4, 2023 UPDATE: This story has been updated to include a statement from JPMorgan Chase. …

DOJ Says Post Office Can Continue Flooding Red States With Abortion Pills Laurel Duggan on January 4, 2023 The Department of Justice (DOJ) will allow the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) …

Two Charged For Substation Attacks That Cut Power To Thousands On Christmas Trevor Schakohl on January 4, 2023 Authorities charged two men with attacking four Pierce County, Washington, power substations, …

Biden Admin To Hike Fees On Legal Immigrants To Fund Processing Of Illegal Migrants Who Claim Asylum Jennie Taer on January 4, 2023 The Biden administration will increase the costs …

Gen. Mark Milley Complained Of Becoming Political ‘Lightning Rod’ After Defending CRT In The Military Micaela Burrow on January 4, 2023 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark …

Sales Software Firm Becomes Latest Tech Titan To Issue Layoffs John Hugh DeMastri on January 4, 2023 Salesforce, the owner of popular business communication app Slack and developer of other …

Musk’s Twitter Will Lift Ban On Political Ads In The ‘Coming Weeks’ Kate Anderson on January 4, 2023 Elon Musk’s Twitter announced Tuesday that it will remove its previous ban …

Last Remaining Apollo 7 Astronaut Dead At 90 Alexa Schwerha on January 4, 2023 Walter Cunningham, the last surviving member of the Apollo 7 crew, died at the age of …

CRAIG RUCKER: The Climate Cabal Has Plans For You Craig Rucker on January 4, 2023 Coal, oil and natural gas – in conjunction with innovative free-enterprise capitalism — have lifted …

Regulator Fines Tech Giant Millions For Showing Targeted Ads Based On User Activity John Hugh DeMastri on January 4, 2023 An Irish data privacy regulator has issued fines totaling €390 …

Virginia AG Announces Investigation Into Prestigious School That Reportedly Hid Merit Awards From Students Reagan Reese on January 4, 2023 Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced Wednesday an investigation into …

Judge Completely Blocks Oregon’s Restrictive Gun Law Bronson Winslow on January 4, 2023 A judge on Tuesday placed a hold on a portion of Oregon’s recently passed gun law that …

Dem Mayor Claims His City Is On ‘Good Trajectory’ As It Struggles To Fight Rising Crime, Homelessness Trevor Schakohl on January 4, 2023 Democratic Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell told KOMO …