US and World News

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Libyan intelligence operative suspected of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing 270 people, …

By Rory Carroll (Reuters) – U.S. federal officials hit the brakes on Monday regarding the Jan. 1 adoption of national anti-doping rules for racehorses after a recent court ruling against …

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Mirati Therapeutics Inc’s lung cancer drug adagrasib, the company said on Monday, sending its shares up more than 8% …

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – British Conservative politicians on Sunday launched two campaigns to address concerns about the direction of the party and the government, the latest challenge to …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for California to enforce a voter-approved ban in America’s most-populous state on flavored tobacco products, rejecting R.J. …

By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Two songwriters have dropped their lawsuit claiming Grammy-winning musician Taylor Swift copied their lyrics in her 2014 number-one hit “Shake It Off,” according to court documents …

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday allowed New York to restrict the carrying of firearms on private property under a new law adopted in wake …

By Kanishka Singh and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The body of well-known U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who died suddenly on Friday after collapsing while covering a match at …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is establishing an inter-agency group to coordinate efforts to counter antisemitism, Islamophobia and related forms of bias and discrimination, the White …

By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – A Black-owned construction business on Monday dismantled and removed the last public Confederate statue on display in Richmond, Virginia, the city that served as the …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Monday condemned the rhetoric of Republican U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who said recently that if she had been in charge of the Jan. …

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -When Daniel DePetris, a U.S.-based foreign affairs analyst, received an email in October from the director of the 38 North think-tank commissioning an article, it …

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia is turning to decades-old ammunition with high failure rates as it burns through its stockpiles to carry out its nearly 10-month-old …

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) -Canada is preparing to expand its medically assisted death framework to become one of the broadest in the world, a change some want to …

NEW ORLEANS —The New Orleans Field Office ports seized a total of $29,532,583 worth of counterfeit goods, had they been genuine, between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30. The field office …

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – The Islamic Republic on Monday hanged a man in public who state media said had been convicted of killing two members of the security …

By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Elvis” were nominated for best drama film at the upcoming Golden …

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute an additional $325 million in funding for projects tailored to smaller-scale farmers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, …

By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. hate crime incidents dropped in 2021 from a two-decade high in 2020, according to FBI data released on Monday, but the agency …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal prosecutor on Monday told a court that four members of the far-right Oath Keepers should be found guilty of seditious conspiracy …

By Anthony Deutsch and Anna Voitenko KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) -An international team of legal advisers has been working with local prosecutors in Ukraine’s recaptured city of Kherson in recent days …

By Sabine Siebold and Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign ministers on Monday imposed new sanctions on Iran over its crackdown of anti-government protests and its drone deliveries to …

By Vlad Smilianets and Shannon Stapleton DONETSK REGION, Ukraine (Reuters) – On the heaviest days of fighting in east Ukraine, teams of army doctors near the front line can carry …

(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin will not hold his traditional televised year-end news conference this month, the Kremlin said on Monday, 10 months into Russia’s stuttering invasion of Ukraine. The …

ABUJA (Reuters) -The Nigerian government rejects a Reuters report published last week about a secret programme of abortions run by the military in the country’s northeast, Information Minister Lai Mohammed …