US and World News

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Monday, as an early lift from a strong retail sales report succumbed to a jump in Treasury yields …

By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The state of California sued the city of Huntington Beach over its voter identification law on Monday, saying the measure violates state law and that …

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let a Republican-backed law in Idaho that criminalizes gender-affirming care for transgender minors broadly take effect after a …

By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba on Monday said it would insist the U.S. ease sanctions and end special treatment of Cubans illegally entering its territory at high level …

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s military chief said on Monday his country would respond to Iran’s weekend missile and drone attack amid calls for restraint by allies anxious to …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of aircraft contractor logistics support and training to Iraq for an estimated cost of $140 million, the Pentagon …

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel released 150 Palestinians detained during its military operations in Gaza back into the enclave on Monday and many have alleged they were abused …

By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Minutes before 9 a.m., both Catherine Nestor, a New York City social worker late for a jury duty summons, and Donald Trump, the …

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran did not provide warnings to the United States last week about its timeframe for launching an attack on Israel or …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel has moved in a “significant way” but Hamas is the barrier to a deal that would see fighting in Gaza paused and hostages released, State Department …

By Lewis Jackson, Stella Qiu, Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) -At least four people were wounded, including a bishop with a global online following, in a knife attack during a service …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with finance ministers from U.S. allies this week to discuss a number of key issues, including shoring …

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) – The prospect of Israeli retaliation against Iran for its drone and missile attack at the weekend has alarmed many Iranians already facing economic pain …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As part of an effort to protect consumers from deceptive and unfair practices, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will hold a public …

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in March amid a surge in receipts at online retailers, further evidence that the economy ended the …

(This April 14 story has been refiled to add Special Counsel Jack Smith’s first name and title in paragraph 11) By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The actions of Donald …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Internal Revenue Service started tax filing deadline day on Monday by announcing that it had exceeded its goals for speeding assistance to taxpayers …

(This April 14 story has been refiled to remove an extraneous word in paragraph 23) By Yazan Kalach, Khalid Abdelaziz and El Tayeb Siddig CAIRO/PORT SUDAN (Reuters) – After fleeing …

By Hyun Young Yi and Daewoung Kim ANSAN, South Korea (Reuters) -For Lee Mi-kyung, whose son was one of the 250 children who died in South Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was not on the bench on Monday as the other eight justices heard arguments, with no reason given for his absence. …

(This April 12 story has been corrected after an official revision to amend the company name in paragraph 15) By Steve Holland and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China is …

By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) – The FBI has opened a federal criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge as work continues to clear the wreckage …

(Reuters) – Donald Trump faces an array of legal troubles in criminal and civil cases while he seeks to regain the presidency as the Republican candidate challenging Democratic President Joe …