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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – A key Democratic senator on Thursday questioned the need to extend electric vehicle tax credits in the face of strong consumer demand and Chinese production …

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – A retired New York City police officer charged with assault in the U.S. Capitol riot testified on Thursday that he was acting in self-defense when …

NEGATIVE GROWTH: GDP Takes An Unexpected Nosedive Ailan Evans on April 28, 2022 The U.S. economy under President Joe Biden has shrunk for the first time since the beginning of …

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Markwayne Mullin Takes Aim At Biden’s ‘Out Of Touch’ Environmental Regulations Thomas Catenacci on April 28, 2022 Republican Oklahoma Rep. Markwayne Mullin will introduce legislation Thursday that would …

LONDON -Russia’s foreign spy chief accused the United States and Poland on Thursday of plotting to gain a sphere of influence in Ukraine, a claim denied by Warsaw as disinformation …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -Sixteen states, four environmental groups and the United Auto Workers union filed suits on Thursday seeking to block a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plan to buy …

By Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) – Moderna Inc said on Thursday it asked U.S. regulators to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 6, which …

By Dave Sherwood HAVANA – The number of Cubans leaving their homeland has soared in recent months. The migration, often via irregular and dangerous routes over land and sea, has …

By Richard Cowan and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON -Democrats in Congress, accusing oil companies of gouging and profiteering that has raised gasoline prices, on Thursday promised legislation to allow the U.S. …

(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued a long-awaited proposal to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, in a major victory for anti-smoking advocates but one …

By Humeyra Pamuk and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON – U.S. ex-Marine Trevor Reed arrived back in the United States, his spokesperson said on Thursday, after being freed by Russia in a …

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON -Russia on Thursday warned the West that there would be a tough military response to any further attack on Russian territory, accusing the United States and …

By Arlene Washington LOS ANGELES – In AMC Networks’ new U.S. television drama “61st Street,” Emmy and Tony award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance plays devoted lawyer Franklin Roberts who decides …

By Eduardo Baptista and David Stanway BEIJING/SHANGHAI -Beijing closed some schools and public spaces on Thursday, as most of the Chinese capital’s 22 million residents turned up for more mass …

(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc said on Thursday it would open the first U.S. trial sites for its experimental gene therapy for a muscle-wasting disorder, after the Food and Drug Administration …

By Tom Balmforth and Margaryta Chornokondratenko KYIV – A Ukrainian soldier holed up in a steel works in Mariupol said his forces would fight for as long as needed and …

By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG -A landmark national security case involving 47 Hong Kong democrats was adjourned on Thursday to June 1-2, with many of the defendants …

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Alasdair Pal COLOMBO – Many schools in Colombo were shut and several train stations deserted on Thursday as teachers and train drivers joined mass walkouts demanding …

WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Marine Trevor Reed, who was detained in Russia and released in a prisoner swap between Russia and the United States, landed in his home country, Reed’s …

By Jake Spring SAO PAULO – The world lost an area of forest the size of the U.S. state of Wyoming last year, as wildfires in Russia set all-time records …

By David Stanway SHANGHAI – China’s biggest COVID-19 outbreak, in Shanghai, has again raised questions about the country’s official data – especially a death rate that despite a recent jump, …

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL -Visiting Asia next month for the first time since becoming U.S. president in 2021, Joe Biden will hold talks with allies in Japan and South Korea …

By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -Four astronauts, three from NASA and one from the European Space Agency, arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday …