By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans support a flexible approach to the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, with cities reimposing mask mandates when cases surge, even as a growing number are eager to get on with their lives, a Reuters/Ipsos p…
Republican Party is ‘the MAGA party now,’ Biden says after McCarthy audio’s release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden took an unusually harsh swipe at his Republican opponents during Earth Day remarks on Friday, calling their party the “MAGA party,” a reference to former President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again…
As border rule change looms, Mexico frets about U.S. immigration strategy
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican officials are concerned the repeal of a measure adopted under the Trump administration to tighten the U.S. border will encourage a spike in migration and more profits for criminal gangs unless Washington do…
COVID-19 third leading cause of death again in 2021- U.S. study
(Reuters) – COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States for the second year in a row in 2021, with death rates rising for most age groups, a government study showed on Friday. COVID-19 was the underlying or contributing cause of …
U.S. warns of response to any move toward permanent China presence in Solomons
By Kirsty Needham, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior-level U.S. delegation met the Solomon Islands’ leader on Friday and warned that Washington would have “significant concerns and respond accordingly” to any st…
Sandy Hook families’ lawyer says Alex Jones’ InfoWars bankruptcy is ‘sinister’
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) – Families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre called for InfoWars’ bankruptcy to be thrown out of court on Friday, accusing the far-right wing website of seeking Chapter 11 protection for “sinister” purposes….
Biden unveils plans to rescue giant trees as part of Earth Day
By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt SEATTLE (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden marked Earth Day on Friday with a speech promoting a new effort to protect old-growth forests as he visits the lush but fire-prone Washington state. The move comes as Biden …
Former Trump aide Meadows registered to vote in three states simultaneously – WashPost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, who echoed the Republican former president’s false claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election, was registered to vote in three states at the same time, the Washington Post r…
Carlos Ghosn surprised by French international arrest warrant
PARIS (Reuters) -Carlos Ghosn was surprised by an international warrant sought by a French magistrate linked to an investigation into allegations of suspect money flows to an Omani dealership, a spokesman for the fugitive former Renault-Nissan boss sai…
Wall Street dives, dollar jumps as rate hikes take spotlight
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday while the U.S. dollar hit a more than two-year high as investors prepared for a bevy of interest rate hikes in a global inflation fight. All three major Wall Street indices ended dow…