By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has thanked South Korea’s outgoing president for trying to improve relations, a rare gesture of goodwill but one that analysts said may not be enough to head off growing tension between t…
Philadelphia to end indoor mask mandate days after imposing it
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Philadelphia is ending its indoor mask mandate, health officials said late on Thursday, reversing its decision just days after imposing the order. The Board of Health (BOH) voted on Thursday to end the mandate, the Philade…
U.S. extradites ex-Honduras president on drugs, weapons charges
By Kanishka Singh and Luc Cohen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The United States extradited former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Thursday on charges of participating in a cocaine-importation conspiracy and related firearms offenses, the …
Biden touts his administration’s infrastructure progress in Portland
By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose PORTLAND (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Thursday touted progress he has made on his agenda, particularly on infrastructure, while making his first trip to the Pacific Northwest since taking office ahead of the November…
Lights go out on Erdogan rival who refused to pay soaring power bills
ANKARA (Reuters) – The leader of Turkey’s main opposition party said on Thursday that he will sit in the dark for a week after power had been cut at his home as he refused to pay his bills in protest of steep hikes in subsidised energy prices. A curren…
Florida set to strip Disney of self-governing status in dispute over LGBTQ law
By Maria Caspani and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) -Florida lawmakers gave legislative approval on Thursday to a bill stripping Walt Disney Co of its designation as a self-governing entity in an apparent response to its opposition to a new state law limit…
Fed’s Powell, half-point hike in view, completes hawkish pivot
By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A half-point interest rate increase “will be on the table” when the Federal Reserve meets on May 3-4 to approve the next in what are expected to be a series of rate increases this year, Fed Chair…
Gymnastics-Nassar abuse survivors seek $130 million over botched FBI investigation
By Amy Tennery (Reuters) -Thirteen unnamed sexual abuse survivors of Larry Nassar are seeking $130 million from the FBI over allegations that it botched the investigation into the former USA Gymnastics doctor, their lawyers said on Thursday. The indivi…
Kapow! U.S. comic book stars raise money for Ukraine refugees
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Like Batman forming the Justice League of superheroes, or Iron Man helping assemble the Avengers, comic book editor Scott Dunbier needed to put together a team of stars. The call went out and Dunbier quickly signed up the bi…
New Jersey gets high on its own supply as legal weed sales begin
By Joseph Ax LAWRENCE, N.J. (Reuters) -Last year, Xavier Rodriguez got two convictions for marijuana possession expunged from his record, thanks to a new law legalizing the drug in New Jersey. On Thursday, the 28-year-old was among the initial wave of …