(Reuters) – A federal judge was expected on Wednesday to grant John Hinckley, the man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan and three others in a 1981 assassination attempt, unconditional release from the remaining restrictions he faces. U.S. Di…
Biden, baby formula execs to meet on efforts to ease shortage
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with major infant formula manufacturers on Wednesday as his administration presses ahead with efforts to boost imported supplies to help ease a nationwide shortage. Multiple global suppli…
Global equities fall, dollar rises amid positive U.S. economic data
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equities fell and the U.S. dollar advanced on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected economic data helped assuage concerns of high inflation and an impending recession driven partly by rising oil prices. A r…
Teen candidates in local South Korea races reveal youth vote’s power
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – After political science student Noh Seo-jin finished class on Tuesday, the 19-year-old headed out for the last time to a campaign event with a yellow campaign jacket in her backpack and ambitions of becoming the Seou…
Sarah Palin loses bid to disqualify judge from NY Times defamation trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Tuesday lost her bid to have the judge who oversaw her unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against the New York Times disqualify himself and order a new trial. T…
Yellen says she was ‘wrong’ about inflation path, Biden supports Fed actions
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that she was wrong in the past about the path inflation would take, but said taming price hikes is President Joe Biden’s top priority and he supports the Federal…
U.S. Supreme Court blocks Texas law restraining social media companies
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a Texas law that bars large social media companies from banning or censoring users based on “viewpoint,” siding with two technology industry groups that have argued that the Republica…
Explainer: Are guns illegal in Canada? Key questions answered
By Nia Williams (Reuters) – Canada’s government introduced legislation on Monday to implement a national freeze on the sale and purchase of handguns as part of a gun control package that would also limit magazine capacities and ban some toys that look …
White House: Looking at executive actions on gun violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is looking at executive actions that he can take to combat gun violence, the White House said on Tuesday. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not provide details. She said Biden does not support a ban on al…
Prince Andrew is trying to ‘make amends’, Archbishop of Canterbury says
LONDON (Reuters) – The Archbishop of Canterbury said Prince Andrew is seeking to “make amends” and highlighted the importance of forgiveness after Queen Elizabeth’s son’s fall from grace following accusations of sex abuse that led to a legal settlement…