By Pete Schroeder and Nivedita Balu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking into Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s disclosure of his stake in Twitter Inc in early April, according to a letter the agenc…
U.S. Senator Manchin could back climate provisions in slimmer spending bill, sources say
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Key Senate Democrats are working to revive U.S. President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda with a current focus on energy, environment, climate and tax reform rather than the social safety ne…
Keep the South China Sea free, Biden tells Navy graduates
By Jarrett Renshaw ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to divide Europe by invading Ukraine had backfired and told Naval Academy graduates their job will be ensuring maritim…
Prosecutors urge jury to convict ex-Clinton campaign lawyer for lying to FBI over Trump tip
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON(Reuters) -Federal prosecutors on Friday presented closing arguments to a Washington jury in a criminal case against a former attorney for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, urging them to convict him for lying to the …
Monkeypox can be contained if we act now, WHO says
By Mrinalika Roy and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Countries should take quick steps to contain the spread of monkeypox and share data about their vaccine stockpiles, a senior World Health Organization official said on Friday. “We think that if we put i…
Protesters holding photos of shooting victims gather outside NRA convention in Texas
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Protesters holding signs and crosses with photos of victims from this week’s Texas elementary school shooting, converged Friday outside the gun lobby National Rifle Association’s annual convention in Houston. Ab…
Israeli forces injure dozens in West Bank protests, Palestinian medics say
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces injured almost 90 people in protests in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society said. At least one Palestinian was shot in the leg and taken to the hospital while others sustai…
U.S. lawyer Avenatti should serve consecutive sentences -prosecutors
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Michael Avenatti, the celebrity lawyer who took on former U.S. President Donald Trump, should serve consecutive prison terms for two recent criminal convictions, prosecutors argued on Friday, rejecting his request to se…
Russia battles to take railroad hub, surrounds major city in east Ukraine
By Natalia Zinets and Conor Humphries KYIV/POPASNA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russian forces in eastern Ukraine captured the centre of the railway hub town of Lyman and encircled most of Sievierodonetsk city, Ukrainian officials said on Friday, as Kyiv’s forc…
Italy Church’s limited sexual abuse investigation disappoints victims
By Philip Pullella ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Catholic bishops said on Friday they would commission a report on clerical sexual abuse in the past two years and a separate analysis going back to 2000, disappointing victims who wanted a thorough investigat…