By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending rose more than expected in April as households boosted purchases of goods and services, and the increase in inflation slowed, which could underpin economic growth in the second quarter ami…
Jury deliberations in Depp, Heard case to resume on Tuesday
(Note Paragraph 10 contains language that some readers may find offensive) By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Jurors deliberating the dueling defamation claims from actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard adjourned on Friday without delivering verdicts, leaving t…
U.S. House panel seeks gun marketing, sales data after shootings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives’ oversight panel called on five gunmakers to hand over details on the manufacturing, marketing and sales of firearms used in mass shootings, the committee’s chairwoman said on Friday following rec…
‘Send the police now’: Kids called 911 from Texas classroom during massacre as police waited
By Brad Brooks and Gabriella Borter UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) – Frantic children called 911 at least half a dozen times from the Texas classrooms where a massacre was unfolding, pleading for police to intervene, as some 20 officers waited in the hallway …
America’s biggest gun lobby to hold major gathering in shadow of mass shootings
By Arathy Somasekhar, Alexandra Ulmer and Daniel Trotta HOUSTON (Reuters) – America’s biggest gun lobby, the National Rifle Association, pressed ahead with preparations for its annual gathering starting on Friday in Houston, just 280 miles (450 km) fro…
First steps in reforming global health emergency rules agreed at WHO meeting – sources
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Countries have agreed to an initial U.S.-led push to reform of the rules around disease outbreaks, known as the International Health Regulations, after early opposition from Africa and others was overcome this week, sou…
Exclusive-How a Russian billionaire shielded assets from European sanctions
By David Gauthier-Villars and Gabriela Baczynska ISTANBUL/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russian businessman Andrey Melnichenko ceded ownership of two of the world’s largest coal and fertilizers companies to his wife the day before he was sanctioned by the Europ…
Exclusive-U.S. buys more Stingers after missiles’ success in Ukraine
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Army has signed a deal to buy $687 million worth of anti-aircraft Stinger missiles to replenish stocks sent to Ukraine, sources said on Friday. The shoulder-fired anti-aircraft Stinger missiles made by Rayth…
U.S. will not prosecute ex-FBI agents who botched probe of USA Gymnastics doctor Nassar
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it will stand by its prior decision not to file criminal charges against former FBI agents accused of botching the sex abuse investigation into former USA Gymnastics d…
U.S. Senate confirms auto safety chief amid traffic death spike
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed by voice vote President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as the top auto safety regulator, the first to win approval since January 2017 and as U.S. traffic deaths have risen to…