(Reuters) – The uncrewed new Boeing Starliner capsule undocked from the International Space Station on Wednesday to begin a descent back to Earth from its first journey to the outpost, nearing the end of a high-stakes test flight as NASA’s next vehicle…
Beto O’Rourke heckles Texas leaders at shooting news conference
(Reuters) -Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke interrupted state officials holding a news conference on Wednesday about the mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school, shouting, “You are doing nothing!” O’Rourke, a former c…
Selfless Texas teachers died shielding their students
By Maria Caspani, Brendan O’Brien and Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – For Irma Garcia and Eva Mireles, teaching fourth graders at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, was one of the joys of their lives, a vocation dedicated to educating children and keeping the…
After Texas massacre, U.S. senators discuss options against ‘very slim’ odds
By David Morgan and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats and some Republicans in the U.S. Senate discussed tightening reviews of gun buyers following the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade, although members of both parties acknowledg…
Russian hackers are linked to new Brexit leak website, Google says
By Raphael Satter, James Pearson and Christopher Bing WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – A new website that published leaked emails from several leading proponents of Britain’s exit from the European Union is tied to Russian hackers, according to a Google c…
Johnny Depp, back on stand, calls Heard abuse claims ‘cruel and false’
By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Actor Johnny Depp returned to the witness stand on Wednesday to refute ex-wife Amber Heard’s testimony in their defamation battle, saying the abuse claims she leveled against him were “unimaginably brutal, cruel and false.”…
Russia pushed closer to brink of default after U.S. payment license expires
By Daphne Psaledakis and Karin Strohecker WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -The United States pushed Russia closer to the brink of a historic debt default on Wednesday by not extending its license to pay bondholders, as Washington ramps up pressure followin…
Johnson takes responsibility but won’t quit over lockdown parties
By Elizabeth Piper and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -A “humbled” Boris Johnson said he took full responsibility but would not quit after a damning official report on Wednesday detailed a series of illegal lockdown parties at the British leader’s Downing S…
Former Brooklyn resident convicted in U.S. of aiding Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York resident has been found guilty in Brooklyn federal court of traveling to the Middle East to recruit Islamic State fighters and obtain weapons for the militants which U.S. authorities brand a terrorist group. Mirsa…
Biden Administration makes revised proposal to protect key Alaska watershed
By Ruhi Soni (Reuters) -The Biden administration made a revised proposal on Wednesday to ban the disposal of mining waste in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed, dealing a potential death blow to the contentious Pebble Mine project that has been pursued for…