(Reuters) -Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk has denounced as “utterly untrue” claims in a news report that he sexually harassed a flight attendant on a private jet in 2016. Shares of the electric carmaker skidded more than 10% on Friday amid concern…
Journalists, general, militiamen arrested in Ethiopia’s Amhara
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A prominent Ethiopian general critical of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government appeared in court on Friday after being detained this week, his wife said, amid the arrests of some ethnic Amhara political activists and journalis…
Early heat wave to bake U.S. East Coast as late snow blankets Denver
By Keith Coffman and Rich McKay DENVER (Reuters) – A sizzling heat wave will blanket a wide swath of the Eastern United States this weekend, pushing temperatures in New York and Boston to near record highs, while Denver is bracing for a foot or more of…
Trump pays $110,000 for failing to comply with subpoena in civil probe -New York AG
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump has paid a $110,000 fine for his failure to respond to a subpoena in a civil investigation into his business practices, a spokesperson for the New York attorney general said on Friday. The payment…
Biden officials consider inviting Cuban representative to Americas summit -source
By Dave Sherwood and Matt Spetalnick HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Biden administration officials are considering inviting a Cuban representative to the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas, a person familiar with the matter said, as Washington scrambled …
Ukrainian fighter’s wife hopes prisoner swap pans out with Russia
KYIV (Reuters) – As Ukrainian fighters left the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol this week and ended their dramatic last stand against Russia’s siege, Mariia Zimareva tried in vain to spot her husband amid the flood of news pictures being published. The…
Former NYC Mayor de Blasio runs for Congress in new New York district
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio said on Friday he would make a run for Congress in the newly created 10th district of New York, which includes parts of Manhattan and his home base of Brooklyn. “Wherever I go, people ask…
S&P 500 tumbles, on verge of confirming bear market
By Amruta Khandekar and Noel Randewich (Reuters) – The S&P 500 tumbled on Friday, putting the widely followed benchmark on the verge of confirming it has been in a bear market since hitting a record high in January. Worries about surging inflation and …
First stop Samsung: Biden touts S.Korean role in securing global supply chains
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Josh Smith PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (Reuters) -Joe Biden’s first stop on his inaugural trip to Asia as U.S. president on Friday was a massive Samsung Electronics semiconductor plant, underscoring a message of economic security wi…
Shooting in Chicago’s downtown leaves at least two dead
(Reuters) – Chicago police arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting that escalated from a fight outside a fast food restaurant and spilled on to a nearby train line, authorities and local media said on Friday. At least two people died and 10 were wounded…