By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Black farmers in the United States lost roughly $326 billion worth of acreage during the 20th century, according to the first study to quantify the present-day value of that loss. Land loss is a contributor to the racial wea…
NFL’s Goodell would be biased arbiter in discrimination case, Black coaches say
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for three Black coaches accusing the National Football League of racist hiring on Monday told a federal judge their case should not be sent to arbitration because the designated mediator, league commissioner R…
Moderna says its vaccine for ages under 6 will be ready for U.S. review in June
(Corrects variants targeted by booster shots in paragraph 8) By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Moderna Inc’s chief medical officer said on Sunday the company’s vaccine for children under 6 years old will be ready for review by a Food and Drug Admin…
Ex-New York cop found guilty of assaulting police during U.S. Capitol riot
By Jan Wolfe and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former New York City police officer was found guilty on Monday of assaulting a Washington, D.C., police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President D…
Wall Street drops as Fed focus takes hold, 10-yr Treasuries breach 3%
By Devik Jain and David French (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes dropped on Monday, giving up early gains in volatile trading, as investors adopted a cautious tinge ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting this week where policymakers are widely expec…
Factbox-U.S. Supreme Court takes broad view of religious rights in key cases
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a Christian group that sued Boston after officials rejected a request to fly a flag bearing the image of a cross outside City Hall – one of several cases the justices heard during their current ni…
U.S. Capitol riot panel requests information from Republican lawmakers
By Jan Wolfe and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack by Donald Trump’s supporters requested interviews with three Republican lawmakers, saying they have info…
U.S. Supreme Court backs Christian group in Boston flag flap
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -Boston violated the free speech rights of a Christian group by refusing to fly a flag bearing the image of a cross at City Hall as part of a program that let private groups use the flagpole while holding events in the plaza b…
EU prepares Russian oil sanctions, warns against rouble gas payments
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union was preparing sanctions on Russian oil on Monday, with possible exemptions for wary countries, and warned that complying in full with Moscow’s proposed scheme to receive gas payments in roubles woul…
Ukraine and Russia: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) – Scores of Ukrainian civilians including women and children remained trapped on Thursday in underground bunkers at a steel works in the ruined city of Mariupol, although President Vladimir Putin said Russia was ready to allow them to leave s…