WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More children and teenagers in the United States were killed by guns than any other cause in 2020 year, according to a mortality analysis by researchers from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Guns surpassed car crashes as th…
Trump says he won’t return to Twitter if account reinstated after Musk takeover
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will not return to social media platform Twitter even if his account is reinstated following the platform’s purchase by billionaire Elon Musk. Trump told Fox News that he …
Top House Republican McCarthy says he never told Trump to resign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said on Monday that he never told then-President Donald Trump to resign in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “I’ve never told the president to resign,” McCa…
On Ukraine visit, Blinken, Austin pledge return of U.S. diplomats, more security aid
By Simon Lewis SOUTHEASTERN POLAND (Reuters) -Washington’s top diplomat and its defense chief used the first official U.S. visit to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February to announce a gradual return of U.S. diplomats including a new ambassador and o…
U.S. charges two Europeans with conspiring to help North Korea evade sanctions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday announced the indictment of two Europeans for allegedly conspiring with a recently sentenced cryptocurrency researcher to help North Korea evade U.S. sanctions. Alejandro Cao de Benos of Spa…
Exclusive-Trump weighs how deeply to dig into his war chest for November elections
By Jarrett Renshaw and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump is weighing how much to spend and how many Republican candidates to fund in this year’s elections as he faces pressure to use his war chest to help Republicans gain contro…
White House seeks expanded powers to detect, destroy threatening drones
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said Monday it is seeking expanded powers from Congress to detect and disable threatening drones, including asking for new authority to protect airports and for the Central Intelligence Agency (…
Nasdaq ends higher after Twitter agrees to be bought by Musk
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Noel Randewich (Reuters) – The Nasdaq ended sharply higher on Monday, with growth stocks staging a late-day rally after Twitter agreed to be bought by billionaire Elon Musk. Twitter surged after announcing it would be bought…
Musk gets Twitter for $44 billion, to cheers and fears of ‘free speech’ plan
By Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world’s …
Trump held in contempt, fined $10K a day until he complies with probe
By Luc Cohen and Karen Freifeld (Reuters) -A New York judge on Monday held former President Donald Trump in contempt of court for not producing documents subpoenaed in the state attorney general’s civil probe of his business practices, and ordered Trum…