(Reuters) – The Ever Forward container ship is currently grounded in the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, nearly a year after another ship run by the same company blocked the Suez Canal for six days. The container ship …
U.S. Senate approves bill that would make Daylight Savings Time permanent in 2023
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Tuesday to make Daylight Savings Time permanent, a move supporters say would make winter afternoons brighter and end the twice changing of clocks. The measure still needs approval from the U.S…
First-time U.S. home buyers feeling ‘defeated’ by soaring prices, rising rates
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) – Brianna Lombardozzi finally has her finances to a point where she might be able to buy a house. But she isn’t feeling great about her odds. Lombardozzi, 37, used her federal stimulus checks and other savings built up durin…
Suspect arrested in New York museum stabbing to be charged with assault
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A man arrested in the stabbing of two employees at New York City’s Museum of Modern Art will face assault charges in the attack and a previous incident involving a former staff member, a police official said on Tuesday. Gary Cabana,…
Biden’s Fed nominee Raskin withdraws -New Yorker
(Reuters) -Sarah Bloom Raskin on Tuesday withdrew as President Joe Biden’s nominee to become the top bank regulator at the Federal Reserve, one day after a key Democratic senator and moderate Republicans said they would not back her, leaving her no pat…
Ukraine leader hints at compromise as Russian forces pummel capital
By Pavel Polityuk, Natalia Zinets and Omer Berberoglu LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) -Russian air strikes and artillery fire smashed into buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Tuesday as invading forces tightened their grip, while a convoy of civili…
Abramovich flies into Moscow as yachts are seized and caviar banned in hit to Russia’s rich
By Catarina Demony, Francesco Guarascio and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL/MADRID/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich jetted into Moscow on Tuesday as the Spanish government seized more assets belonging to Russia’s rich and the EU banned…
Wall Street jumps as S&P snaps 3-day slump; Fed on tap
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rallied on Tuesday and the S&P 500 ended a 3-day skid as another drop in oil prices and a softer-than-expected reading on producer prices helped ease inflation fears among investors, with the focus …
Russia says it has written guarantees on Iran nuclear deal
By Parisa Hafezi and Humeyra Pamuk DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday it has received written guarantees it can carry out its work as a party to the Iran nuclear deal, suggesting that Moscow would allow a revival of the tattered 2015 p…
Prosecutors seek longer, stricter jail term for Kremlin critic Navalny
(Reuters) -Russian prosecutors asked a court on Tuesday to sentence jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to an additional 13 years on fraud and contempt of court charges and to move him to a maximum security prison, Navalny’s spokeswoman said. Navalny …