By Marco Bello and Sarah N. Lynch MIAMI (Reuters) -A U.S. magistrate judge in Miami on Tuesday ordered former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio be detained while he awaits trial on charges stemming from the riots at the U.S. Capitol, a Justice Departm…
Omicron sub-variant makes up 23.1% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) – The BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron was estimated to be 23.1% of the coronavirus variants circulating in the United States as of March 12, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. Scientists are tracking a rise…
Georgia poised to join Florida with Republican-backed law to police elections
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers in Georgia were poised on Tuesday to advance a bill expanding law enforcement’s power to investigate election fraud, adding to a broader push by U.S. conservatives for more restrictive voting laws after for…
White House to reopen to public tours as Omicron fades
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House will reopen to the public next month after being shuttered two years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it said on Tuesday, with the U.S. Capitol reportedly also weighing plans. The White House will open for tours starti…
U.S. targets Russians over Ukraine invasion, human rights violations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Russian military leaders and people it accused of being connected to human rights violations while slapping fresh measures on Moscow’s close ally Belarus President Alexander Lukas…
How Western sanctions target Russia
(This February 26 story corrects pounds to dollars in third entry) By Karin Strohecker (Reuters) – The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada announced new sanctions on Russia on Saturday – including blocking certain lenders’ access to the SWIFT int…
Washington to provide Egypt with F-15 jets, U.S. general says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. general for forces in the Middle East said on Tuesday that he believed the United States would provide Egypt with F-15 aircraft. “I think we have good news in that we’re going to provide them with F-15s, which was a …
U.S. will run out of key COVID treatments without more funds, White House says
By Jeff Mason and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. government will run out of supplies of COVID-19 treatments known as monoclonal antibodies as soon as late May and will have to scale back plans to get more unless Congress provides more f…
Fox News cameraman killed while reporting in Ukraine
(Reuters) – Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrzewski was killed in Ukraine after the vehicle in which he was traveling was struck by incoming fire, the U.S. network said on Tuesday. Zakrzewski, 55, was reporting with another Fox News journalist, Benjamin H…
White House aims to boost supply chain information sharing
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Tuesday unveiled a new pilot effort to help clear supply chain bottlenecks at congested U.S. ports by getting truckers, shippers, wholesalers, retailers and other businesses to share informa…