By Steve Holland and Pavel Polityuk WASHINGTON/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a ban on Russian oil and other energy imports, a significant move in piling pressure on President Vladimir Putin to halt his devastat…
Teenager dead, two in critical condition after shooting outside Iowa high school -police
(Reuters) – A teenager has died and two have been hospitalized in critical condition after shots were fired outside a high school in Iowa on Monday afternoon, according to Des Moines police. Suspects in the shooting, which happened on the property of E…
Russia offers humanitarian corridors from five Ukraine cities -reports
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Russia has proposed the establishment of humanitarian corridors to allow civilians to leave five Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv from 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) on Tuesday pending Ukrainian agreement, Russian news agenc…
U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs Republicans in electoral map disputes
By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed North Carolina and Pennsylvania to use electoral maps approved by state courts to replace ones deemed to have given Republicans unfair advantages, improv…
Prosecutor says Texas man on trial was ‘a leader’ of assault on U.S. Capitol
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal prosecutor accused a Texas man of being “a leader” of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump supporters as she wrapped up arguments on Monday in the first criminal trial of someone acc…
U.S. inflation set to heat up further as impact of Ukraine war intensifies
By Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has dashed any hope U.S. consumers might have had for relief from sky-rocketing costs, with prices at the gas pump in the last week surging by the most in nearly 17 years and prices for other…
Analysis-Ukraine invasion sets back Musk’s dream for cheaper EVs, for now
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Surging raw materials costs, made worse by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, could set back the dream of Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk and other auto executives to roll out more affordable electric vehicles. Risin…
U.S. Supreme Court nixes bid to reinstate Bill Cosby’s conviction
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -Bill Cosby avoided renewed legal jeopardy on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by prosecutors to undo last year’s ruling in Pennsylvania that overturned the 84-year-old actor and comedian’s 2018 sexual…
U.S. Congress nearing deal to aid Ukraine, fund government
By Richard Cowan and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. congressional negotiators on Monday were nearing a deal on a bill to provide Ukraine with billions of dollars in emergency aid, as well as fund the U.S. government through Sept. 30 and provid…
Naming and shaming Russia not part of pope’s diplomatic playbook, experts say
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis has called out “those who make war”, condemned violation of international law, spoken of people “oppressed by bombs and fear” and lamented Ukraine as a “mar…