By Dan Whitcomb and Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will experiment with installing barriers or doors on a few subway platforms, the city’s transit chief said on Wednesday, with residents on edge over a rise in violence against riders…
Courts in North Carolina, Pennsylvania reject Republican-backed congressional maps
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Courts in North Carolina and Pennsylvania on Wednesday approved new congressional districts in twin victories for Democrats, after Republican efforts to install more advantageous maps for their party failed in both states. A pa…
Prosecutors leading New York criminal probe into Trump resign
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two prosecutors who had been leading the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal probe into former President Donald Trump and his business practices have resigned, the district attorney’s office said on Wednesday. Special Counsel Ca…
COVID raises risk of mental health problems; new Omicron version not making people sicker in S. Africa
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Coronavirus infection raises risk o…
Analysis-Russia crisis presents Biden limited upside at home, plenty of downside
By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden wanted to spend 2022 building bridges, literally and metaphorically, in the United States. Instead, he faces being dragged into a crisis sparked by Russian President V…
U.S. Justice Department to end Trump-era program targeting threats posed by China
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday will end a program focused on fighting Chinese espionage and intellectual property theft, shifting from what an official called a “myopic” focus to address threats from a …
Former head of New York police union expected to appear in federal court
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former head of one of New York City’s police unions was expected to appear in federal court on Wednesday, a source close to the situation said, nearly five months after his resignation in the wake of a federal…
Biden announces sanctions on company building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden said on Wednesday the United States would impose sanctions on the company in charge of building Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, expanding penalties on Moscow after it recognized two breakaway…
Wall Street extends selloff on Ukraine worries
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indexes ended sharply lower on Wednesday, extending their recent rout as Ukraine declared a state of emergency and the U.S. State Department said a Russian invasion of Ukraine remains po…
U.S. Supreme Court mulls Republican bid to defend Trump immigration rule
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday struggled over whether to let Republican state officials defend an immigration rule crafted by former President Donald Trump’s administration to bar permanent residency for …