(Reuters) – A Colorado county clerk who is a proponent of former President Donald Trump’s false claims of widespread election fraud and is facing investigation for an alleged breach of voting machines on Monday launched a run to be that state’s top ele…
U.S. Coast Guard searching for missing plane with 8 aboard off North Carolina
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard was searching an area four miles (6 km) off the Outer Banks of the North Carolina coast for a plane that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean with eight people aboard, finding some debris in the water but no signs of life, o…
Judge will dismiss Sarah Palin case against N.Y. Times regardless of jury verdict
By Jody Godoy and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Monday said he will throw out Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times after concluding that the newspaper did not in an editorial maliciously link the former Ala…
Prior COVID offers less protection vs Omicron; mRNA booster shot efficacy declines within months
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. Previous COVID-19 less protective a…
U.S. judges faced over 4,500 threats in 2021 amid rising extremism -official
(This February 14 story corrects typographical error in the seventh graph and removes the reference to the precise location of the apparent suicide) By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. federal judges were the target of more than 4,500 threats…
As markets churn over Russia-Ukraine conflict, history shows fleeting impact
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Worries over a potential Russian invasion into Ukraine could fuel stock weakness over the short-term, but most U.S. market fallout related to geopolitics is likely to be short-lived, if history is any guide. With…
FAA extends environmental review of SpaceX program in Texas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it was extending its target date to complete an environmental review of the proposed SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy program in Boca Chica, Texas, to March 28. The FAA’s previo…
Mexican president defends disclosure of journalist’s purported salary
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday defended his decision last week to disclose the purported salary of a prominent journalist, a step which drew widespread criticism at a time of heightened concern for repor…
Canada’s Trudeau to invoke emergencies act to deal with truckers’ protests -sources
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday plans to invoke rarely used emergency measures to tackle ongoing protests that have shut border crossings, and also blocked the capital for more than two weeks, sources said. Separatel…
Israeli prime minister lands in Bahrain in first visit
By Dan Williams MANAMA (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Bahrain’s capital Manama on Monday in the highest-level visit since the countries established relations under a 2020 U.S.-sponsored deal based in part on shared worries…