Migrants From Around the World Traverse California Desert to Reach US
June 6 By Adrees Latif and Mary Milliken Propped up against the rusty steel slats of the border wall, migrant families who hours before crossed the U.S.-Mexico border rest under tarps and tents and await Border Patrol officers. Some of the families along this remote…
Hunter Biden’s Ex-Girlfriend Describes His Drug Use at His Criminal Trial
June 5 By Jack Queen and Tom Hals Hunter Biden’s former girlfriend testified about his near-constant crack cocaine use at lavish hotels at the criminal trial where prosecutors are trying to prove that U.S. President Joe Biden’s son lied about his addiction to illegally buy…
In Northwest Alaska, an economic engine runs low on ore
June 3 By Nathaniel Herz Alaska’s most powerful elected officials reacted with outrage last month when the Biden administration announced it was rejecting a state agency’s plan to build a new road across remote Northwest Alaska, to access an array of mining deposits. Mining company…
Trump Warns of ‘Breaking Point’ for Americans if He’s Jailed
June 2 By Susan Heavey Donald Trump said on Sunday he would accept home confinement or jail time after his historic conviction on criminal charges by a New York jury last week but that it would be tough for the public to accept. Trump is…
China Lands on Moon’s Far Side in Historic Sample-Retrieval Mission
June 1 By Liz Lee, Joey Roulette, Joe Brock and Eduardo Baptista China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission to retrieve the world’s first rock and soil samples from the…
US Nears Deal to Fund Moderna’s Bird Flu Vaccine Trial, FT Reports
May 30 By Kanjyik Ghosh, Bhanvi Satija and Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru (Reuters) -The U.S. government is nearing an agreement to fund a late-stage trial of Moderna’s mRNA bird flu vaccine, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, as the outbreak spreads in dairy cows. Moderna…
US Gives School Districts $900 Million for Electric School Buses
May 29 By Nichola Groom (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday unveiled nearly $900 million in awards to 530 school districts to replace thousands of aging, gas-fueled school buses with cleaner, mainly electric models. The funding is the third tranche of $5 billion that…
Gap, Abercrombie Results to Show if Mall Shoppers Are Splurging
May 28 By Savyata Mishra and Juveria Tabassum (Reuters) – Results from U.S. mall-based apparel chains this week will give a clearer picture of whether Americans are splurging on clothes and accessories heading into summer following mixed results from big retailers Walmart and Target. Abercrombie…
Bill Walton, NBA Hall of Famer and Free Spirit, Dead at 71
May 27 By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Bill Walton, a two-time NBA champion and member of the basketball Hall of Fame, whose brilliant but injury-riddled career led to a second act as a free-spirited broadcaster who waxed philosophical on the air, died on Monday at the…
At Least 14 Dead From Storms in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky
May 26 By Maria Caspani and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Search teams on Sunday picked through wreckage left by tornado-spawning thunderstorms that swept the U.S. Southern Plains and Ozarks, killing at least 14 people and wrecking hundreds of buildings as forecasters warned of more severe weather…
Explainer-What Does Louisiana’s New Abortion Pill Law Mean for Patients?
May 25 By Ahmed Aboulenein and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The Louisiana Senate’s vote on Thursday to reclassify the two drugs used in medication abortion as controlled substances marks the latest development in a nationwide battle over abortion pills. Here is a look at what…
NASA, Boeing Clear Two Technical Hurdles for Starliner’s Debut Crew Flight
May 24 By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing and NASA quelled two technical issues on the company’s Starliner spacecraft, including a “design vulnerability” requiring a temporary workaround, to get the capsule back on track for its first mission carrying two astronauts to space, officials…