General News

By Christine Kiernan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Winter is well under way in New York City and the holiday celebrations are fading into the distance - but there has still not been a...

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The search for British-born film star Julian Sands, best known for his role in "A Room with a View," pressed on for a sixth day in the...

(Bloomberg) -- A senior House Republican who is both an ally to Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a trusted negotiator in the fractured party is emerging as a potential savior in...

(Reuters) - A chemical plant in northern Illinois went up in flames on Wednesday morning, sending up plumes of thick black smoke and prompting officials to advise nearby residents...

(Bloomberg) -- Noncompete agreements bar about 30 million American workers from quitting their jobs to work for rival companies or start their own businesses, a practice that the...

(Bloomberg) -- Chicago is in the cross-hairs of a powerful winter storm that could become a “bomb cyclone” — with deep snow, searing winds and an Arctic chill — threatening to...

(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden said he would raise the issue of human rights during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi.  “Today we’re also going to discuss...

(Bloomberg) -- US President Joe Biden will seek to set a floor to prevent US-China ties from deteriorating further when he meets his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping Nov. 14, a...

(Bloomberg) -- US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Friday, according to people familiar with the matter, as Iran’s involvement in the...

(Bloomberg) -- Former US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin took the stand in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, to testify in the trial of Colony Capital (NYSE:DBRG) LLC founder...

By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thirty exotic dancers at a topless bar in Hollywood, California are set to vote over whether to join the Actors Equity Association, and a...

(Bloomberg) -- Hurricane Ian barreled ashore in Southwest Florida with a massive and deadly surge of water and catastrophic winds that are poised to make it one of the costliest...

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -About 11% of oil production in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico was shut on Tuesday as a powerful Hurricane Ian forced oil companies to evacuate...

(Bloomberg) -- Russia heaped pressure on Kyiv’s allies in Europe with a threat to cut off its last pipeline still supplying gas to them as the Kremlin moved to annex a large chunk...

(Bloomberg) -- After lashing Bermuda, Hurricane Fiona is racing north toward Eastern Canada, threatening to become the most powerful storm ever to hit the region. A second system,...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- Railway employees for the U.K.'s Network Rail and 14 train other operating firms will go on strike on October 1, citing a breakdown in talks...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- The Bank of England has delayed its September policy meeting to honor the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, joining a slew of other organizations...

By Scott Kanowsky  Investing.com -- European Union foreign ministers have agreed to halt a visa facilitation agreement with Russia, potentially making it more difficult and...

By Sam Boughedda The US Government is planning to end its program of paying for Covid-19 shots and treatments, The WSJ reported Thursday. The Biden administration will reportedly...

(Bloomberg) -- US lawmakers are pressing the IRS to explain how it plans to relieve a backlog of tax returns that have delayed refunds and to detail what measures it’s taking to...

(Bloomberg) -- The US and Iran have just weeks to decide whether they want to revive their nuclear deal, after European Union diplomats presented parties with a final draft accord...

(Bloomberg) -- Diplomats from the US, Europe and Iran are set to return to Vienna after months of deadlock for another attempt to save their moribund nuclear deal, as high energy...

By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES/BERLIN (Reuters) -Hollywood veteran Peter Chernin announced Wednesday that he is forming a new studio, betting that the appetite for new content...

By Jarrett Renshaw and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm called an emergency meeting with refining executives for next week, a...

By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) -Power demand in Texas will likely break records on Friday and Monday as economic growth boosts usage and homes and businesses keep air conditioners...

(Reuters) -Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana reported two injuries along with a small fire from a natural gas pipeline explosion on the East Reservation of the base on...

By Yasin Ebrahim  Investing.com -- U.S. President Joe Biden said he was “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine, but added the diplomatic...

By Rich McKay and Brad Brooks BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Reuters) - The gunman convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man in Georgia, repeatedly used racist language in text messages...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday acknowledged that it acquired and tested a hacking tool made by Israeli surveillance company NSO Group, but...

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday unveiled a plan to beef up cybersecurity in the nation's water sector, an extension of its efforts to thwart...

(Bloomberg) -- When the U.S. tax filing season begins in two weeks, taxpayers should be prepared for delays as returns and refunds are processed, and for difficulties in reaching...

By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) -Police obtained a search warrant on Thursday for actor Alec Baldwin's cellphone in the investigation of October's fatal shooting of a...

(Reuters) -A federal grand jury has accused Amplify Energy Corp and two of its subsidiaries of illegally and negligently discharging oil during a pipeline break in California in...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two Republicans on the Federal Trade Commission asked the White House on Tuesday to disclose any "mounting evidence" of wrongdoing behind high retail...

By Susan Cornwell and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said he is not in agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's call for...