By Crispian Balmer, Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Italian President Sergio Mattarella dissolved parliament on Thursday, clearing the way for an early election after Prime Minister Mario Draghi quit following the collapse of his natio…
Former Minneapolis police officer jailed for 2-1/2 years in George Floyd case
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -A former Minneapolis officer was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on federal charges stemming from his role in the killing of George Floyd, a Black man whose death sparked protests around the world against racial injusti…
Biden says he is ‘doing well,’ working after testing positive for COVID
By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Joe Biden, the oldest person ever to serve as president of the United States, has tested positive for COVID-19, is experiencing mild symptoms and will continue working but in isola…
Exclusive-U.S. probes China’s Huawei over equipment near missile silos
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is investigating Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei over concerns that U.S. cell towers fitted with its gear could capture sensitive information from military bases and missile sil…
Wall Street closes higher on strong Tesla earnings
By Echo Wang (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended higher on Thursday as electric automaker Tesla rose on its stronger-than-expected quarterly results, which helped offset a slide in telecom and energy shares. Tesla shares surged while AT&T Inc tumbled, sendin…
U.S. SEC working to register crypto lending firms -Gensler
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is working to get some cryptolending companies properly registered if they operate more as investment firms, the head of the Wall Street regulator told CNBC in a…
Heat wave set to sear U.S. East Coast, South for third day
(Reuters) – A unrelenting heat wave on Thursday was expected to scorch the U.S. East Coast and South for the third day as dangerously high temperatures had forecasters warning about the dangers of dehydration and exposure. Heat warnings and advisories …
U.S. venue cancels comedian Dave Chappelle’s show following backlash
(Reuters) – A U.S. venue cancelled Dave Chappelle’s stand-up show just hours before he was due on stage on Wednesday, after critics lamented the scheduled gig following controversy over the comedian’s jokes about transgender people. In a statement on i…
Uvalde schools police chief faces termination vote on Saturday
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – The school board in Uvalde, Texas, plans to vote this weekend on a superintendent’s recommendation to fire the school district police chief widely criticized for his handling of the shooting rampage that killed 19 children a…
Turkey rejects responsibility for attack on Iraq’s Dohuk that killed eight
By Ali Sultan and and Kawa Omar SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) -Turkey on Wednesday refuted claims by Iraqi state media that it had carried out a strike on a mountain resort in Iraq’s northern Dohuk province that killed eight tourists and wounded another …