By Jason Lange and Jonathan Landay (Reuters) -Police killed Jayland Walker, a Black man in Ohio, by shooting him dozens of times as he ran from officers following a traffic stop, a lawyer for his family said, citing a review of police body-worn camera …
What charges might Trump face for trying to overturn 2020 election?
(Corrects paragraph 15 to attribute testimony about Trump throwing a plate to Cassidy Hutchinson, not Kayleigh McEnaney; corrects name of judge in paragraph two to David Carter, not Andrew Carter) By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional …
Musk breaks silence on Twitter, posts a picture with the pope
(Reuters) – Elon Musk on Friday night broke his nine-day silence on Twitter, the social media platform he is trying to buy for $44 billion, posting a picture of him meeting Pope Francis on Thursday. The world’s richest person tweeted a picture where he…
Indian police arrest ‘masterminds’ behind murder of Hindu tailor – officials
By Saurabh Sharma and Rupam Jain UDAIPUR/MUMBAI, India (Reuters) – Indian police made fresh arrests on Saturday over the murder of a Hindu tailor in Rajasthan, which sparked tensions between the Hindu majority and Muslim minority and a clampdown on pro…
At least five killed in magnitude 6.1 quake on Iran Gulf coast
DUBAI (Reuters) -At least five people were killed and 49 injured by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also hit soon after by two strong quakes of up to 6.3 magnitude. Some 24 tremors, two…
Fighting intensifies for Ukraine’s last bastion in eastern Luhansk province
By Pavel Polityuk and Simon Lewis KYIV/KONSTYANTYNIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Fighting intensified on Saturday for Lysychansk, Ukraine’s last bastion in the strategic eastern province of Luhansk, while blasts shook a southern city after the civilian toll …
Russian missile strikes near Ukraine’s Odesa kill 21
(Refiles to correct attribution in par 11) By Iryna Nazarchuk SERHIIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Russia flattened part of an apartment building while residents slept on Friday in missile attacks near Ukraine’s port of Odesa that authorities said killed at l…
New York may ban concealed guns in many places, including Times Square
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York lawmakers were voting on gun laws on Friday that would ban weapons from a long list of “sensitive places,” including Times Square, and require people who want a gun license to get more training and submit …
Wall Street ends first day of third quarter with solid rebound
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street bounced back to a sharply higher close in light trading on Friday as investors embarked on the second half of the year ahead of the long holiday weekend. All three major U.S. stock indexes reversed early…
Jan. 6 committee may make criminal referral on witness tampering -Cheney
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack may make a criminal referral to the Justice Department recommending that anybody who tried to influence testimony be prosecuted, Representative Liz Cheney…