(Corrects headline to remove incorrect reference to number of Taiwanese jets) TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan scrambled jets on Tuesday to warn away 29 Chinese aircraft in its air defence zone, including bombers that flew to the south of the island and into t…
U.S. Senate advances first significant gun legislation in decades
(Corrects “automatic” to “semi-automatic” in 6th paragraph) By David Morgan and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate took an initial step toward passing the country’s first major gun-control legislation in decades on Tuesday, galvanize…
Swimming-Trans athlete Ivy slams FINA policy as ‘unscientific’
By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU (Reuters) – Transgender cyclist Veronica Ivy questioned the move by swimming’s governing body FINA to restrict the participation of trans athletes in elite women’s competitions, telling Reuters that there had not been en…
Detained WNBA star Griner unable to speak to wife due to logistical issue -State Dept
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, detained in Russia for months, was not able to speak to her wife as scheduled due to a logistical error compounded by Russia’s restrictions on the U.S. embassy’s operations in Moscow, the Sta…
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Bayer bid to nix Roundup weedkiller suits
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Bayer AG’s bid to dismiss legal claims by customers who contend its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German company seeks to avoid potentially billions of dollar…
Tesla sued by former employees over ‘mass layoff’
By Akriti Sharma and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Former Tesla Inc employees have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. electric car company alleging its decision to carry out a “mass layoff” violated federal law as the company did not provide advance notice of t…
Kellogg to focus on snacks with surprise three-way split
By Praveen Paramasivam and Mehr Bedi (Reuters) -Kellogg said on Tuesday it would split into three independent companies, in the latest U.S. corporate overhaul aimed at simplifying its structure and sharpening its focus on the snack business. Shares of …
Wall Street gains over 2% in broad rebound
By Lewis Krauskopf, Devik Jain and Anisha Sircar (Reuters) – Wall Street’s major indexes jumped over 2% on Tuesday as investors scooped up shares of megacap growth and energy companies after the stock market swooned last week on worries over a global e…
U.S. home sales slide as prices break above $400,000 for first time
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. existing home sales tumbled to a two-year low in May as prices jumped to a record high – topping the $400,000 mark for the first time – and mortgage rates increased further, pushing out entry-level buyers f…
U.S. COVID vaccines start to roll out for young children
By Leroy Leo (Reuters) -The United States has begun distributing COVID vaccines for children as young as six months around the country, and availability of the shots will improve in the coming days, according to White House COVID-19 response coordinato…