Why the US delayed China sanctions after shooting down a spy balloon
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When an alleged Chinese spy balloon traversed the United States in February, some U.S. officials…
May 2023
Biden’s EPA proposes crackdown on power plant carbon emissions
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a sweeping plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions from…
Oil falls 2% on weak US and Chinese economic data
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell about 2% to a one-week low on Thursday as a political…
HSBC, Scotiabank hit with US penalties over employees’ use of personal devices
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. regulators on Thursday slapped units of Bank of Nova Scotia and HSBC Holdings Plc…
US lawmakers introduce bill to combat normalization with Syria’s Assad
By Daphne Psaledakis and Maya Gebeily WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday intended…
US House Republicans raise ‘deep concern’ on TikTok content decisions
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chair of a U.S. House of Representatives committee on China’s Communist Party and other…
Insulin makers testify on Capitol Hill over prices
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of major insulin makers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) traded blame for the…
Twitter’s verified users get early access to encrypted messaging
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc on Thursday allowed users who subscribe to its Blue verification feature an early access to its…
U.S. Supreme Court tosses former Cuomo aide’s bribery conviction
By Nate Raymond and Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the bribery conviction of Joseph Percoco,…
US senators accuse Pentagon of hindering war crimes prosecution of Russia
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers accused the Pentagon on Thursday of effectively undermining war crimes…