White woman who accused lynched teen Emmett Till dies
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -A white woman whose discredited accusations against Black teenager Emmett Till led to his lynching in…
Politics
U.S. Senate panel seeks ethics details from Supreme Court -letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate Judiciary Committee called on U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts to provide details about the…
Peru wants to seize lithium ‘window of opportunity,’ says minister
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s economy minister on Thursday said “conditions were being established” to develop lithium mining projects in the…
US ethanol industry expands focus to lower-carbon aviation sector
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. ethanol industry is lobbying the Biden administration to ensure lower-carbon aviation…
U.S. military leak suspect appears in court; had arsenal, prosecutors say
By Tim McLaughlin and Sarah N. Lynch WORCESTER, Massachusetts (Reuters) – A U.S. Air National Guardsman accused of leaking military…
US ramping up deportations and expanding legal pathways to deter border crossers
By Ted Hesson and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will ramp up deportations while also expanding legal pathways…
Democrats, Republicans dig in on debt-ceiling standoff after House action
By David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate showed no sign of moving to avoid a…
U.S. appeals court upholds Florida voting law that judge found discriminatory
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld several Republican-backed voting restrictions in Florida, overruling a…
New Colombia finance minister seeks to calm market as bonds, peso suffer
LONDON/BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia’s incoming finance minister Ricardo Bonilla and President Gustavo Petro sought to calm the market on Thursday as…
ProSieben to slash dividend, replaces chief financial officer
BERLIN (Reuters) – German media group ProSiebenSat.1 said on Thursday it was replacing its chief financial officer and proposing slashing…