By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife Jill released their federal tax return on Tuesday, showing the couple earned nearly $580,000 last year and paid an effective federal income tax rate of 23.8%. The Bidens also donated roughly 3.5% of their income, or $20,180, to 20 charities, including one associated…
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – New York’s Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed Governor Kathy Hochul’s nominee to lead the state’s highest court, elevating a judge favored by liberal lawmakers. Rowan Wilson was approved by a vote of 40 to 19 as chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals. Wilson will be the…
By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks rose for a second straight day on Tuesday to reach its highest since early February as the pace of U.S. earnings season picked up, while Treasury yields dipped after three straight sessions of gains. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 closed roughly unchanged….
By Brendan O’Brien and Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -An Ohio grand jury voted against indicting eight Akron police officers who fatally shot an unarmed Black man last year, the state attorney general said on Monday, as the city prepared for a fresh round of protests against alleged police misconduct. The officers pursued Jayland Walker, 25, on…
(Reuters) -The Russian-installed head of the Moscow-controlled part of Ukraine’s Donetsk region met Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Tuesday and said he had discussed ways of boosting trade. The visit by Denis Pushilin prompted Ukraine to protest about what it called a “blatantly unfriendly act” by Belarus, a close ally of Russia that…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday accused the Pentagon of spying on his government following leaks in U.S. media, and said he would begin classifying information from the armed forces to protect national security. His comments came several days after the Washington Post reported on apparent tensions between Mexico’s Navy…
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -Five people remained in critical condition on Monday after a weekend shooting at a teenage birthday celebration in rural Alabama that left four dead, hospital authorities said. A total of 28 people were injured in Saturday’s shooting at the Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio in Dadeville, a community of 3,200 people about…
(Reuters) -An 84-year-old white man charged in the shooting and wounding of a Black teenager who mistakenly walked up to the man’s house in Kansas City surrendered to police, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said on Tuesday, but was freed on bond within a few hours. Andrew Lester had been charged a day earlier with…
By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A day after authorities arrested two people on charges of links to a Chinese “secret police station” in New York, a U.S. official said the United States is engaged in an “extensive effort” with international partners to counter Chinese influence operations. Federal prosecutors said the arrests on Monday were…
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Police in Mexico City arrested one of the most wanted leaders of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang accused of multiple crimes in the United States, officials said on Tuesday, in a fresh blow to one of Central America’s most violent criminal groups. Jose Wilfredo Ayala, 55, was arrested after a tip…
