US slaps sanctions on entities over alleged arms deals between North Korea, Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three entities it accused of being tied to arms deals…
Factbox-Travis King: What happened to other U.S. soldiers who defected to North Korea?
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Wednesday confirmed it is holding U.S. Army Private Travis King after he crossed the…
Highly trained cadaver dogs take on mission of finding Maui fire victims
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -A year of intense training to discern the difference between human and animal remains is a…
Walmart set to raise its full-year forecast as shoppers stick to essentials
(This Aug. 15 story has been corrected to clarify that CFRA is a research company and not a brokerage firm,…
Canada’s Northwest Territories declares emergency due to wildfires
By Nia Williams and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -The government of Canada’s Northwest Territories declared a state of emergency on…
H&R Block shares hit six-month high after profit tops expectations
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of H&R Block Inc rose nearly 12% to a six-month high on…
Atlanta Fed model lifts US third quarter GDP view to 5.8%
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – The U.S. economy is likely growing at a 5.8% annualized rate in the third quarter,…
Nigeria’s suspended cenbank governor to face fraud charges on Thursday
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s suspended central bank governor Godwin Emefiele will appear in a high court in…
Americans back tariffs, military prep against China -Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Michael Martina and Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bipartisan majorities of Americans favor more tariffs on Chinese goods and…
Lawmakers urge Biden to resolve offloading delay of seized Iran oil tanker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers from both political parties have urged President Joe Biden and members of his administration to…