Appeals court does not block US mandate to cover cancer screenings, HIV drugs
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to block a federal mandate requiring health insurers to cover preventive care services like cancer screenings and HIV-preventing medication at no extra cost to patients, but rule...
Jun 21, 2024
At least 30 dead as torrential rains lash Central America
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - At least 30 people have died and thousands have been forced to evacuate their homes as storms and heavy rainfall continue to lash Central America, according to local officials, with the constant downpours flooding rivers, de...
Jun 21, 2024
Explainer-How US industries deal with extreme heat
By Granth Vanaik and Arriana McLymore Extreme heat has companies in the United States changing the way they work. One frequent response: work less. Here is how heat affects several large industries and what they do about it: (reporting by Gary McWilli...
Jun 21, 2024
US FDA approves Bristol Myers' colorectal cancer therapy
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Bristol Myers Squibb's combination therapy for treating colorectal cancer in patients with a specific gene mutation, the health regulator's website showed on Friday. The latest approval...
Jun 21, 2024
Tesla tells judge that shareholder vote should reverse Musk pay ruling
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A Delaware judge should recognize a vote by Tesla shareholders in favor of Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package and reverse her January ruling that voided the compensation, the company said in a filing th...
Jun 21, 2024
Trump ally Bannon asks Supreme Court to keep him out of prison pending appeal
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Steve Bannon, who has been a senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, made a last-ditch plea on Friday to the U.S. Supreme Court to keep him out of prison until he finishes appealing his criminal con...
Jun 21, 2024
US existing home sales fall in May as prices hit record high, mortgage rates rise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. existing home sales fell for a third straight month in May as record high prices and a resurgence in mortgage rates sidelined potential buyers from the market. Home sales dropped 0.7% last month to a seasonally adjusted ...
Jun 21, 2024
Greece battles wildfires fanned by strong winds, evacuates villages
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece battled on Friday several wildfires at the southern tip of its mainland which were fanned by gale-force winds and forced evacuations of villages. Dozens of firefighters assisted by eight aircraft were deployed to tame fore...
Jun 21, 2024
Taylor Swift fans welcomed to London with Eras-inspired Tube map
By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) - Taylor Swift's Eras tour was welcomed by a sparkling London Tube map redesigned in the singer's honour on Friday, as the British capital eyes a 300 million pound ($379 million) windfall. Swift is due to perform eight ...
Jun 21, 2024
US Supreme Court upholds federal domestic-violence gun ban
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that makes it a crime for people under domestic violence restraining orders to have guns, handing a victory to President Joe Biden's administration as the justi...
Jun 21, 2024
Power blackout hits Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania and Croatia's Adriatic coast
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Montenegro, Bosnia and most of Croatia's Adriatic coast where temperatures approached 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40°C), experienced a major power blackout on Friday, according to Montenegro power distributor CEDIS and local media....
Jun 21, 2024
Major Chinese asset managers have no plans to phase out fossil fuel investments, Greenpeace says
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) - Major Chinese asset managers have billions of dollars invested in fossil fuels with no plans for a phase out, a new Greenpeace report said. The environmental organisation's analysis of 16 major Chinese asset mana...
Jun 21, 2024
Death toll from Guangdong floods in China jumps to 38, state media reports
BEIJING (Reuters) - The death toll has risen to 38 from nine in China's southern Guangdong province as of Friday, following days of torrential rains that triggered floods and mudslides, Chinese state television CCTV reported. (Reporting by Ella Ca...
Jun 21, 2024
Trump to challenge special counsel appointment in documents case
By Andrew Goudsward FORT PIERCE, Florida (Reuters) - Donald Trump continues his legal assault Friday on the criminal case accusing the former U.S. president of mishandling classified documents after leaving the White House, when his lawyers challen...
Jun 21, 2024
Severe drought forces corn farmers in China's east to delay planting
By Xihao Jiang, Nicoco Chan and Mei Mei Chu JINAN, China (Reuters) - After weeks of scorching heat and little rain, farmer Zhang Yunjing had no choice but to collect water from a wastewater pipe to irrigate her parched corn field in China's eastern...
Jun 21, 2024
US NHC says 50% chance of cyclone near northern Bahamas
(Reuters) - An area of low pressure located about 175 miles north-northeast of the northern Bahamas has 50% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thursday. "Environmental conditions rema...
Jun 21, 2024
American Airlines' flight attendants prepare to strike
(Reuters) - A union representing flight attendants for American Airlines Group said on Thursday they are preparing to strike after contract negotiations with the carrier failed to produce an agreement this week. The Association of Professional Flig...
Jun 21, 2024
Conservative billionaire Timothy Mellon gives $50 million to pro-Trump super PAC
By Jason Lange (Reuters) - Conservative billionaire Timothy Mellon, an heir of the Pittsburgh-based Mellon banking family, gave $50 million last month to a super PAC supporting Republican Donald Trump's presidential bid, according to a federal disc...
Jun 21, 2024
As baseball honors Black history, Reggie Jackson recalls racist past
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - (This story contains racial slur in paragraph 2 and language that some readers might find offensive in paragraph 7) Baseball great Reggie Jackson offered fans a stark history lesson on Thursday, recalling the racism Bla...
Jun 21, 2024
Hawaii agrees to settle youth climate change lawsuit
(Reuters) - Hawaii on Thursday agreed to settle a lawsuit by 13 young people alleging the U.S. state was violating their rights under its constitution by operating a transportation system that contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and climate cha...
Jun 21, 2024
Solar can provide 20% of world electricity on northern summer solstice, thinktank says
LONDON (Reuters) - The world has enough solar power capacity to generate a fifth of its midday peak electricity needs on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, up from 16% last year, a report by thinktank Ember showed on Friday. WH...
Jun 20, 2024
US DOJ drops claims that TikTok misled US consumers in lawsuit, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice will not pursue allegations that TikTok misled U.S. consumers about their data security in a forthcoming suit accusing the company of children's privacy violations, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. The...
Jun 20, 2024
Ukraine's use of US-supplied weapons in Russia not limited to near Kharkiv, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukraine can use U.S.-supplied weapons to hit Russian forces that are firing on Ukrainian troops anywhere across the border into Russia and not just in Russian territory near Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the Pentagon said on Thur...
Jun 20, 2024
Trump says foreign college graduates should automatically get green cards
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that people who graduate from university in the United States should "automatically" get a green card to be able to stay in the country. "You graduate from a college, ...
Jun 20, 2024
IMF approves over $900 million to support Tanzania budget, climate change fight
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The IMF said on Thursday its executive board approved funding for Tanzania of $786.2 million to help tackle climate change while also completing a separate review allowing for the disbursement of $149.4 mill...
Jun 20, 2024