Reuters US Domestic

Duke Energy to remove Chinese battery giant CATL from Marine Corps Base

9 Feb 2024

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Under pressure from Congress, U.S. utility company Duke Energy plans to decommission energy-storage batteries produced by Chinese battery maker CATL at one of the nation’s largest Marine Corps bases and will phase out CATL products at its civilian projects, the company confirmed to Reuters. The decision, which has not been …

Duke Energy to remove Chinese battery giant CATL from Marine Corps Base Read More »

NFL-Super Bowl ticket prices surge, on pace to be most expensive ever

9 Feb 2024

By Nathan Frandino LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) – Super Bowl ticket buyers are facing a price surge for Sunday’s championship game owing to the dazzling, neon-lit setting of first-time host Las Vegas and 49ers fans’ hopes to reverse their 2020 loss to the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. Ticket resale platform StubHub predicted it could …

NFL-Super Bowl ticket prices surge, on pace to be most expensive ever Read More »

Gun makers to ask US Supreme Court to bar Mexico’s lawsuit

9 Feb 2024

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. gun manufacturers plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their bid to escape Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold them responsible for facilitating the trafficking of weapons to drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico border. The planned appeal was disclosed during a virtual court hearing on …

Gun makers to ask US Supreme Court to bar Mexico’s lawsuit Read More »

Biden taps Democrat Phillips as head of FERC energy regulator

9 Feb 2024

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden has promoted Willie Phillips to head the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the White House said on Friday, as the panel gears up to issue rules to help the power grid distribute more electricity from wind and solar power. The FERC, an independent panel of the Department …

Biden taps Democrat Phillips as head of FERC energy regulator Read More »

US won’t restart UNRWA aid until investigation completed -officials

9 Feb 2024

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration plans to wait for an internal investigation of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees to conclude before resuming aid to the organization, U.S. officials told Arab-American community leaders in Michigan. U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Samantha Power and other senior U.S. officials visited the …

US won’t restart UNRWA aid until investigation completed -officials Read More »

Biden will not face charges over classified papers, says ‘memory is fine’

9 Feb 2024

By Andrew Goudsward and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -An “elderly” President Joe Biden will not face charges for knowingly taking classified documents when he left the vice presidency in 2017, a prosecutor said on Thursday, drawing a swift rebuke from the president as he seeks reelection. Special Counsel Robert Hur said in a report that …

Biden will not face charges over classified papers, says ‘memory is fine’ Read More »

Putin, in rare US interview, says Russia has no interest in wider war

9 Feb 2024

By David Ljunggren, Ronald Popeski and David Brunnstrom (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview that aired on Thursday that Russia will fight for its interests “to the end” but has no interest in expanding its war in Ukraine to other countries such as Poland and Latvia. In his first interview with …

Putin, in rare US interview, says Russia has no interest in wider war Read More »

Seven suspects indicted in attack on NYPD officers in Times Square

9 Feb 2024

(Reuters) – The Manhattan district attorney indicted seven people on Thursday over their role in an attack on New York City police officers during a brawl in Times Square last month, bringing charges of assault and other offenses. Five of the people were arrested within hours or days of the incident, and two others remained …

Seven suspects indicted in attack on NYPD officers in Times Square Read More »

Close Bitnami banner
Bitnami