Amtrak wants $8 billion in US funding for infrastructure projects
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said Monday it has applied for $8 billion in government grants
2023-06-06 04:25
Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who was convicted of spying for Russia, dies in prison
A former FBI agent who took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with Russia and the former Soviet Union in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history has died in prison
2023-06-06 04:24
Top US officials have 'candid and productive discussions' in Beijing amid ongoing tensions
Top US State Department and National Security Council officials "had candid and productive discussions" with Chinese officials in Beijing on Monday "as part of ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication and build on recent high-level diplomacy between the two countries," according to a readout from the US State Department.
2023-06-06 04:22
Smoky week ahead from wildfires in Canada is expected to lead to more alert warnings for the Northeast
After weeks of reporting about the wildfires in Alberta, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia, Quebec is now the latest hotspot for fires in Canada which is sending thick smoke south and east into the US, affecting air quality for millions.
2023-06-06 04:19
Convicted spy Robert Hanssen dies in prison
Robert Philip Hanssen, who received payments of $1.4 million in cash and diamonds for the information he gave the Soviet Union and Russia, has died, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Monday.
2023-06-06 03:58
EU extends restrictions on Ukrainian grain imports
WARSAW/BRUSSELS The European Commission said on Monday it was extending until Sept. 15 an arrangement whereby five of
2023-06-06 03:55
After subpoena threat, US House committee members to see Afghanistan cable
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON Members of a U.S. House of Representatives committee will be able to view a
2023-06-06 03:54
Fact check: Trump boasts about a massive oil purchase that never happened
Former President Donald Trump, now a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, claimed in a television interview on Thursday that he not only purchased 75 million barrels of oil for the national Strategic Petroleum Reserve but did so for a remarkably low price.
2023-06-06 03:51
Agenda spat at UN climate talks as top official sees chance to ask 'difficult questions' in Dubai
Nations have resumed talks on tackling global warming with the aim of shaping a deal that might put the world on track to prevent a dangerous increase in temperatures
2023-06-06 03:47
Texas wins round against Google as antitrust lawsuit returned to Lone Star state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas won the latest round in its antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet's Google on Monday as a U.S. judicial
2023-06-06 03:18
The skeletal remains of a child who died over 100 years ago were discovered during construction of a house in Virginia
A contractor discovered skeletal remains while working on a new home in Fishersville, Virginia, late last month. Forensic anthropology revealed they belong to a child who died over 100 years ago, local officials say.
2023-06-06 03:18
FBI director Wray to face contempt of Congress charges
WASHINGTON The head of the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee said he will seek to hold FBI
2023-06-06 03:18