Oct 12, 2023
US must be ready for simultaneous wars with China, Russia, report says

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States must prepare for possible simultaneous wars with Russia and China by expanding its conventional forces, strengthening alliances and enhancing its nuclear weapons modernization program, a congressionally appointed bipartisan panel said on…

Oct 12, 2023
Surging rents lift US consumer prices; underlying inflation grinding lower

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased in September amid a surprise surge in rental costs, but a steady moderation in underlying inflation pressures supported financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve would not raise interest rates…

Oct 11, 2023
NASA unveils newly returned carbon-rich asteroid sample

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -NASA on Wednesday gave the public a first glimpse of what scientists found inside a sealed capsule that was returned to Earth last month carrying a carbon-rich soil sample scooped from an asteroid's surface, including water-bearing…

Oct 06, 2023
Scientists untangle mystery about the universe’s earliest galaxies

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Since beginning operations last year, the James Webb Space Telescope has provided an astonishing glimpse of the early history of our universe, spotting a collection of galaxies dating to the enigmatic epoch called cosmic…

Oct 06, 2023
SEC tries to force Musk to testify in Twitter takeover probe

(Reuters) -Elon Musk, the world's richest man, is being sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which is trying to compel him to testify as part of a probe into his $44 billion takeover of social media giant Twitter,…