Jun 26, 2023
US lawmakers make new push for expanded drone shootdown authority

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers said on Monday they are making a new push to expand government authority to detect and destroy drones that could pose security threats. Representatives Chrissy Houlahan, Mike Gallagher,…

Jun 23, 2023
Wall Street ends down, snaps weekly winning streak on Fed worries

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks closed lower on Friday, capping a week dominated by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's testimony in which he signaled more interest rate hikes ahead but vowed the central bank would proceed…

Jun 23, 2023
US targets two Russian spies it says tried to influence local US election

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States slapped sanctions on Friday on two Russian intelligence officers who attempted to interfere in a local American election as part of Moscow's "global malign influence operations," the Treasury Department said. The two officers, Yegor…

Jun 22, 2023
Who died on tourist submersible to Titanic wreckage?

(Reuters) - The five people aboard a submersible that went missing during a tourist expedition to the Titanic's wreckage died in an implosion after the loss of the pressure chamber, U.S. Coast Guard officials said on Thursday. The following is…

Jun 21, 2023
China hits back after Biden calls Xi a ‘dictator’

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Ryan Woo KENTFIELD, California/BEIJING (Reuters) -China hit back on Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden referred to President Xi Jinping as a "dictator", saying the remarks were absurd and a provocation, an unexpected flare-up following attempts…