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Senator urges FAA to reject White House pressure to approve Trump arch
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The top Democrat on the Senate aviation subcommittee urged ​the Federal Aviation Administra...
8h ago
Wildfire in Spain disrupts Madrid-Barcelona rail service as heatwave looms
MADRID, June 18 (Reuters) - The high-speed rail service between Spain's Madrid and Barcelona was disrupted on Thursday after ...
9h ago
Obama Presidential Center, designed as hub of civic life, set to open in Chicago
By Renee Hickman and Steve Gorman CHICAGO, June 18 (Reuters) - Throngs of guests were due to converge on a lakefront park in ...
10h ago
UN food agencies seek $202 million to shield 8.8 million people from El Niño
ROME, June 18 (Reuters) - The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Programme on Thursday appealed...
11h ago
Satellite observations detect 'urban pulse' of six global cities
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - While a city is not a living organism, it behaves very much like one. Its meta...
12h ago
Hong Kong hoists highest rain signal, closes schools
HONG KONG, June 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong's observatory raised its highest black rain signal on Thursday at 12:55 p.m. local â...
15h ago
Warehouse roof fire triggers smoke alert in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, June 17 (Reuters) - Flames swept the roof of a massive warehouse in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, quickly s...
20h ago
Warsh Fed holds rates steady. Trump says 'It's all right. Whatever.'
June 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday expressed confidence in Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh after th...
23h ago
Congress to hold hearing on US airline competition, regulation
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - A House of Representatives panel will hold a June 24 hearing on the state...
23h ago
Trump blows up spy bill after Senate Republicans say 'no' to voter ID legislation
By David Morgan WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's derailment of a U.S. Senate plan to pass a key natio...
Jun 17, 2026
Fed's Warsh flags new tasks forces to study Fed operations
By Michael S. Derby June 17 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh announced on Wednesday a wide-ranging project to...
Jun 17, 2026
Trump administration removed dozens of national park exhibits that 'disparage' US
(Corrects number of parks in first bullet point and paragraphs 1 and 13 - 37 sites instead of 38) By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Jun...
Jun 17, 2026
Soccer-Unquenchable Scottish thirst for World Cup beer pushes Boston bars to the limit
By William Schomberg and Eric Cox BOSTON, June 17 (Reuters) - Bars in Boston are gearing up for a second tidal wave of drinki...
Jun 17, 2026
Fed chief Warsh skips rate-path 'dot,' launches communications review
By Ann Saphir June 17 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh did not submit an interest-rate path projection as par...
Jun 17, 2026
Warsh kicks off Fed chief era with sweeping review as rates remain unchanged
By Howard Schneider, Ann Saphir and Michael S. Derby WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh ope...
Jun 17, 2026
US Health Department announces over $700 million to combat mental health, addiction, homelessness
June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday announced more than $700 million in new funding ...
Jun 17, 2026
Trump administration to pay $765 million to scrap four more offshore wind leases
June 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would pay $765 million to power project developer Invenergy...
Jun 17, 2026
US moves to end monitoring of Teamsters union
By Daniel Wiessner June 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department moved on Wednesday to end its oversight of the Internation...
Jun 17, 2026
Soccer-US riding high after dream World Cup start, but wary of Australia
By Sam Tobin SEATTLE, June 17 (Reuters) - The United States will hope to keep the party going after starting the World Cup wi...
Jun 17, 2026
US retail sales beat expectations in May
WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in May, but a slowdown is likely as the cushio...
Jun 17, 2026
