By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Comedian Trevor Noah, host of “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, said he was going to leave the program after hosting it for seven years, indicating he wanted to dedicate more time to stand-up comedy. The 38-yea…
U.S. House nears final passage of stopgap gov’t funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A stopgap funding bill to keep federal agencies operating through Dec. 16 gained enough votes to pass in the U.S. House of Representatives, just hours ahead of a midnight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown. Voting co…
Hurricane Ian strikes South Carolina after deadly march across Florida
By Brad Brooks and Brendan O’Brien FORT MYERS, Fla. (Reuters) -A resurgent Hurricane Ian slammed into the South Carolina coast on Friday afternoon, making another landfall after a deadly march across the Florida peninsula that washed away houses and st…
Defiant Putin proclaims Ukrainian annexation as military setback looms
By Jonathan Landay ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – A defiant Vladimir Putin proclaimed Russia’s annexation of a swathe of Ukraine in a pomp-filled Kremlin ceremony, promising Moscow would triumph in its “special military operation” even as he faced a…
Two thirds of U.S. adults don’t plan on getting COVID boosters soon – poll
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) – Around two-thirds of adults in the United States do not plan to get updated COVID-19 booster shots soon, according to a survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a health policy nonprofit organization…
Putin accuses West of blowing up pipelines as Europe steps up vigilance
By Jake Cordell and Nina Chestney TBILISI/LONDON (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday blamed the United States and its allies for blowing up the undersea Nord Stream pipelines, raising the temperature in a crisis that has left Europe r…
Nord Stream gas ‘sabotage’: who’s being blamed and why?
By Joanna Plucinska WARSAW(Reuters) -Major leaks that suddenly erupted in the Nord Stream gas pipelines that run from Russia to Europe under the Baltic Sea have generated plenty of theories but few clear answers about who or what caused the damage. Her…
Mexican government suffers major data hack, president’s health issues revealed
By Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -The Mexican government said on Friday it had suffered a major cyber hack of data held by the armed forces, including details about President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s heart condition that led to his hospitali…
NATO says Putin’s ‘serious escalation’ will not deter it from supporting Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday of provoking “the most serious escalation” of the war in Ukraine since it began, but said he would not succeed in deterring the alliance from supporting Kyiv. “We have the com…
White House: Biden, South Carolina governor speak on Ian response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster spoke on Friday about steps the federal government is taking as Hurricane Ian approached, the White House said. (Reporting By Paul Grant; Editing by Katharine Ja…