By Dawn Chmielewski and Paresh Dave LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -YouTube unveiled a new way for creators to make money on short-form video, as it faces intensifying competition from TikTok. The Google-owned streaming service announced Tuesday that it would i…
Taking swipe at Russia, Macron says fence sitters need to wake up
By John Irish UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron accused Russia of a modern day imperialism that was based on the law of the jungle and pleaded on Tuesday for neutral countries to stop being complicit by remaining silent about …
Zelenskiy says military initiative clearly belongs to Ukraine
(Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaking in a video address released early on Wednesday, said the situation on the front line with Russian forces clearly showed the initiative belonged to Ukraine. Zelenskiy made his comments a day …
Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll plans new claims against former president
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A onetime Elle magazine columnist who accused Donald Trump of raping her more than a quarter-century ago plans to file a new lawsuit against the former U.S. president over the incident, her lawyer said. E. Jean Carroll plans to bri…
New York to install security cameras on every subway car
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is installing security cameras in all of New York City’s subway cars, officials announced on Tuesday. New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, said the cameras would ma…
Black Brazilians in remote ‘quilombo’ hamlets stand up to be counted
By Jimin Kang and Amanda Perobelli SALVADOR, Brazil (Reuters) – For the first time in its 132-year history, the Brazilian census now underway includes a question counting members of the “quilombo” communities founded by runaway slaves. On Ilha de Mare,…
Charter must pay murder victim’s family $1.15 billion, Texas judge rules
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Charter Communications must pay $1.15 billion to the family of an 83-year-old woman who was murdered by one of its off-duty cable technicians, a Texas judge has ruled. Judge Juan Renteria in Dallas County on Monday reduce…
Eight hospitalized in Chicago building explosion
(Reuters) -A red-brick building partially collapsed in an explosion on Chicago’s West Side on Tuesday, sending eight people to the hospital, including three who were in a serious or critical condition, the city’s fire department said. Images and a vide…
Most of Kansas professor’s U.S. conviction for hiding China ties tossed
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday tossed most of a University of Kansas chemical engineering professor’s conviction for concealing work he did in China while conducting U.S. government-funded research, in the latest setback for a c…
Hurricane Fiona slams Turks and Caicos as Category 3 storm
By Ivelisse Rivera and Ezequiel Abiu Lopez SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Reuters) -Hurricane Fiona bore down on Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday as a powerful Category 3 storm, slamming the Caribbean archipelago with heavy…