By Lisa Baertlein and Doyinsola Oladipo LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Union railworkers in the United States scored a potential key victory in their fight for improved pay and working conditions on Thursday in what could be a model for other unions….
Pope asks Nicaraguan government to let expelled nuns return
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis asked the Nicaraguan government on Thursday to allow expelled nuns of the order founded by Mother Teresa to return to Nicaragua, saying they were harmless “revolutionaries of the gospel…
U.S. Senate grills SEC’s Gensler over climate rule, crypto stance
By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler defended his agency’s position on cryptocurrencies and its push to include climate risks into public company disclosures before …
Rapper Cardi B pleads guilty to two misdemeanors in New York strip club fight
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Grammy Award-winning rapper Cardi B pleaded guilty on Thursday to two misdemeanors stemming from a 2018 fight in a New York City strip club, prosecutors said, adding the rapper was sentenced to 15 days of commun…
Pope says supplying weapons to Ukraine is morally acceptable for self defence
By Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday said it was morally legitimate for nations to supply weapons to Ukraine to help the country defend itself from Russian aggression. Speaking to reporters aboard a plane retur…
After South African dam collapse, mine waste to be pumped into historical pit
By Nelson Banya and Helen Reid (Reuters) – A South African company is dumping the sludgy byproduct of mining into a historical diamond pit after the tailings dam that had stored the waste partially collapsed, killing one and leaving scores injured. The…
U.S. climate envoy Kerry calls on African nations to help curb emissions
By Edward McAllister DAKAR (Reuters) – African nations must help combat climate change and halt a rise in temperatures that is hitting crop yields and causing flooding and drought in the region, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told a conference in Senega…
Republicans using migrants as ‘political pawns,’ White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican governors are using migrants as “political pawns,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday, when asked about a decision by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to fly migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. She…
Gay marriage bill hits snag in U.S. Senate; no vote until after elections
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Thursday decided to put off until after the Nov. 8 congressional elections any vote on legislation protecting gay marriage, dashing the hopes of advocates who sought prompt a…
Biden to meet with relatives of two Americans jailed in Russia – White House
By Steve Holland and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden plans to meet with family members of two Americans jailed in Russia: basketball star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, the White House said on Thursday. Bide…