By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has rejected a request for a temporary restraining order against a group accused of alleged voter intimidation, according to a ruling released on Friday. Judge Michael Liburdi, who was appointed by…
Former Capitol Police officer convicted of obstruction in Jan. 6 investigation
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – A former U.S. Capitol Police officer was convicted on Friday of obstructing an FBI investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by deleting Facebook messages he sent to a rioter afterward, federal prosecutors s…
Wall Street surges at end of volatile week ahead of Fed meeting
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – A robust, broad-based rally sent Wall Street to a sharply higher close on Friday as encouraging economic data and a rosier earnings outlook boosted investor risk appetite ahead of next week’s much-anticipated two-da…
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi’s husband assaulted with hammer at home, motive unclear
By Carlos Barria SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A hammer-wielding man attacked U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband during a break-in at the couple’s San Francisco home early on Friday, authorities said, in an assault that raised fears about political v…
Factbox-Democrats and Republicans clash in election lawsuits ahead of U.S. midterms
By Andy Sullivan and Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In the months leading up to the U.S. midterm elections, lawyers for Democrats and Republicans are already squaring off in a wave of lawsuits challenging state rules on how to vote and the co…
Analysis-Top central bankers fear breaking economy if they raise rates too fast
By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The world’s top central bankers are beginning to fear that an already weak global economy will stall if they keep pressing on the brakes, unnerved by plunging commodity prices, turmoil in emerging markets and p…
Analysis-For Twitter boss Elon Musk, now comes the hard part
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) – Overspending on Twitter Inc for $44 billion was the easy part. Now, Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk must prove why he believes that Twitter is worth 10 times that amount and turn around a social media platform that he has…
U.S. imposes sanctions on 15 Khordad Foundation over Salman Rushdie bounty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on Friday on the 15 Khordad Foundation for offering a multimillion dollar bounty for the killing of British-American author Salman Rushdie, the U.S. Treasury Department said. (Reporting by Chri…
Trump says he’s happy Twitter in ‘sane hands’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he was happy Twitter Inc was in “sane hands” after Elon Musk formally took over, but did not say whether he would return to his account on the platform that banned him. Trump said…
U.S. labor costs solid in Q3; private wage growth slowing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. labor costs increased solidly in the third quarter, but private sector wage growth slowed considerably, suggesting inflation had either peaked or was close doing so. The Employment Cost Index, the broadest measure of labor c…