By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp is stocking up on Chinese video game content to emulate Sony Group Corp’s success with “Genshin Impact”, sources said, solidifying China’s transition from a land only of players to a hub of blockbuster de…
Russia brings Ukraine ‘dirty bomb’ claim to U.N. as West rejects it as false
By Humeyra Pamuk and Pavel Polityuk WASHINGTON/KYIV (Reuters) -The United States warned on Monday there would be severe consequences if Russia used a nuclear weapon in Ukraine, while Russia took its claim that Kyiv was planning to deploy a “dirty bomb”…
Trump Organization ready to call ex-CFO a liar as tax fraud trial begins
By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) -Jury selection began on Monday in the tax fraud trial of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s company, with the Trump Organization ready to accuse its longtime chief financial officer of lying in a case in which th…
Prosecutor details alleged rapes by Harvey Weinstein at LA trial
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A Los Angeles prosecutor told jurors on Monday that they will hear from eight women who say Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted them during his time as one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood. The man who…
Wall St closes sharply higher on hopes of abating Fed
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks advanced on Monday, extending last week’s gains as signs of economic softness suggested the effects of the Fed’s aggressive policy aimed at cooling the economy, thereby curbing decades-high inflation, ar…
Comic actor Leslie Jordan, 67, killed in Hollywood car accident
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comic actor Leslie Jordan, a prime-time Emmy winner for his role on the hit sitcom “Will & Grace” and a social media sensation during the COVID-19 pandemic, died on Monday in a car crash while driving to work in Hollywood, a spo…
Jailed U.S. basketball star Griner ‘not expecting miracles’ at Russian appeal
MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner “does not expect miracles” at her appeal hearing on Tuesday against a nine-year Russian jail term for having cannabis oil in her luggage, her lawyers said in a statement. The twice Olympic gold med…
Trump ally Barrack testifies in own defense at ‘foreign agent’ trial
By Luc Cohen and Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) -Tom Barrack, a onetime fundraiser for former U.S. President Donald Trump, took the witness stand in his own defense on Monday in his trial on charges of being an illegal foreign agent for the United Arab …
ABCs not LGBTs: Battles over race, gender inflame Texas school board vote
(Removes reference to Tiffanie Harrison being the first Black woman elected to the Round Rock school board) By James Oliphant ROUND ROCK, Texas -At traffic-choked intersections in this Texas town, a blunt campaign slogan stands out from clusters of can…
U.S. charges two Chinese nationals with Huawei case obstruction-source
By Jonathan Stempel, Sarah N. Lynch and Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors charged two Chinese nationals with trying to obstruct the prosecution of Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, as part of a broader cra…