Brazil revokes U.S. official’s visa in reciprocal measure
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Friday his government revoked the visa of a U.S. State Department official, calling it a reciprocal measure after Brazilian officials had their visas revoked
US defends dropping soccer corruption charges, says it’s not worth the resources
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn said he moved to dismiss criminal charges against a former Fox executive convicted of trying to pay bribes in exchange for lucrative broadcasting
South Carolina reports three new measles cases, outbreak total rises to 996
March 13 (Reuters) – South Carolina health officials reported three new measles cases on Friday, pushing the total number of infections linked to the outbreak to 996, the state health department said. Officials have warned that the
California hit by much higher oil prices as Iran war stresses refiners
By Arathy Somasekhar and Nicole Jao HOUSTON, March 13 (Reuters) – Fuel costs in California are soaring even more than in the rest of the U.S. due to several unique factors, with fallout from the war in
US tobacco regulator treads carefully on vapes with licence for Glas e-cigarettes
By Emma Rumney LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week granted a licence for sale for one more vape brand, but only in tobacco flavour, according to a public list of
All 6 U.S. crew members killed in military plane crash in Iraq
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The U.S. military says a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq, killing at least four of its six crew members. The U.S. Central Command, which oversees the
US job openings rise to a better-than-expected 7 million despite sluggish labor market
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose to nearly 7 million in January, better than expected at a time when the American labor market has looked sluggish. The 6.95 million job postings in January were up from
Number on gun used in fatal Old Dominion shooting was obliterated, law enforcement official says
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The shooter who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University on Thursday in an attack being investigated as an act of terrorism had a gun with an obliterated serial number,
Iraq is caught in the crossfire of the Iran war, with attacks by both sides on its soil
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq is getting caught in the crossfire of the Iran war as the only country facing strikes from both sides, and that threatens to drag the nation that has so far avoided two
US veteran flees ahead of US trial over failed 2020 Maduro ouster plot
NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. military veteran awaiting trial on U.S. charges concerning a failed May 2020 armed incursion to oust now-jailed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has absconded and is a fugitive, federal prosecutors