Top Story

FILE PHOTO: A prospective buyer examines an AR-15 at the "Ready Gunner" gun store In Provo, Utah, U.S. in Provo, Utah, U.S., June 21, 2016. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo

House panel plans action on gun background check bill next week

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will take up legislation next week that (More...)

Britain escorts Russian ship near national waters amid strained relations

A British ship escorted a Russian vessel as it passed near UK territorial waters over Christmas, Britain’s defense ministry said (More…)

Federal agents found fetuses in body broker’s warehouse

By John Shiffman and Brian Grow

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal agents discovered four preserved fetuses in the Detroit warehouse of (More…)

North Korea likely to pursue talks, South says in rosy New Year forecast

By Haejin Choi

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea predicted on Tuesday that North Korea would look to open negotiations with (More…)

Vietnam braces for typhoon as Philippine toll rises to 230 dead

By Mi Nguyen and Manuel Mogato

HANOI/MANILA (Reuters) – Authorities in Vietnam prepared to move a million people from low-lying (More…)

Christmas Travel: Winter Storm Warnings in Northeast brings White Christmas and slick travel

By Kami Klein

Christmas is the most traveled part of the year with an estimated 107.3 million travelers nationwide from (More…)

Arab states believe U.S. aid secure despite defying Trump Jerusalem move

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and John Davison

AMMAN/CAIRO (Reuters) – Leading Arab allies threatened with cuts in aid by Donald Trump (More…)

Trump signs tax, government spending bills into law

By Susan Heavey and Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed Republicans’ massive $1.5 trillion tax overhaul (More…)

Philippines’ coast guard rescues 252 passengers from capsized ferry

By Erik De Castro and Ronn Bautista

REAL, Philippines (Reuters) – The Philippines’ coast guard said on Friday it had (More…)

Stop meddling in foreign elections, UK’s Johnson tells Russian hosts

By Andrew Osborn and Vladimir Soldatkin

MOSCOW (Reuters) – British foreign minister Boris Johnson told his Russian counterpart on Friday (More…)

Chicago police say Facebook ‘secret groups’ traffic in guns and drugs

By Bernie Woodall

(Reuters) – Police in Chicago said on Thursday they have arrested 50 people suspected of using “secret (More…)