Author Archives: Syndicated Content
A year after 'Liberation Day,' Trump sets new drug tariffs, adjusts metals duties
By David Lawder and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ordered 100% tariffs on certain branded pharmaceutical imports and overhauled steel, aluminum and coppe...
Apr 02, 2026
Director Lin-Manuel Miranda will make musical ‘Octet’ into movie
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, April 2 (Reuters) - Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the 11time Tony Award-winning musical "Hamilton," will direct a musical film adaptation of Dave Malloy's c...
Apr 02, 2026
US Interior Department to reduce staff through deferred resignation, early retirement
April 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of the Interior will offer employees new opportunities to leave the agency as part of a plan to improve efficiency, it said in a statement on Thursday. Interior...
Apr 02, 2026
Appeals panel orders resentencing of ex‑Colorado clerk over voting machines
By Brad Brooks April 2 (Reuters) - A Colorado appeals court on Thursday overturned the nine-year prison sentence, but not the conviction, given to Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted of tampe...
Apr 02, 2026
US judge tosses Blake Lively's sexual harassment case against Justin Baldoni
By Jonathan Stempel and Luc Cohen NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims in her lawsuit against actor and director Justin Bal...
Apr 02, 2026
Rapper Pooh Shiesty, 7 others arrested, charged with robbing, kidnapping
By Jasper Ward April 2 (Reuters) - American rapper Pooh Shiesty and seven others were arrested on charges of robbery and armed kidnapping of music industry figures, the U.S. Justice Department said on...
Apr 02, 2026
US ICE detains Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour, mosque says
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour, who is a Palestinian American, has been detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Apr 02, 2026
Dem senators query gov't watchdogs over well-timed Wall Street bets
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - Two Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday called on Wall Street's top regulator and a Defense Department watchdog to prevent and investigate possible insider trading by ...
Apr 02, 2026
US Army chief of staff fired by Hegseth, sources say
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George was fired on Thursday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, three U.S. defense officials told Reuters,...
Apr 02, 2026
Drugmakers face 100% tariff unless they cut prices or produce drugs in US
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday imposing 100% tariffs on branded pharmaceuticals imported into the U.S. unless manufact...
Apr 02, 2026
