Rights groups and legal experts say the move could endanger minors, who are usually barred from witnessing executions.

Lawmakers branded the move as ‘disturbing’ and compared it to the actions of some terror groups and oppressive governments

Hundreds of workers are expected to be laid off at the Hamilton's Stelco steel plant in Canada which has been hit by U.S. tariffs.

WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Republican US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News he does not know if he will remain in politics if his party loses control of the chamber in next month's congressional election even as he insisted his focus was on protecting the party's majority.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused the US of being unwilling to help Ukraine after a Russian bomb attack on Thursday killed at least 35 people in the east,

The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Thursday, its second straight loss after setting an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1% after flipping between gains and losses through the day. The Nasdaq composite fell 1.3%. Drops for technology stocks overshadowed gains for the majority of the S&P 500.

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - US consumer sentiment slumped further in early October as the rising cost of living because of the Middle East conflict soured households' views of the economy,