Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Philadelphia to release preliminary findings of probe into apartment fire that killed 12
(Reuters) - Philadelphia will on Tuesday release preliminary findings of an investigation into an apartment fire last week in Fairmount that killed 12 people, including eight children, Mayor Jim Kenne...
Jan 11, 2022
FAA briefly halted some U.S. West Coast flights around time of N.Korea launch
By David Shepardson and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday said it briefly halted departures at some West Coast airports on Monday around the ...
Jan 11, 2022
Biden says U.S. is on the right track in fight against COVID-19
By Jeff Mason and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed confidence the United States was on the right track in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, even as...
Jan 11, 2022
Biden spending bill ignites debate over dairy methane pollution
By Leah Douglas and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As U.S. President Joe Biden's administration seeks to revive its ambitious social spending and climate plan in Congress, environmental groups a...
Jan 11, 2022
Biden EPA advances efforts to curb toxic coal ash contamination
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency announced new steps on Tuesday to force utilities to strengthen safeguards for toxic coal ash pollution from power plant...
Jan 11, 2022
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. asks U.S. judge to throw out rape accuser’s lawsuit
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cuba Gooding Jr. has asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a $6 million civil lawsuit filed by a woman who accused the Oscar-winning actor of raping her twice in 2013, saying...
Jan 11, 2022
U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic terrorism
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is creating a new unit in the Justice Department to address domestic terrorism following last year's deadly U.S. Capitol a...
Jan 11, 2022
California court rejects Motiva insurance claim stemming from 2017 refinery fire
(Reuters) - A California state appeals court on Monday denied Motiva Enterprises' request for insurance coverage for a settlement with workers injured in a 2017 fire at its 607,000-barrel-per-day Port...
Jan 11, 2022
Chicago schools to reopen after teachers agree to end COVID-19 walkout
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) - Chicago Public School teachers returned to their schools on Tuesday after reaching an agreement on COVID-19 safeguards with the district, ending a walkout that c...
Jan 11, 2022
United Airlines CEO says about 3,000 employees test positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - United Airlines Holdings Inc's Chief Executive Scott Kirby said on Tuesday that the company had about 3,000 employees who have currently tested positive for COVID-19. In a note sent to emp...
Jan 11, 2022
