Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
New York Times interfered with union activism, U.S. labor agency alleges
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - U.S. labor officials have filed a complaint accusing The New York Times Co of unlawfully interfering with the organizing efforts of tech employees by barring a group of wor...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. prisons chief to retire amid criticism over COVID-19 response
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons has chosen to retire, the agency said on Wednesday, amid criticism over his performance, including the response to the COVID-...
Jan 05, 2022
Japan asks U.S. to take COVID-19 counter-measures at military bases – Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan requested that the United States strengthen COVID-19 countermeasures at military installations within Japan, including restrictions on people leaving base, the Kyodo news agenc...
Jan 05, 2022
Judge narrows SEC lawsuit against Morningstar over mortgage securities ratings
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday narrowed but refused to dismiss a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing Morningstar Credit Ratings LLC of violating federal securities laws...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. Postal Service seeks relief from testing, vaccine rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has asked the Biden administration for temporary relief from new vaccine or testing requirements covering large businesses for...
Jan 05, 2022
Virginia’s governor-elect taps Trump EPA chief for key role
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia's Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday announced he will appoint former President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency administrato...
Jan 05, 2022
U.S. begins returning migrants to Mexican border city under rebooted Trump-era policy
By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday began returning migrants to the Mexican city of Tijuana in an restart of a Trump-era program that forces asylum seekers to wait f...
Jan 05, 2022
Lawrence Brooks, oldest surviving U.S. veteran who served in World War Two, dies
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Lawrence Brooks, the oldest surviving U.S. veteran who served in World War Two and was referred to by President Joe Biden as "truly the best of America", died on Wednesda...
Jan 05, 2022
CDC advisory panel in favor of Pfizer vaccine booster for ages 12 to 15
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - A panel of outside experts advising the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday voted to recommend booster shots of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's...
Jan 05, 2022
Biden, Harris to travel to Georgia next week to speak on voting rights
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Atlanta on Jan. 11 to speak about voting rights, the White House said on Wednesday. "On Tuesday, January 11, Presid...
Jan 05, 2022
