Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Gunman slays 4 people in Denver-area shooting spree before he is killed by police
DENVER (Reuters) - A lone gunman shot four people to death and wounded a police officer on Monday during a Denver-area shooting spree that unfolded at various locations and ended with police killing t...
Dec 27, 2021
Colorado prosecutor seeks rare reduction in trucker’s 110-year sentence in deadly crash
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado prosecutor went to court on Monday in a rare bid to seek a reduced prison term for a truck driver sentenced to 110 years behind bars for vehicular homici...
Dec 27, 2021
Kentucky death toll from Dec 10 tornadoes climbs to 77
(Reuters) - The official death toll in Kentucky from a swarm of devastating tornadoes that struck the state on Dec. 10 has climbed to 77, with an infant in hard-hit Graves County counted as the latest...
Dec 27, 2021
Los Angeles police promise release of video from fatal shooting of 14-year-old girl
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Police Department was expected to release video footage on Monday from the accidental shooting of a teenage girl killed in a clothing store when...
Dec 27, 2021
New Waterford crystals added to Times Square’s New Year’s Eve ball
By Dan Fastenberg and Hussein al Waiile NEW YORK (Reuters) - New Waterford crystals joined over 2,000 sparkling triangles covering the ball that drops over New York's Times Square every year, days bef...
Dec 27, 2021
CDC cuts quarantine time for COVID-affected Americans to 5 days
(Reuters) -U.S. health authorities on Monday shortened the recommended time for isolation for asymptomatic Americans with COVID-19 to five days from the previous guidance of 10 days. The Centers for D...
Dec 27, 2021
Apple closes New York City stores amid rising COVID cases
(Reuters) - Apple Inc said on Monday it had closed its New York City retail stores due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. However, customers can pick up online orders at the stores, the iPhone maker said. ...
Dec 27, 2021
U.S. administers 503.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 503,480,667 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Monday morning and distributed 609,589,955 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Dec 27, 2021
U.S. appeals court sets Jan 7 argument date in Texas abortion case
(Reuters) - A United States appeals court has set a Jan. 7 argument date in the Texas abortion case, where the panel will hear the state's bid to push a legal question about enforcement to the state s...
Dec 27, 2021
Omicron-induced staff shortages and snow hobble U.S. air travel
By Gabriella Borter and Aishwarya Nair (Reuters) - U.S. airlines canceled nearly 1,000 flights on Monday after grounding thousands of flights over the Christmas holiday weekend, hobbled by staff short...
Dec 27, 2021
