Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
D.C. attorney general sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan 6 attack on Capitol
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine on Tuesday announced a civil lawsuit against extremist groups the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over the deadly J...
Dec 14, 2021
Kentucky tornado killed dozen children, including two-month-old
By Cheney Orr MAYFIELD, Ky. (Reuters) - The barrage of tornadoes that tore through Kentucky and surrounding states killed a dozen children, including a 2-month-old infant, Governor Andy Beshear said o...
Dec 14, 2021
BlackRock adds diversity target for U.S. boardrooms
By Ross Kerber and Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) - Top asset manager BlackRock Inc on Tuesday said it wants U.S. companies to aim for a board that is 30% diverse and, for the first time, contain at least...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. House to vote on contempt charge against ex-Trump chief of staff Meadows
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on Tuesday on whether to seek criminal contempt of Congress charges against Mark Meadows, Donald Trump's ch...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. FDIC chair McWilliams says vote initiated by majority Democratic members ‘out of order’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Tuesday refused to advance a vote by the majority Democratic members of the board to request public consultation o...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. appeals court declines to block United Airlines vaccine mandate
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court has rebuffed a request by six employees to block United Airlines from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers that impo...
Dec 14, 2021
What’s at stake for Trump allies facing ‘contempt of Congress’?
By Jan Wolfe and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Tuesday to recommend "contempt of Congress" charges against former President Donald Trump...
Dec 14, 2021
Text messages sent to Trump adviser Meadows during Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows received a series of text pleas from members of the conservative-leaning media during the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol urgin...
Dec 14, 2021
Biden to nominate Sandra Thompson as head of Federal Housing Finance Agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate Sandra Thompson as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday. Thompson has been actin...
Dec 14, 2021
U.S. Treasury allocates $8.7 billion in new capital to community, minority lenders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday announced more than $8.7 billion in capital investments in community development financial insti...
Dec 14, 2021
