Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Media exec sentenced in U.S. college scandal, another parent strikes plea deal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former media executive was sentenced on Thursday to six weeks in prison plus a year of home confinement for participating in a vast U.S. college admissions fraud s...
Dec 09, 2021
White House’s Deese will not predict whether price rises will last through next year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House economic adviser Brian Deese on Thursday declined to predict whether price increases would continue through 2022, but said most independent forecasters continued to ...
Dec 09, 2021
VW to pay $3.5 million to resolve Illinois diesel lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volkswagen's U.S. unit will pay $3.5 million to resolve a lawsuit by the state of Illinois against the German automaker for tampering with vehicle emissions controls in diesel v...
Dec 09, 2021
Reality TV personality Josh Duggar convicted over child sex-abuse images
By Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - Former reality television personality Josh Duggar was convicted by a jury in Arkansas on Thursday on federal charges relating to downloading and viewing photos and videos...
Dec 09, 2021
Travis Scott says he was unaware of issues that led to Astroworld concert crush
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Travis Scott has said he was not aware of any problems at his Astroworld concert last month that would have caused him to stop the show and denied that the high energy c...
Dec 09, 2021
Gymnastics- Simone Biles earns Time’s ‘Athlete of the Year’ honour
(Reuters) - Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles earned Time magazine's "Athlete of the Year" honour, the publication said on Thursday. The 24-year-old gymnast traveled to the Tokyo Games thi...
Dec 09, 2021
New York set to become largest U.S. city to enable non-citizen voting
By Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City was poised on Thursday to become the largest U.S. city to allow non-citizen immigrants who are in the country legally to vote in municipal elections...
Dec 09, 2021
Treasury’s Yellen vows big push against corruption, new ‘kleptocracy fund’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department must play a major role in combating corruption at home and abroad, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told President Joe Biden's democracy summit on Th...
Dec 09, 2021
New York Attorney General James suspends campaign for governor
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose office is investigating former U.S. President Donald Trump, said on Thursday that she was suspending her campaign f...
Dec 09, 2021
Union Pacific suspends COVID-19 vaccine mandate after court ruling
(Reuters) - U.S. railroad operator Union Pacific Corp said on Thursday it was suspending its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for its 31,000 employees, two days after a judge blocked the Biden administration'...
Dec 09, 2021
