Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. Congress making headway toward avoiding debt default-Senate leader Schumer
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday said lawmakers have made progress toward crafting legislation to raise the federal government's borrowing au...
Dec 07, 2021
Trump ex-chief of staff Meadows no longer cooperating with Capitol riot panel
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mark Meadows, who served as former President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff, has decided to no longer cooperate with the House of Representatives...
Dec 07, 2021
Jury in Ghislaine Maxwell trial to see photos depicting her relationship with Epstein
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell's sex abuse trial was set to enter its seventh day on Tuesday, with prosecutors expected to show jurors photographs depicting the British socialite'...
Dec 07, 2021
VP Harris to promote maternal health in White House event
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday will host a meeting to promote improvements in U.S. maternal health with guests including Democratic Senator Cory Booker to U.S. Olympian...
Dec 07, 2021
Kremlin expects no breakthrough at Putin-Biden talks, urges calm
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said it expected no breakthrough later on Tuesday at virtual talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden over Ukraine, but urged people t...
Dec 07, 2021
Instagram, ahead of U.S. Senate hearing, tightens teen protection measures
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Instagram said on Tuesday it will be stricter about the types of content it recommends to teens in the photo-sharing app and will nudge them toward different areas i...
Dec 07, 2021
Artist linked to parents of Michigan school shooter questioned by police
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - Detectives on Monday questioned an artist linked to the Detroit studio where the parents of a 15-year-old accused Michigan school shooter were arrested after a manhunt, loc...
Dec 06, 2021
Tesla’s Musk says Biden’s EV bill shouldn’t pass
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that the U.S. Congress should not approve the Biden administration's bill to boost subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs), saying the pr...
Dec 06, 2021
U.S. ends probe into Emmett Till lynching, unable to prove witness lied
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Monday said it failed to prove a crucial witness lied 66 years ago in the lynching death of Black teen Emmett Till in Mississippi, closing without cha...
Dec 06, 2021
Republican McConnell says he will probably support Powell’s Fed nomination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Monday he would probably end up supporting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's nomination for a second four-year term. Sp...
Dec 06, 2021
