Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Bill to fund U.S. government, avert shutdown, heads to final passage in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bill to fund the U.S. government through mid-February won the support of enough members of the Senate to win passage and prevent a partial shutdown of federal agencies at the ...
Dec 02, 2021
Biden presides over National Christmas Tree Lighting at start of holiday season
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife Jill participated in the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony outside the White House on Thursday, helping to usher in t...
Dec 02, 2021
U.S. Justice Department probes sexual harassment claims against Andrew Cuomo
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating sexual harassment claims made against former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, according to a document made availab...
Dec 02, 2021
U.S. confirms Sullenberger to international aviation post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed C. B. "Sully" Sullenberger to be the U.S. representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the United...
Dec 02, 2021
New U.S. COVID-19 international travel testing rules take effect Monday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. rules requiring international air travelers to obtain a negative COVID-19 test within one day of travel will take effect Monday at 12:01 a.m. ET (0501 GMT), sources bri...
Dec 02, 2021
U.S. newsrooms wrestle with how best to reflect the communities they cover
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - U.S. news organizations that grappled with issues of race and bias in their coverage after the killing of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 have had ...
Dec 02, 2021
Pro-Trump lawyers ordered to pay $175,000 for ‘frivolous’ election lawsuit
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered Sidney Powell and other lawyers who sued in Michigan to overturn Democratic President Joe Biden's election victory to pay a $175,00...
Dec 02, 2021
U.S. House of Representatives approves bill to avert government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown by extending through Feb. 18 federal agency funding that would...
Dec 02, 2021
Social distancing circles: The 99-cent solution to a pandemic problem
LONDON (Reuters) - With the help a 99-cent can of paint, New York's Domino Park created one of the most unlikely successes of the COVID-19 pandemic - social distancing circles painted in public places...
Dec 02, 2021
Ohio sheriff’s deputy charged with murder for shooting Black man in the back
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - A former sheriff's deputy in Columbus, Ohio, was charged with murder on Thursday in the December 2020 shooting death of a 23-year-old Black man, who was shot in his back fiv...
Dec 02, 2021
