Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
In Arbery case, shooter failed to follow training – instructors
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Travis McMichael, a defendant in the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial, says he followed firearms training when he fatally shot the 25-year-old Black man. Many U.S. gun instructors ...
Nov 23, 2021
‘We all talk about it’: Georgia community on edge ahead of verdict in Arbery killing
By Rich McKay BRUNSWICK, Georgia (Reuters) - Henry Johnson, 60, can often be found weightlifting in the garage of his home near Brunswick, Georgia. When people walk by his house and ask, "Did you see ...
Nov 23, 2021
Maxwell to challenge accusers, seek distance from Epstein at sex abuse trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell's defense in her sex abuse trial will focus on undermining her accusers and distancing her from Jeffrey Epstein, the financier for...
Nov 23, 2021
With U.S. inventories tight, ‘Black Friday’ drags through November
By Richa Naidu and Arriana McLymore CHICAGO (Reuters) - Facing scarce year-end inventories and a shortage of workers, retailers are turning "Black Friday" into a month-long event. Walmart, the world's...
Nov 23, 2021
In U.S. Supreme Court case, the past could be the future on abortion
By Lawrence Hurley OXFORD, Miss. (Reuters) - Just months before she was set to start law school in the summer of 1973, Barbara Phillips was shocked to learn she was pregnant. Then 24, she wanted an ab...
Nov 23, 2021
Georgia jury set to begin deliberations in Ahmaud Arbery killing
By Rich McKay BRUNSWICK, Ga. (Reuters) - A Georgia jury is set on Tuesday to begin deliberating the fate of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man who prosecutors say was out...
Nov 23, 2021
Members of beloved ‘Dancing Grannies’ among dead in Wisconsin parade
By Brendan O'Brien WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Four of the five people killed by an SUV racing through a Wisconsin Christmas parade on Sunday were affiliated with the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies, a...
Nov 22, 2021
U.S. gun makers say Mexico’s lawsuit represents ‘clash of national values’
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Gun makers including Smith & Wesson and Sturm, Ruger & Co on Monday asked a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit by the Mexican government accusing them of facilitating t...
Nov 22, 2021
U.S. Capitol riot ‘QAnon Shaman’ lawyers wrangle the week after sentencing
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for U.S. Capitol rioter nicknamed the "QAnon Shaman" bickered on Monday over who will now represent him, a week after he was sentenced to more than thr...
Nov 22, 2021
U.S. not heading toward COVID lockdown, White House says
By Ahmed Aboulenein and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States does not need to impose a lockdown or shut down its economy to curb the spread of COVID-19 and will rely on other tool...
Nov 22, 2021
