Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Texas governor calls for investigation into ‘pornography’ in school libraries
By Brad Brooks LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday called on the state's education regulatory agencies to investigate the presence of what he called pornographic books i...
Nov 10, 2021
Grand jury indicts three men over 2016 U.S. election funds
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A federal grand jury indicted three men for operating two fraudulent political action committees during the 2016 U.S. election cycle and collecting about $3.5 million fro...
Nov 10, 2021
U.S. Senate panel to hold Nov 17 hearing on Biden FCC pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold a Nov. 17 confirmation hearing for a new term for Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, but will not imme...
Nov 10, 2021
U.S. Postal Service warns vaccine rules could affect deliveries
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service raised concerns on Wednesday that the Biden administration's new rules requiring large employers to require vaccinations or weekly CO...
Nov 10, 2021
Federal judge approves $626 million Flint, Michigan water settlement
By Tyler Clifford and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement worth $626 million for victims of the lead water crisis in Flint, Michigan, in a case brought by tens...
Nov 10, 2021
Jury orders Bayer to pay $62 million over contaminated U.S. school building
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A U.S. jury on Wednesday ordered Bayer AG to pay $62 million to students and others who say they were exposed to toxic chemicals made by the company's predecessor, Monsan...
Nov 10, 2021
Ex-USC dentistry professor gets six weeks prison in U.S. college admissions scandal
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A former University of Southern California associate professor of dentistry was sentenced on Wednesday to six weeks in prison for filing a false tax return related t...
Nov 10, 2021
Timelines major focus in investigation of Travis Scott concert deaths – Houston police chief
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Determining accurate times for events at a Friday night concert by rapper Travis Scott where eight people died is an early focus of the city's criminal investigation, said Houston ...
Nov 10, 2021
‘Rust’ crew member files negligence lawsuit over fatal shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A crew member who witnessed the fatal shooting on the "Rust" movie set last month filed a negligence lawsuit on Wednesday against actor Alec Baldwin and the film's producers, D...
Nov 10, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to bar psychologist from testifying at sex crimes trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell on Wednesday lost her bid to exclude a psychologist who has studied the "grooming" of sexual crimes victims from testifying at her upcoming trial. P...
Nov 10, 2021
