Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
After George Floyd, Minneapolis voters weigh replacing police department
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Minneapolis voters may decide on Tuesday to scrap their police force for a reimagined department that takes a holistic approach to crime and its causes, 18 months after the ...
Nov 02, 2021
California farm town lurches from no water to polluted water
By Daniel Trotta TEVISTON, Calif. (Reuters) - The San Joaquin Valley farm town of Teviston has two wells. One went dry and the other is contaminated. The one functioning well failed just at the start ...
Nov 02, 2021
U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson in hospital with injury
(Reuters) - U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has been admitted to hospital for an injury suffered while attending a meeting at Howard University, officials of the historically Black college said...
Nov 02, 2021
U.S. unveils crackdown on methane, starting with oil and gas rules
By Valerie Volcovici and Nichola Groom (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday will unveil a plan to slash emissions of the greenhouse gas methane across the country, starting with oil and gas...
Nov 02, 2021
U.S. EPA to draft power plant emissions rules despite court ruling
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will continue to draft rules targeting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants despite a surprise Supreme Court ...
Nov 02, 2021
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s take on greening the economy: Not our job
By Ann Saphir and Lindsay Dunsmuir (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve trails other major central banks in tackling climate change, even as President Joe Biden pledges a "whole of government" approac...
Nov 02, 2021
Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions
By Kate Abnett, Valerie Volcovici and Ilze Filks GLASGOW (Reuters) - Nearly 90 countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030 from ...
Nov 02, 2021
U.S. woman who assisted Bali ‘suitcase’ murder to be deported after release
JAKARTA (Reuters) - An American woman who was recently released from prison after serving part of a 10-year sentence for her role in the murder of her mother will be deported and return home on Tuesda...
Nov 01, 2021
California judge delivers drugmakers 1st trial win in opioid litigation
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A California judge on Monday said he would rule against several large counties that accused four drugmakers of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic, saying they failed during a ...
Nov 01, 2021
California judge rules for drugmakers in major opioid lawsuit
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A California judge on Monday said he would rule against several large counties that accused four drugmakers of fueling an opioid epidemic, saying they had failed at trial to...
Nov 01, 2021
