Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Wyoming coroner says Gabby Petito’s death was caused by strangulation
(Reuters) - Gabby Petito, the young woman who vanished on a road trip with her boyfriend and later turned up dead in Wyoming, was killed by strangulation, a local coroner said on Tuesday. Teton County...
Oct 12, 2021
White House says Texas order barring vaccine mandates out of step with business community
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday that Texas Governor Greg Abbott's executive order barring employers and others from imposing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate is ...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. Senator Sanders says overdue for Senators Manchin, Sinema to say what they want in social policy bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said Tuesday the time is long overdue for moderate Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to tell the rest of the party what they want in...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. names veteran diplomat to take over Afghan relocation effort
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday appointed veteran diplomat A. Elizabeth Jones as a new coordinator for efforts to relocate Afghans who have fled or want to flee their count...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. asks judge to keep accused Capitol rioter in jail ahead of trial
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. prosecutor on Tuesday asked a federal judge to order continued pre-trial detention for a man charged with spraying a chemical on police officers during ...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. watchdog to review efforts to ensure adequate air traffic controllers
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department Office of Inspector General said Tuesday it will audit the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) efforts to ensure adequa...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. should face up to ‘shameful past’ with tribal nations
(Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said on Tuesday that the European explorers who first landed on U.S. shores had "ushered in a wave of devastation for tribal nations, perpetrating violence...
Oct 12, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court weighs Kentucky official’s bid to defend abortion law
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - In another case stemming from a restrictive abortion law, U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled a willingness to let Kentucky's Republican attorney general defend...
Oct 12, 2021
Pentagon says hypersonic weapons are too expensive
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon wants defense contractors to cut the ultimate cost of hypersonic weapons, the head of research and development said on Tuesday, as the next generation...
Oct 12, 2021
Boston Fed launches search for new president, hires exec. talent firm
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has kicked off its search for a new president to replace the bank's previous top executive, who left last month, it said on Tuesday. The bank's search is...
Oct 12, 2021
