Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Al Capone’s granddaughter hopes auction reveals human side of America’s notorious gangster
By Nathan Frandino SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - It was Christmas Day in 1946 when notorious Chicago gangster Al Capone took his wife and four granddaughters out for a walk onto the dock of their spr...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. Senate filibuster looms large as leaders seek debt ceiling deal
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A threat by Democrats to do away with the U.S. Senate's filibuster rule colored Wednesday's behind-the-scene efforts to avert a looming federal debt default, whi...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. to fine for-profit colleges for false promises about graduates’ prospects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some 70 U.S. for-profit colleges, including some of the largest, were sent notices that the Federal Trade Commission could impose "significant financial penalties" if the school...
Oct 06, 2021
Prince Andrew can review 2009 Jeffrey Epstein settlement
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prince Andrew will have a chance to review a 2009 settlement agreement that he hopes will shield him from a civil lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing a wo...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. administers over 398 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 398,675,414 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and distributed 480,427,985 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. Senate Democrats to steer toward temporary debt limit increase
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday said Republican Leader Mitch McConnell lost his battle to push a debt ceiling increase through the "reconciliation" process, and they now will...
Oct 06, 2021
Otis the bear crowned chunk champion in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - One of the ursine elders of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska is now a four-time champion of chunk. Otis, a brown bear estimated to be 24 to 26 ...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. CDC’s Walensky says COVID-19 death 7-day average remains constant at 1,400 per day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday that the average number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations over the...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. to invest another $1 billion in rapid COVID-19 tests
(Reuters) -The U.S. government is committing to purchase an additional 180 million rapid COVID-19 tests for $1 billion, adding to the $2 billion test buying plan it announced in September, a top U.S. ...
Oct 06, 2021
U.S. Senate to delay vote on suspending debt ceiling -senators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will postpone a vote planned for Wednesday afternoon to suspend the federal government's $28.4 trillion debt ceiling, four Republican senators and a Democratic a...
Oct 06, 2021
