Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. urges airports to avoid using firefighting foam with fluorine
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it had urged U.S. airports to limit the use of firefighting foam with the chemical PFAS due to the environmen...
Oct 04, 2021
DOJ is probing attacks on voting rights, says U.S. attorney general
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday said the Justice Department is "seriously and urgently investigating" how states are changing voting procedures...
Oct 04, 2021
Former FDA chief Gottlieb expects Delta to be last big pandemic wave in U.S
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The summer spike in cases fueled by the Delta variant of the coronavirus is likely the last big COVID-19 wave in the United States, but the pandemic is far fro...
Oct 04, 2021
DEA agent killed in shooting at Arizona train station
(Reuters) - A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent was killed and two other law enforcement officers were injured in a shooting aboard an Amtrak train in Tucson on Monday, officials said. One s...
Oct 04, 2021
New York’s largest healthcare provider fires 1,400 unvaccinated workers
(Reuters) - New York State's largest healthcare provider, Northwell Health, has fired 1,400 employees who refused to get COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a spokesman, Joe Kemp. As with other health...
Oct 04, 2021
Factbox-How could U.S. Senate Democrats raise the debt limit on their own?
(Reuters) - The U.S. Congress has about two weeks to raise the federal government's $28.4 trillion debt ceiling or cause a historic default that would take a heavy toll on the economy. The parties are...
Oct 04, 2021
Florida man pleads guilty to assaulting police at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Florida man who assaulted police officers with a wooden plank and a fire extinguisher at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty to assault charges on Mond...
Oct 04, 2021
Judge says Trump can be deposed in former ‘Apprentice’ contestant’s lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Monday gave former U.S. President Donald Trump a Dec. 23 deadline to undergo questioning in a defamation lawsuit filed by a former co...
Oct 04, 2021
U.S. CDC advises against travel to Austria, Barbados over COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday warned against travel to Armenia, Austria, Barbados, Croatia and Latvia because of COVID-19 concerns. The CDC...
Oct 04, 2021
White House: Biden to hold meeting with progressives, discuss smaller bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will hold a virtual meeting with left-leaning progressive lawmakers from the House of Representatives on Monday afternoon to discuss a social spending bill, ...
Oct 04, 2021
