Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Biden’s failed nominee on gun policy says he got death threats, no protection
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's failed nominee to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said he faced death threats while the U.S. Senate was consi...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. Olympic swimmer Klete Keller pleads guilty in U.S. Capitol riot case
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Klete Keller, a former Olympic swimmer who won two gold medals for the United States, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a felony charge related to his participation in...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. House panel approves three bills aimed at tackling high drug prices
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted on Wednesday to approve three bills to stop practices drugmakers use to raise prices and fend off competition, including ...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. administers nearly 392 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 391,992,662 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Wednesday morning and distributed 473,954,085 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Sep 29, 2021
Democrats weigh first nationwide fee on plastic in U.S. budget negotiations
By Valerie Volcovici and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Democrats are considering including the first federal fee to tackle plastic pollution in the multitrillion-dollar rec...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. Justice Dept antitrust nominee Kanter has confirmation hearing next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jonathan Kanter, President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the antitrust division of the Justice Department, will appear for a confirmation hearing next week before the Senate Judic...
Sep 29, 2021
Slower U.S. mail standards take effect Friday
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) plan takes effect Friday to slow down some first-class mail deliveries as part of efforts to cut red ink as the U.S. Congress co...
Sep 29, 2021
Los Angeles moves toward barring the unvaccinated from most businesses
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles officials on Wednesday signaled they would vote next week to prohibit unvaccinated people from entering most businesses in the United States' second...
Sep 29, 2021
U.S. labor board official says college athletes are ’employees’
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The top lawyer at the agency that enforces U.S. labor laws said on Wednesday that many college athletes are their schools' employees, effectively inviting players to tak...
Sep 29, 2021
Republican Cheney offers strong defense of Milley, invokes Jan. 6 Capitol riot
By Patricia Zengerle and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Liz Cheney offered a resounding defense on Wednesday of General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pra...
Sep 29, 2021
