Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
New comic book highlights life of U.S. President Jimmy Carter
By Alicia Powell (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is starring in his own comic book set to be released days before he turns 97 on Oct. 1. The Democrat, who was in office from 1977-1981, ...
Sep 24, 2021
Ex-New England mob boss loses appeal of conviction for 1993 murder
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of an octogenarian former New England mob boss sentenced to life in prison for the 1993 murder of a nightclub...
Sep 24, 2021
U.S. funds Florida school district after state cuts over mask mandate
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Education said it has awarded its first funding to a Florida school district that had state funds withheld because it mandated that students wear mask...
Sep 24, 2021
Explainer-What is the role of outside advisers to the U.S. FDA and CDC in vaccine decisions?
By Michael Erman (Reuters) - The U.S. CDC on Friday backed a booster shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for Americans aged 65 and older, adults with underlying medical conditions and those i...
Sep 24, 2021
Autopsy shows ‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams died of drug overdose
By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - An autopsy has confirmed actor Michael K. Williams, who played the shotgun-toting drug dealer Omar Little in the HBO crime drama "The Wire," died of an overdos...
Sep 24, 2021
Subtropical Storm Teresa forms north of Bermuda -U.S. NHC
(Reuters) - Subtropical Storm Teresa formed north of Bermuda on Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, adding that little change in strength is forecast during the next 36 hours and Te...
Sep 24, 2021
Biden will not invoke executive privilege on Trump records in Jan. 6 probe -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will not invoke executive privilege to shield former President Donald Trump's records in relation to an investigation into the deadly attack on the U.S. Capi...
Sep 24, 2021
Britain’s Prince Andrew accepts U.S. service of sexual assault lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Andrew has accepted service in the United States of a sexual assault lawsuit by a woman who said the Duke of York forced her to have sex with him at the London ho...
Sep 24, 2021
U.S. to probe some imported magnets as part of supply chain review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday said it would investigate the national security impact of certain imported magnets used in fighter aircraft and missile guidance systems a...
Sep 24, 2021
U.S. administers 388.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 388,567,109 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Friday morning and distributed 470,630,875 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Sep 24, 2021
