Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. Supreme Court’s rightward lurch put Roe v. Wade on the brink
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During a 2016 presidential debate, then-candidate Donald Trump made a statement that seemed brash at the time: If he were elected and got the chance to nomina...
Sep 03, 2021
Biden to visit hard-hit Louisiana to see damage from Hurricane Ida
By Steve Holland and Devika Krishna Kumar WASHINGTON/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden travels to Louisiana on Friday to get a first-hand look at the destruction wrought by Hurricane Id...
Sep 03, 2021
Biden calls emergency in New York over heavy rain, floods
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden declared an emergency in New York state, ordering federal aid to help regional responders tackle devastation left by a fading Hurricane Ida, the White House said i...
Sep 02, 2021
Biden approves New Jersey emergency declaration after heavy rain, flooding
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden declared that an emergency exists in the state of New Jersey and ordered federal assistance to supplement local response efforts due to conditions resulting from t...
Sep 02, 2021
U.S. EPA responds to report of oil spill after Ida by activating special aircraft
(Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said a special aircraft carrying photographic and chemical detection equipment was dispatched from Texas to Louisiana to fly over an area hard hit ...
Sep 02, 2021
Pennsylvania Republicans launch election audit, solicit testimony on ‘improprieties’
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - More than 9 months after Pennyslvania certified the 2020 election, Republican lawmakers in the state are launching a partisan probe into the vote by soliciting sworn testim...
Sep 02, 2021
Biden visits wounded U.S. troops at military hospital in Maryland
BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) -President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited wounded U.S. troops on Thursday at the Walter Reed military hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, the White House said. His vis...
Sep 02, 2021
Arizona ex-nurse pleads guilty in disabled woman’s rape
By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - A former Arizona nurse pleaded guilty on Thursday in the 2018 sexual assault of a severely disabled woman at a long-term care facility, a crime that came to light...
Sep 02, 2021
South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down city’s school mask mandate
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - South Carolina's Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a school mask mandate in the state's capital city in the midst of its largest surge in COVID-19 cases since last w...
Sep 02, 2021
Former Georgia district attorney indicted for obstruction in Arbery case
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia grand jury indicted a former district attorney on Thursday on two charges stemming from her delay in charging suspects captured on video fatally shooting a ...
Sep 02, 2021
