Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; layoffs at 24-year low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, while layoffs dropped to their lowest level in more than 24 years in August, suggesting the labor ...
Sep 02, 2021
Republican Cheney named as vice chair of U.S. House panel investigating Jan. 6 attack
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Liz Cheney will serve as vice chairwoman of the congressional select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the...
Sep 02, 2021
Analysis: Texas abortion ban opens up ‘Wild West’ of enforcement, critics say
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas's strict new abortion ban https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/texas-six-week-abortion-ban-takes-effect-2021-09-01 hands over the...
Sep 02, 2021
Louisiana towns still crawling out from Ida’s destruction
By Devika Krishna Kumar NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Shattered communities across southern Louisiana were still assessing storm damage from Ida on Thursday as floodwaters had yet to recede in many places f...
Sep 02, 2021
U.S. civil rights museum gives Freedom Award to Michelle Obama, campaign group
(Reuters) - Former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and The Poor People's Campaign will receive the Freedom Award from the National Civil Rights Museum in Tennessee, the museum said. The awards, which r...
Sep 02, 2021
One person has died in flooding in Passaic, New Jersey – CNN
(Reuters) - At least one person was killed in flash flooding that inundated the New Jersey city of Passaic, Mayor Hector Lora told CNN early on Thursday. Lora told CNN the body of an elderly man in hi...
Sep 02, 2021
New York City mayor declares state of emergency after record-breaking rain
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a state of emergency on Wednesday night due to what he called a "historic weather event" with record-breaking rain across the city leading to fl...
Sep 01, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Texas abortion ban
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court late on Wednesday refused to block a Texas ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, dealing a major blow to aborti...
Sep 01, 2021
Medics mount emergency response from devastated Louisiana hospital’s parking lot
By Devika Krishna Kumar HOUMA, La. (Reuters) - Outside a hospital abandoned after Hurricane Ida tore its roof off and flooded the interior, emergency medical workers were poised for action. The Terreb...
Sep 01, 2021
North Carolina student dies in school shooting, suspect in custody
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A North Carolina high school student was shot and killed on Wednesday by a fellow student, who was taken into custody hours after the incident, police said. Student Will...
Sep 01, 2021
