Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Texas House passes voting bill that lawmakers fled state to protest
By Julia Harte (Reuters) - Texas' House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill restricting voting access, more than six weeks after Democratic lawmakers fled the state in an effort to deny the l...
Aug 26, 2021
White House calls for ‘urgent’ action to prevent evictions after Supreme Court decision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said it regretted the Supreme Court's decision on Thursday to end the Biden administration's pandemic-related federal moratorium on evictions, and urged states, c...
Aug 26, 2021
U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations hit eight-month high over 100,000
By Anurag Maan (Reuters) - The number of coronavirus patients in U.S. hospitals breached 100,000 on Thursday, the highest level in eight months, according to the Department of Health and Human Service...
Aug 26, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court ends CDC’s pandemic residential eviction moratorium
By Lawrence Hurley and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ended the pandemic-related federal moratorium on residential evictions imposed by President Joe Biden's admini...
Aug 26, 2021
NFL – League wants COVID-19 vaccine mandate, nearly 93% of players vaccinated
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League (NFL) said on Thursday it has been clear it wanted to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for players, as it reported a nearly 93% inoculation ta...
Aug 26, 2021
Capitol Police officer who shot Trump supporter says it was ‘last resort’
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Capitol Police officer who fatally shot a woman as she tried to force her way into the House of Representatives during the Jan. 6 attack said the shoo...
Aug 26, 2021
R. Kelly accuser says singer could put ‘fear of God’ into her
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman who claims R. Kelly had sex with her when she was 17 testified at his sex abuse trial that the R&B singer could be so intimidating that he put the "fear o...
Aug 26, 2021
U.S. Attorney General urges election officials to share threats
By Linda So WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland urged state and local election officials on Thursday to immediately provide the FBI any threatening communications they receive...
Aug 26, 2021
Biden warns Kabul airport attackers: ‘We will hunt you down’
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden, his voice breaking with emotion, vowed on Thursday the United States would hunt down those responsible for twin explosions at the Kabul a...
Aug 26, 2021
Exclusive-U.S. urges Mexico to clear migrant camps near border -sources
By Dave Graham MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States has urged Mexico to clear ad-hoc camps housing thousands of migrants in border cities due to concerns they pose a security risk and attract cri...
Aug 26, 2021
