Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
From mattresses to halal food, U.S. refugee groups race to aid arriving Afghans
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. Marine Corps veteran Luis Gonzales loads up donated supplies for newly arrived Afghan families in Houston, he can usually fit everything into his truck a...
Aug 25, 2021
Plea deal offered to Capitol rioter accused of wielding stick at cops
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors have proposed a plea bargain to a Virginia man accused of attacking police with a large stick during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot, lawyers for the ...
Aug 25, 2021
City of Chicago employees to be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19
CHICAGO (Reuters) - All City of Chicago employees and volunteers will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Oct. 15, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in statement on Wednesday, adding that e...
Aug 25, 2021
Factbox: Biden faces gauntlet of deadlines on Afghanistan, infrastructure, budget
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden faces a series of deadlines in the upcoming weeks that may define the next years of his presidency and could affect the 2022 midterm congression...
Aug 25, 2021
Schumer says infrastructure bills edge U.S. close to Biden climate goals
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that the United States would be on track to meet its climate goals in the next decade, with measures in...
Aug 25, 2021
Pfizer starts process to seek U.S. approval of COVID-19 vaccine booster
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said on Wednesday they have initiated submission for a full approval of a booster dose of their COVID-19 vaccine in people aged 16 years and older, potentially pavi...
Aug 25, 2021
U.S. House committee demands records over Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol demanded records on Wednesday from the U.S. National Archives and Records ...
Aug 25, 2021
Man photographed as naked baby on Nirvana album cover sues for ‘sexual exploitation’
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A man who appeared as a naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 "Nevermind" album has filed a lawsuit against the surviving members of the influential band, alleging the ima...
Aug 25, 2021
U.S. to prioritize troop evacuation in last two days of Kabul operation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military will continue its evacuation effort from Kabul airport until the Aug. 31 deadline if needed, but on the last couple of days it will prioritize the removal of U...
Aug 25, 2021
Cyber threats top agenda at White House meeting with Big Tech, finance executives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will ask Big Tech, the finance industry and key infrastructure companies to do more to tackle the growing cybersecurity threat to the U.S. economy in a meeting w...
Aug 25, 2021
