Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Portland protests see clashes between far-right, far-left groups
By DAVID RYDER PORTLAND, Or. (Reuters) - Protests by rival far-right and left-wing groups in Portland descended into violence on Sunday, as the opposing sides engaged in clashes and at least one man w...
Aug 22, 2021
U.S. administers 362.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines- CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 362,657,771 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning and distributed 428,531,345 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
Aug 22, 2021
At least 21 dead, 50 missing in Tennessee flooding
(Reuters) - At least 21 people have died and 50 others are reported missing after heavy flooding hit parts of Tennessee, authorities said on Sunday. A dispatcher at the Humphreys County Sheriff's Offi...
Aug 22, 2021
Don Everly of chart-topping Everly Brothers duo dies aged 84
(Reuters) - Don Everly, whose close-harmony singing with his brother, Phil, generated dreamy, chart-topping hits about teen romance in the late 1950s and early '60s and influenced groups from The Beat...
Aug 22, 2021
Biden administration to use commercial airlines to carry Afghan evacuees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration said on Sunday that commercial aircraft would be used to help ferry people who have been evacuated from Afghanistan. A Pentagon spokesm...
Aug 22, 2021
Famed Black French-American singer Josephine Baker to be buried in Paris’ Pantheon
PARIS (Reuters) - Josephine Baker, the famed Black French-American singer and dancer, will be buried in Paris' Pantheon mausoleum - one of France's highest honours - said government minister Agnes Pan...
Aug 22, 2021
Hurricane Henri barrels toward U.S. Northeast coast
By Leela de Kretser and Brendan O'Brien AMAGANSETT, N.Y. (Reuters) - Hurricane Henri headed toward southern New England and Long Island on Sunday, threatening the region with high winds, a storm surge...
Aug 22, 2021
Pelosi sets Oct 1 target for infrastructure, Biden spending bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday set an Oct. 1 target date for passing President Joe Biden's multitrillion-dollar infrastructure and social spendin...
Aug 21, 2021
Trump assails Biden for Afghanistan ‘humiliation’
By Lawrence Hurley and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump launched on Saturday a sustained attack on President Joe Biden's handling of the retreat of U.S. forces from Af...
Aug 21, 2021
Biden to speak Sunday on Afghanistan, Hurricane Henri response
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday will provide an update on the administration's response to Hurricane Henri and the evacuation of American citizens and refugees from Afghanist...
Aug 21, 2021
