Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
AFL-CIO elects first woman president; first African-American for No. 2 job
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. labor organization, on Friday elected Liz Shuler, a longtime trade unionist, to serve as the federation's first woman president, succeeding Richard...
Aug 20, 2021
Texas Democrats return to work, breaking weeks long quorum denial over voting rights
(Reuters) - The Texas State Legislature has resumed its session following the return of some Democratic lawmakers who had avoided Austin for weeks to deny Republicans the quorum needed to pass voting ...
Aug 20, 2021
Facing sharp criticism on Afghanistan, Biden to speak on evacuations
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden, facing strong criticism of his handling of the chaotic U.S. pullout from Afghanistan, is to speak on Friday on efforts to evacuate American...
Aug 20, 2021
Henri likely to gain hurricane strength before New England landfall
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Henri is expected to gain hurricane strength by Saturday before making landfall in southern New England by late Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Frid...
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. faces deadline to reinstate ‘remain in Mexico’ border program
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States faces a court-ordered deadline this weekend to resume a controversial immigration program that forced tens of thousands of migrants to wait in Me...
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. court to hear Mexico litigation against arms makers, says minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court in Massachusetts has agreed to hear litigation filed by the Mexican government against various arms manufacturers in the United States, Foreign Minister Ma...
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. doesn’t have ‘precise number’ of Americans in Afghanistan – White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government does not know exactly how many Americans are currently in Afghanistan, the White House communications director said on Friday, even as it races to evacuate t...
Aug 20, 2021
Inside a doomed migrant boat journey from Mexico to California
By Alexandra Ulmer and Kristina Cooke SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - As the 40-foot cabin cruiser lurched for 12 hours on the Pacific on its dead-of-night journey to California from Tijuana, a Mexican migr...
Aug 20, 2021
White House withholds support of Democratic carbon border tax
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -The White House is withholding support for a Democratic proposal to impose a pollution tax on imports from China and other countries, casting doubt on whether Democrats w...
Aug 20, 2021
U.S. extends travel curbs at Canada and Mexico land borders
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Friday extended the closure of its land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism through Sept. 21 despite O...
Aug 20, 2021
