Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
NYPD orders police officers to get a jab or mask up while on duty
By Tyler Clifford and Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's 36,000 police officers now have a simple choice: either get vaccinated against coronavirus or wear masks at all times while ...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. bankruptcy judge approves Boy Scouts sex abuse settlement
(Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America on Thursday won preliminary approval from a U.S. bankruptcy judge for an $850 million settlement to resolve tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims. (Reporting b...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. judge blocks Biden’s limits on immigrant arrests, deportation
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing its guidance limiting who can be arrested and deported by U.S. immigration agents...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. Sen. Hickenlooper says he has tested positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper said he has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the third senator to announce on Thursday he had contracted the coronavirus. Hickenlooper, a De...
Aug 19, 2021
Timeline: A timeline of R. Kelly’s life and the sex abuse case against him
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - R&B singer R. Kelly is on trial in Brooklyn federal court on charges he led a two-decade racketeering scheme in which women and girls were recruited for him to ...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. administers 359.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 359,623,380 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 422,175,735 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Aug 19, 2021
Country Music Awards moves from broadcast TV to streaming on Amazon
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Next year's Academy of Country Music Awards will stream live on Amazon.com Inc's Prime Video, the first major awards show to move exclusively online, organizers said on Thursda...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. Capitol bomb threat suspect is in custody – police source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man who said he had a bomb in his pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol building is now in police custody, a law enforcement source said on Thursday. (Reporting by Julio-Cesar Ch...
Aug 19, 2021
Biden’s promised review of pullout from Afghanistan not yet started – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration has not yet begun a promised review of its handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, as officials focus on the more immediate issue of evacuatio...
Aug 19, 2021
U.S. Senator Wicker of Mississippi tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senator Roger Wicker tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing mild symptoms, his office said in a statement. Wicker, the ranking member of th...
Aug 19, 2021
