Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Biden scrambles to limit damage to credibility from Afghanistan
By Steve Holland and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When President Joe Biden appeared in the White House East Room on July 8 to stress that the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan was proceeding a...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. administers 357.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 357,894,995 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 417,477,975 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Aug 17, 2021
Los Angeles County to require masks at large outdoor sporting events
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fans attending baseball, football and other large outdoor sporting events in Los Angeles County will be required to wear a mask starting on Friday regardless of their vaccinati...
Aug 17, 2021
Texas Governor Abbott tests positive for COVID-19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and is isolating and receiving a monoclonal antibody treatment, his office said. Abbott, a Republican who has s...
Aug 17, 2021
Biden approval drops to lowest level this year after Taliban takeover
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's approval rating dropped by 7 percentage points and hit its lowest level so far as the U.S.-backed Afghan government collapsed over the weekend in an upheav...
Aug 17, 2021
NRA’s ‘unabated’ corruption justifies shutting it down, New York says
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association has failed to root out rampant internal corruption, even after a bankruptcy case designed to avoid that obligation was thrown ou...
Aug 17, 2021
Houston, besieged by COVID patients, offering $100 to those who take vaccine
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Officials in the Houston metropolitan area on Tuesday said they would pay $100 to any person receiving a first dose of a COVID vaccine, as hospitals in the area are expected...
Aug 17, 2021
Biden’s vow to airlift Afghan allies meets ticking clock, risky rescue
By Idrees Ali, Ted Hesson and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's pledge to evacuate thousands more at-risk Afghans who worked for the U.S. government will run into the cold r...
Aug 17, 2021
Human remains found in landing gear of military flight from Kabul, says U.S. Air Force
(Corrects 2nd paragraph; Air Force has revised its statement to reflect that the incident occurred on Monday, not Sunday.) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force said on Tuesday that it was investi...
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. has completed draw down of Kabul diplomats, remaining staff will aid with ongoing evacuation
(Reuters) - U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Tuesday the United States had completed a draw down of embassy personnel from the Afghan capital of Kabul and those diplomatic personne...
Aug 17, 2021
