Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. EPA proposes big boost in vehicle emissions stringency through 2026
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it would propose reversing a Trump-era loosening of vehicle emissions rules, calling for a 10% hike in requirements for...
Aug 05, 2021
California’s largest wildfire leaves historic town in ashes
By Fred Greaves GREENVILLE, California (Reuters) - The main thoroughfare in a historic California gold-rush town was in smoldering ruins, officials said on Thursday, hours after the state's largest wi...
Aug 05, 2021
FAA urges airports to assist in unruly air passenger crackdown
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has asked U.S. airports to assist in the government's effort to crack down on disruptive and violent air pass...
Aug 05, 2021
U.S. House members amp up push to close Guantanamo Bay prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of U.S. House of Representatives Democrats, including the leaders of the Armed Services, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, called on President Joe Biden on Thu...
Aug 05, 2021
U.S. Justice Department launches probe into Arizona policing practices
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into policing practices in Phoenix, Arizona, Attorney General Merrick Garland told a news conference on Thursday. The pr...
Aug 05, 2021
U.N. concerned about unused vaccines, can help if governments ask
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United Nations is concerned about situations where COVID-19 vaccines have gone unused, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday, stressing that the world body can...
Aug 05, 2021
U.S. administers nearly 349 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 348,966,419 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Thursday morning and distributed 403,047,945 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Aug 05, 2021
Ford to offer salaried buyouts, hopes to cut 1,000 U.S. positions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co confirmed Thursday it hopes to cut 1,000 U.S. salaried positions as it offers voluntary incentives to leave to some white-collar employees in select areas. The No....
Aug 05, 2021
Biden giving states more than $3 billion for climate resilience
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - The Biden administration is committing more than $3 billion in new funding for local governments to increase their resilience to climate change, the White House said on Thursday....
Aug 05, 2021
New York impeachment probe into Cuomo nears completion, lawmaker says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York State Assembly impeachment investigation into Governor Andrew Cuomo is nearing completion and the chamber's judiciary committee has asked his lawyers to submit eviden...
Aug 05, 2021
