Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Biden to tout tougher “Buy American” rules in visit to Mack Trucks plant
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will tour a Mack Trucks plant in Pennsylvania on Wednesday to hammer home the importance of American manufacturing and unveil new rules that...
Jul 28, 2021
Two dead, several injured in acid leak at LyondellBasell plant in Texas
(Reuters) - Two people were killed and several others injured after a leak of acetic acid at a LyondellBasell chemical plant in La Porte, Texas, on Tuesday night, the company confirmed by email. The i...
Jul 28, 2021
Actor Bob Odenkirk collapses on set of ‘Better Call Saul’ – sources
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Television and film actor Bob Odenkirk was taken to a Los Angeles-area hospital on Tuesday after collapsing on the set of his AMC cable network show "Better Cal...
Jul 27, 2021
Republican Texas lawmaker projected to beat Trump-backed candidate in U.S. House race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Texas state legislator Jake Ellzey was projected to beat Susan Wright, the candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, and win a special election to a U.S. Hou...
Jul 27, 2021
California expands state healthcare to undocumented residents 50 and up
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's governor on Tuesday signed into law a major expansion of the state's Medicaid coverage to all low-income residents aged 50 and up regardless of the...
Jul 27, 2021
U.S. Justice Dept won’t defend Republican lawmaker in Capitol riot lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department in a court filing on Tuesday declined to defend Republican congressman Mo Brooks in a lawsuit that alleges he conspired to instigate the Jan. 6 riot a...
Jul 27, 2021
Prominent US Democratic Party activist convicted in ‘party and play’ deaths
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A wealthy former U.S. Democratic Party activist accused of giving fatal doses of methamphetamine to two men he invited to his suburban Los Angeles home for sex was convicted on...
Jul 27, 2021
Washington Post to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for reporters and staff
By Danielle Kaye (Reuters) - All Washington Post employees will be required to present proof of full COVID-19 vaccination by mid-September as a condition of employment, with exceptions for medical and...
Jul 27, 2021
White House wants broadband funding in infrastructure bill-sources
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -A bipartisan group of senators and the White House are debating extending a program started early in the COVID-19 pandemic to help lower-income Americans get broadband ac...
Jul 27, 2021
Remington offers $33 million to families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims
By Tom Hals and Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Remington Arms Co on Tuesday offered to pay nearly $33 million to nine families to settle lawsuits claiming that its marketing of firearms contributed to th...
Jul 27, 2021
