Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Two arrested as armed militia group stands off with police, closes highway near Boston
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Residents in a suburban Boston neighborhood were asked to "shelter in place" early Saturday as an armed standoff between 8 to 10 militia members and police forced the closure...
Jul 03, 2021
Trump hosts campaign-style rally in Florida as he aims to retain Republican spotlight
By Gabriella Borter SARASOTA, Fla. (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a rally on Saturday in Sarasota, Florida, his second campaign-style event of the summer as he seeks to retai...
Jul 03, 2021
Biden celebrates new citizens as U.S. launches naturalization effort
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden celebrated new U.S. citizens at an event at the White House on Friday, the same day his administration rolled out a government-wide strat...
Jul 02, 2021
A tie in Washington eating contest: 34 burgers in 10 minutes
(Reuters) - The reigning queen of Washington's annual July Fourth burger eating contest had to share her championship trophy on Friday with last year's second place winner, as the two each ingested 34...
Jul 02, 2021
Bragg looks likely to win Manhattan prosecutor race after rival concedes
By Jonathan Allen and Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alvin Bragg, a former federal prosecutor and civil rights lawyer, looked likely to become the next Manhattan district attorney after his main rival...
Jul 02, 2021
Ghislaine Maxwell says Bill Cosby’s freedom justifies dropping sex trafficking charges
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell said the overturning of Bill Cosby's 2018 sexual assault conviction justifies throwing out sex trafficking and other charges stem...
Jul 02, 2021
Biden to nominate lawyer Mallory Stewart for U.S. arms control post
By Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans to nominate Mallory Stewart to be assistant secretary of state for arms control, a key job at a time when Washington and Moscow...
Jul 02, 2021
U.S. prosecutors in plea discussions with Capitol rioters linked to Oath Keepers
By Mark Hosenball and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors are discussing possible plea bargains with members of a group of defendants in the U.S. Capitol storming accused of links wit...
Jul 02, 2021
From Paraguay, mother flies to Miami looking for news of her missing daughter
By Daniela Desantis ASUNCION (Reuters) - At 49 years old, Juana Villalba will leave Paraguay for the first time. But it is a trip she never wanted to make. Juana, who resides in a small rural town abo...
Jul 02, 2021
U.S. Justices Thomas, Gorsuch question libel protections for media
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday turned away a case challenging libel protections for journalists and media organizations, but conservative justices Clarence Thomas and Nei...
Jul 02, 2021
