Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Political novice claims win in Democratic mayoral primary in New York’s 2nd largest city
By Peter Szekely and Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) - India Walton, a left-leaning political novice, appears to have unseated the four-term mayor of Buffalo, New York state's second largest city, in ...
Jun 23, 2021
‘The time has come’ – U.S. lawmakers press case for overhauling military assault system
By Patricia Zengerle and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. Congress said on Wednesday they would press ahead with efforts to change the law in order to overhaul how the military pr...
Jun 23, 2021
Member of Oath Keepers to plead guilty to role in U.S. Capitol attack
By Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A member of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia group is due to plead guilty on Wednesday to charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by support...
Jun 23, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court curbs union power in farm-access dispute
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court tightened the reins on organized labor on Wednesday, citing property rights in reviving a bid by two fruit companies to block a decades-old California...
Jun 23, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court hands victory to cheerleader in free speech case
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a Pennsylvania teenager who sued after a profane social media post got her banished from her high school's cheerleading...
Jun 23, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court bolsters presidential power over housing finance agency
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for President Joe Biden to remove the head of the federal housing finance agency while also nixing separate ...
Jun 23, 2021
U.S. Democrats vow ‘long march’ toward voting rights reforms
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress suffered a bruising defeat in their drive to pass a major election reform bill but said there are more tools at their disposal to...
Jun 23, 2021
Britney Spears gets her day in court, but what will she say?
By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears speaks on Wednesday to the Los Angeles judge who oversees control of her personal and business affairs in an increasingly controversial 13-year ...
Jun 23, 2021
Biden plans new steps to combat U.S. gun violence as violent crime climbs
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to unveil new steps to curtail U.S. gun violence on Wednesday, including measures aimed at stemming the flow of firearms used in crimes...
Jun 23, 2021
Far from home? Spiderman drops in at the papal audience
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A different type of participant dropped in on Pope Francis' general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday - Spiderman. A man dressed in a full, skin-tight, red, black and blue ...
Jun 23, 2021
