Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Senate confirms first federal Muslim judge in U.S. history
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved President Joe Biden's nomination of Zahid Quraishi, a magistrate judge in New Jersey, to the federal bench, making him the first Mus...
Jun 10, 2021
U.S. National Cathedral bells toll 600 times to mark COVID-19 victims
By Julio-Cesar Chavez WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On a rainy Thursday evening in Washington D.C., the bells at the National Cathedral tolled 600 times, once for every 1,000 Americans who have died in the c...
Jun 10, 2021
Study faults California for building homes in wildfire areas
(Reuters) - California risks an escalating spiral of wildfire catastrophes and rising housing costs unless it completely revamps how it rebuilds after fires and finds ways to discourage building in hi...
Jun 10, 2021
U.S. administers 305.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 305,687,618 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and distributed 372,830,865 doses in the country as of Thursday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
Jun 10, 2021
CDC says U.S. travelers can avoid wearing masks in outdoor transit hubs, ferries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday it will no longer require travelers to wear masks in outdoor transit hubs and in outdoor spaces on ferries, ...
Jun 10, 2021
Three Percenters militia members charged in U.S. Capitol attack
By Jan Wolfe and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors have charged six members of the right-wing Three Percenters militia group with conspiring to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a...
Jun 10, 2021
California appeals judge’s ruling striking down assault weapons ban
(Reuters) - California officials on Thursday said the state has appealed a federal judge's decision to strike down its three-decade-old ban on assault-style weapons, saying the law is needed to preven...
Jun 10, 2021
U.S. Treasury’s Yellen says Congress needs to fund debt relief programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told lawmakers on Thursday that debt relief for poor and developing countries would be hampered without new funding, while $2.7 billion in c...
Jun 10, 2021
U.S. Senate panel to unveil $78 billion surface transportation bill – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday will unveil a bipartisan surface transportation bill that would authorize $78 billion over five years, including $25 billion for ...
Jun 10, 2021
Macy’s fireworks to light up New York sky on July 4th after pandemic curtailment
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) - Macy's July 4th fireworks spectacular will return to the New York City sky this year, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday, after the pandemic led officials to o...
Jun 10, 2021
