Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. administers 304.8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States had administered 304,753,476 doses of COVID-19 vaccines and distributed 372,495,525 doses in the country as of Wednesday morning, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Jun 09, 2021
Warren: U.S. government needs to confront crypto threats ‘head on’
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday called on U.S. policymakers to directly tackle issues presented by the growing use of cryptocurrency, while saying a...
Jun 09, 2021
Analysis-Biden ambitions on infrastructure, voting, guns hit Washington buzz saw
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - President Joe Biden embarked on his first foreign trip on Wednesday, leaving behind an uncertain domestic agenda with many of his most ambitious pledges on the U.S. econ...
Jun 09, 2021
U.S. Attorney General defends backing Trump claim in defamation case
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended a decision by the Justice Department to continue to defend Donald Trump against a lawsuit by a writ...
Jun 09, 2021
Federal appeals court blocks Missouri ban on abortions after 8 weeks
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - A panel of federal appeals court judges blocked a Missouri law on Wednesday that banned abortions after eight weeks of pregnancy, saying the provisions of the law viola...
Jun 09, 2021
U.S. military base in Texas on lockdown due to active shooter warning
(Reuters) - The Joint Base San Antonio Lackland in Texas issued an active shooter warning and ordered all personnel to implement lockdown procedures, the base said in a message on Twitter on Wednesday...
Jun 09, 2021
U.S. to issue COVID-19 rule for healthcare workers on Thursday
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - The U.S. workplace regulator will publish a rule on Thursday requiring healthcare employers to take steps to protect workers from COVID-19, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty...
Jun 09, 2021
Biden administration to revise Trump’s water protection rollback
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army on Wednesday announced their intent to revise the definition of U.S. waterways that can be regulated, reve...
Jun 09, 2021
Police did not disperse protesters so Trump could hold photo op: U.S. watchdog report
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. government watchdog said in a report issued on Wednesday the U.S. Park Police had the lawful authority to disperse protesters from a park near the White House...
Jun 09, 2021
Singer R. Kelly tells judge he fired two defense lawyers as trial looms
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - R. Kelly told a federal judge on Wednesday that he fired two of his defense lawyers, exposing deep rifts in the singer's legal defense team ahead of his August sex abuse trial ...
Jun 09, 2021
