Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
U.S. takes two steps toward limiting gun violence: model legislation and rifle restrictions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Monday took steps to try limit gun violence, releasing model legislation for states interested in blocking people from obtaining firearms while su...
Jun 07, 2021
Biden follows Trump in defending Puerto Rico benefits exclusion
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Monday said his administration will defend at the U.S. Supreme Court a law that excludes Puerto Rico from a federal program that provid...
Jun 07, 2021
Fleeing Texas inmates outsmarted jailers by placing dummies in bed
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Security at a federal prison camp in the Texas city of Beaumont was so lax that four inmates managed to escape by placing dummies in their beds or having other...
Jun 07, 2021
Amtrak restores long-distance routes after funding from Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said it had restored daily service on Monday for long-distance routes that serve the East Coast and the Gulf Coast after receiving new emergency f...
Jun 07, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court blocks permanent residency for some immigrants
By Andrew Chung -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to let immigrants who have been allowed to stay in the United States on humanitarian grounds apply to become permanent residents if they enter...
Jun 07, 2021
Oldest male chimpanzee in U.S. dies at age 63 at California zoo
(Reuters) - Cobby, America's oldest male chimpanzee who was beloved as a peacekeeper among primates and an animal envoy to humans who visited and worked at the San Francisco Zoo, has died at age 63. "...
Jun 07, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court takes up FBI bid to block Muslim civil rights suit
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the FBI's bid to block a civil rights lawsuit by three Muslim men from California who accused the agency of il...
Jun 07, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court spurns challenge to male-only military draft sign-up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by a men's rights group to the national requirement that men, but not women, register for the military draft at age...
Jun 07, 2021
Harris to meet Guatemalan leader, steps to tackle human trafficking, graft expected
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is expected to announce steps to combat human trafficking, smuggling and corruption in Guatemala on Monday as U.S. Vice President Kamala...
Jun 07, 2021
J&J vaccine drive stalls out in U.S after safety pause
By Michael Erman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Safety concerns about Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine along with overall flagging demand for vaccinations have slowed its U.S. rollout to a crawl, leaving cl...
Jun 07, 2021
