Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Police release body-camera footage from California rail yard shooting
(Reuters) - Police on Tuesday released body-camera footage from the California rail yard shooting last week in which an employee gunned down nine co-workers and then killed himself, showing officers e...
Jun 02, 2021
U.S. voter advocates face tough fight despite Texas triumph
By Julia Harte WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats on Tuesday celebrated the boycott by Texas state lawmakers that prevented sweeping new Republican-backed voting restrictions from becoming law over the ...
Jun 01, 2021
Harris to lead Biden administration’s efforts on voting rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced Vice President Kamala Harris will lead the administration's efforts on voting rights as Republican state lawmakers across the country at...
Jun 01, 2021
U.S. administers 296.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines – CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 296,404,240 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Tuesday morning and distributed 366,317,045 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P...
Jun 01, 2021
Biden suspends oil and gas leases in Alaska refuge pending review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration will suspend leases for oil and gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge pending a review of their environmental impacts, the U.S. Interior...
Jun 01, 2021
Two people reported struck by gunfire at Los Angeles County fire station
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A shooting erupted on Tuesday at a Los Angeles County fire station, officials said, with local media reporting at least two people struck by gunfire before a suspect fled the s...
Jun 01, 2021
Senators criticize U.S. airlines for not eliminating voucher expiration dates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senators on Monday criticized seven major U.S. airlines for failing to make all pandemic-related flight credits valid indefinitely and vowed to pursue legislative or regulat...
Jun 01, 2021
Nevada bill aims to shake up U.S. presidential nominating calendar
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nevada is poised to challenge Iowa and New Hampshire to become the first state to vote in the 2024 U.S. presidential nominating contests, a move that would shak...
Jun 01, 2021
California’s Coachella music festival to return in April 2022
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Coachella music festival in the Southern California desert will return for the first time in two years in April 2022, the organizer announced on Tuesday. The 20-year-old mu...
Jun 01, 2021
U.S. moves to dismiss charges against a Capitol riots defendant
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday took the unusual step of asking a judge to dismiss the criminal charges against Christopher M. Kelly, a defendant who was facing...
Jun 01, 2021
