Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
US House Republicans grill university presidents over campus antisemitism
By Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday pressed the presidents of three of the country's most prestigious universities on their efforts to combat antisemitism foll...
Dec 05, 2023
Texas woman files lawsuit asking court to allow emergency abortion
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A Texas woman on Tuesday asked a court to allow her to obtain an abortion despite the state's near-total ban on the procedure, saying her fetus was likely not viable and...
Dec 05, 2023
New York sets election to fill US House seat vacated by ousted George Santos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday called a special election for Feb. 13 to fill the U.S. House of Representatives seat previously held by ousted Republican George Santos...
Dec 05, 2023
Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot indicted in connection with October flight
By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert (Reuters) -An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to disable a jet's engines during an October flight was indicted by a grand jury, a district atto...
Dec 05, 2023
US Vice President Harris breaks record for tie-breaking Senate votes
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Kamala Harris on Tuesday set the record for breaking the most ties in the Senate by a U.S. vice president as she cast a vote to confirm President Joe Biden's nominee Loren ...
Dec 05, 2023
Biden ‘not sure’ he would seek re-election if Trump was not running
By Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt WESTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he may have skipped a re-election bid if he were not facing Donald Trump, adding that the...
Dec 05, 2023
Ex-DEA informant pleads guilty to role in killing Haitian president
(Reuters) - Joseph Vincent, a former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) informant, on Tuesday became the fourth person to plead guilty in a U.S. court case for his role in the 2021 assassination of...
Dec 05, 2023
US to impose visa bans on those involved in West Bank violence -Blinken
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department will impose visa bans against individuals involved in undermining peace, security or stability in the occupied West Bank, Secretary of State Antony Bli...
Dec 05, 2023
Carbon tax in Canada’s Pacific province has health benefit, study shows
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) - As Canadian politicians continue an intense debate over emissions policies, a new study has found that the country's carbon pricing scheme in British Columbia has a...
Dec 05, 2023
US to award $3 billion to Las Vegas high-speed rail project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department is awarding $3 billion to a $12 billion Las Vegas to Southern California high-speed rail project that aims to be completed before the 2028 Los...
Dec 05, 2023
