Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
For flooded inland Florida, Hurricane Ian saved the worst for last
By Rod Nickel ARCADIA, Fla. (Reuters) - Hurricane Ian carried a one-two punch for the inland Florida city of Arcadia and its surrounding county. Located 50 miles north of Fort Myers and about 50 miles...
Oct 06, 2022
Legal cannabis poses a quandary for US companies screening staff for drugs
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) - Workers at Wyatt Bassett's furniture factory in Virginia use powerful tools to churn out the company's trademark dressers and headboards, so screening new hires for drugs...
Oct 06, 2022
Kevin Spacey faces sexual misconduct civil trial in NY
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It has been just under five years since Kevin Spacey's Oscar-winning career was upended by a slew of sexual misconduct accusations, starting when Anthony Rapp accused him of makin...
Oct 06, 2022
Oath Keepers trial to resume with testimony from fresh witnesses
By Chris Gallagher WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors are expected to call fresh witnesses on Thursday as they argue their case in the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and four co-defendant...
Oct 06, 2022
Democrat-led Texas city steps up migrant busing to New York, outpacing Republican effort
By Ted Hesson, Paul Ratje and Kristina Cooke EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - The Democrat-led border city of El Paso, Texas, has sent more migrants on buses to New York City and Chicago than a campaign by ...
Oct 06, 2022
Biden to tout IBM’s $20 billion investment in New York over next decade
By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Biden on Thursday will tout IBM Corp's plans to invest $20 billion in New York over the next decade in development and manufacturi...
Oct 06, 2022
U.S. NHC sees 80% chance of storm over southeastern Caribbean
(Reuters) - A low pressure area over the far southeastern Caribbean Sea has an 80% chance of developing into a tropical storm in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thu...
Oct 06, 2022
Four family members in California kidnapping case found dead, Sheriff says
(Reuters) - Four family members in California, including an 8-month-old girl, were found dead in a rural area after they were abducted in the city of Merced on Monday, authorities said in an update on...
Oct 05, 2022
Over 60 clinics in 15 U.S. states ceased abortion care post-Roe – study
By Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 60 abortion clinics across 15 states have stopped providing abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, according to a s...
Oct 05, 2022
U.S. appeals court sends DACA case back to lower court to consider new rules
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday sent a case over the legality of a program to protect immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children back to a ...
Oct 05, 2022
