Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. envoy sees ‘consequential shift’ in NATO, Asia ties amid China challenges
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - The recent attendance by four Asia Pacific leaders at the NATO summit reflects a "consequential shift" in the U.S. transatlantic security partnership which Washington...
Jul 11, 2022
Jill Biden chided for saying Latinos as unique as ‘breakfast tacos’
(Reuters) - U.S. first lady Jill Biden's attempt to compliment Latinos flopped on Monday when she said they were as unique as "breakfast tacos," prompting criticism from across the political spectrum....
Jul 11, 2022
Judge blocks Arizona law recognizing ‘personhood’ at fertilization
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked a 2021 Arizona law recognizing the personhood of a fetus from the moment of fertilization, siding with abortion providers who said the measure was too vag...
Jul 11, 2022
U.S. tax committees to question IRS chief over audits of ex-FBI officials
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. tax commissioner Charles Rettig will face questions from legislators over how two former FBI officials vilified by former President Donald Trump were target...
Jul 11, 2022
U.S. CDC plans to improve international air contact tracing data collection
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will take steps to improve collection of international air passenger contact information to better ...
Jul 11, 2022
Ivory-billed woodpecker granted 6-month reprieve from U.S. extinction list
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - The ivory-billed woodpecker, a bird that few if any living bird watchers have ever seen, has been given a six-month reprieve from being placed on the U.S. government's extinc...
Jul 11, 2022
HHS says federal law preempts state abortion bans in emergency situations
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday that healthcare providers who perform abortions in emergency situations are protected under federal law regardless of bans t...
Jul 11, 2022
Senator Graham ordered to testify in front of grand jury in Trump election probe
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge ordered U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham to testify in front of a special grand jury in Georgia investigating former President Donald Trump's alleged attemp...
Jul 11, 2022
Webb space telescope ready for White House closeup
By Jeff Mason and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, breaking from political pressures to bask in the glow of the cosmos, was expected on Monday to release the first full-co...
Jul 11, 2022
Utah judge blocks state’s sweeping new abortion ban
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -A state court judge in Utah on Monday blocked a sweeping new abortion ban from taking effect following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling last month eliminating the nearly 5...
Jul 11, 2022
