Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Mexican president heads to Washington, migration resurgence in focus
By Daina Beth Solomon, Dave Graham and Matt Spetalnick MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will meet his Mexican counterpart on Tuesday to discuss ways to stem Mexican migrant ...
Jul 11, 2022
Some U.S. students re-think college plans in states with abortion bans
By Sharon Bernstein and Rose Horowitch (Reuters) - With its excellent academic and music programs, Oberlin College in Ohio seemed like a perfect fit for Nina Huang, a California high school student wh...
Jul 11, 2022
Biden’s dilemma: What about a photo with Saudi Crown Prince MbS?
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - Joe Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia this week is a diplomatic challenge that comes with a thorny logistics question: Should the U.S. president be photographed meeting, or e...
Jul 11, 2022
Biden will host White House event to celebrate gun safety law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will host an event at the White House on Monday to tout the first major federal gun safety bill in three decades, which he signed into law in June. The bipar...
Jul 11, 2022
Texas grid operator warns of potential rolling blackouts on Monday
HOUSTON (Reuters) - The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the state of Texas' electric power grid, on Sunday warned of the potential for rolling blackouts on Monday. The st...
Jul 10, 2022
Exclusive: U.S. weighs possible resumption of offensive arms sales to Saudis – sources
By Matt Spetalnick, Aziz El Yaakoubi and Mike Stone WASHINGTON/RIYADH (Reuters) - The Biden administration is discussing the possible lifting of its ban on U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Ara...
Jul 10, 2022
U.S. Senate majority leader Schumer tests positive for COVID-19
(Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the most senior Democrat in the chamber, has tested positive for the coronavirus and has very mild symptoms, a spokesperson said on Sunday. "The ...
Jul 10, 2022
Yosemite wildfire smoke chokes national park’s views and air quality
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A wildfire threatening some of the world's oldest giant sequoia trees in California's Yosemite National Park expanded five-fold over the weekend as smoke prompted air quali...
Jul 10, 2022
Evacuation order extended after fire at Oklahoma gas plant
(Reuters) - Oklahoma police said an evacuation order for residents near the ONEOK natural gas plant will be extended until at least Sunday evening following a fire on Saturday. The Deer Creek Voluntee...
Jul 10, 2022
Ex-Trump adviser Bannon offers to testify to U.S. panel probe of Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump's former close adviser Steve Bannon has agreed to testify to the U.S. congressional panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to media ...
Jul 10, 2022
