Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. athlete’s guilty plea will not impact release talks with Russia, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A guilty plea by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who was detained in February at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport with vape cartridges containing hashish oil, will not impact...
Jul 07, 2022
Biden awards medal of freedom to Biles, Rapinoe, late Senator McCain
By Nandita Bose and Amy Tennery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gymnastics pioneer Simone Biles and twice World Cup winner Megan Rapinoe were among 17 honorees to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at t...
Jul 07, 2022
U.S. charges Haitian for role in 2021 kidnapping of missionaries
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday said it had charged a Haitian gang member with hostage-taking for his role in the kidnapping of 16 American missionaries last year. Jean Pelice is a...
Jul 07, 2022
U.S. jury convicts Theranos’ Sunny Balwani of fraud
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Thursday convicted former Theranos Inc President Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani of defrauding investors and patients about the blood testing startup that was once valu...
Jul 07, 2022
South Carolina lawmakers consider banning almost all abortions
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - South Carolina lawmakers held a public hearing on Thursday to consider banning nearly all abortions in the state, following the lead of other Republican-led states that...
Jul 07, 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell appeals conviction, 20-year sentence in Epstein case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday formally appealed her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse undera...
Jul 07, 2022
U.S. Senate Democrats aim to close tax loophole on ‘pass-through’ firms
By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats are finalizing a plan to close a tax loophole used by many companies, and they want to use those revenues to shore up the government-run ...
Jul 07, 2022
Families of Americans held abroad team up to pressure Biden
By Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) - Families of U.S. citizens detained abroad are stepping up pressure on President Joe Biden to intervene to try to free them - some held by adversaries including Russia, Chi...
Jul 07, 2022
U.S. agency probing Cruise crash in California
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a special investigation into a recent crash of a Cruise vehicle in California that resulted in ...
Jul 07, 2022
U.S. opens new probe into fatal Tesla pedestrian crash in California
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said Thursday they had opened a new special investigation into a fatal pedestrian crash in California involving a 2018 Tesla Model 3. The National Hi...
Jul 07, 2022
