Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Detained U.S. basketball player Griner arrives in Russian court for hearing on drugs charges
KHIMKI, Russia (Reuters) -U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner returned to a Russian court on Thursday for the second hearing of her trial on drug charges that could see her sentenced to up to 10 year...
Jul 07, 2022
Biden administration to propose requiring states to set tailpipe emissions targets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Thursday is announcing it is proposing to require state transportation agencies to set declining targets for reducing tailpipe emissions on...
Jul 07, 2022
U.S. House panel seeks testimony of gunmaker CEOs after mass shootings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House Oversight Committee has called on the chief executives of three gunmakers to testify on July 20 as part of its hearings on the firearms industry after a string of...
Jul 07, 2022
Minneapolis police officer convicted in George Floyd’s death awaits federal sentencing
(Reuters) - Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is due to be sentenced in federal court on Thursday for violating the civil rights of George Floyd, a year after a state court sent him to p...
Jul 07, 2022
Why a wave of social media ads may signal a potential DeSantis White House run
By Jason Lange and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a rising Republican star, has been careful not to nurture growing speculation that he will make a presidential bid in 2024...
Jul 07, 2022
Amid Brittney Griner trial, Russia says prisoner swaps ‘difficult’
(Reuters) - Russia said on Thursday that it was difficult to exchange prisoners with the United States and suggested Washington be silent about the fate of Brittney Griner, the U.S. basketball player ...
Jul 07, 2022
Elon Musk had twins last year with one of his top executives – Business Insider
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and Shivon Zilis, a top executive at his neurotechnology firm Neuralink, had twins in November of 2021, Business Insider reported on Wednesday. In April...
Jul 06, 2022
Police missed chance to shoot Uvalde gunman before massacre
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - An Uvalde police officer awaiting a supervisor's permission to fire his rifle missed a chance to take out a school shooter who went on to massacre 19 children and two teac...
Jul 06, 2022
Explosion rocks Georgia Guidestones, dubbed ‘America’s Stonehenge’
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - Investigators from several law enforcement agencies converged on a rural site east of Atlanta on Wednesday seeking clues to an explosion they say heavily damaged the Georgi...
Jul 06, 2022
U.S. will consider limiting plastics in federal purchasing
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday took a first step toward limiting single-use plastic in federal procurement following pressure from environmental groups. The move by the U.S. governm...
Jul 06, 2022
