Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield held in contempt, fined $10,000 a day
(Reuters) - A New York judge on Tuesday held real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield PLC in contempt of court for not producing documents subpoenaed in a probe of former U.S. President Donald Trump's bus...
Jul 05, 2022
Akron, Ohio, to end curfew imposed after police killing of Black man
(Reuters) - The Ohio city of Akron plans to lift a curfew imposed in the wake of unruly protests that broke out after police released video of officers killing an unarmed Black man, Mayor Dan Horrigan...
Jul 05, 2022
Two senators call for FTC probe into TikTok over U.S. data access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chair of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee and the top Republican on the panel on Tuesday called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate social media app TikTok ...
Jul 05, 2022
In Chicago suburb, ‘guardian angels’ sheltered strangers under attack
By Tom Polansek and Brendan O'Brien HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (Reuters) - As Karen Britten relaxed and enjoyed the annual Independence Day parade in the upscale Chicago suburb where she has lived for nearly...
Jul 05, 2022
U.S. House panel probing Capitol riot to hold hearing on July 12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol by former President Donald Trump's supporters will hold a hearing on July 12, the commit...
Jul 05, 2022
U.S. shifts peak-hour runway timings to Spirit Airlines at Newark
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department on Tuesday said it had reassigned 16 peak-hour runway timings to Spirit Airlines at congested Newark Airport in New Jersey that were previousl...
Jul 05, 2022
Minneapolis police officer convicted in George Floyd’s death set for federal sentencing
(Reuters) - Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced later this week for violating the civil rights of George Floyd during the arrest that ended in Floyd's killing. Chauvin, w...
Jul 05, 2022
White House: Biden read letter from detained basketball player Griner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden has read a letter from WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for more than four months, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre s...
Jul 05, 2022
Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 make up 70% of COVID variants in U.S. – CDC
(Reuters) - The fast-spreading BA.4 and BA.5 sub-lineages of Omicron are estimated to make up a combined 70.1% of the coronavirus variants in the United States as of July 2, the U.S. Centers for Disea...
Jul 05, 2022
Mistakes plague identification of migrants who died in Texas truck
By Jackie Botts OAXACA CITY (Reuters) - A week after 53 migrants died in a sweltering trailer in San Antonio, Texas, some of their nationalities are still unclear, highlighting the challenges that off...
Jul 05, 2022
