Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Abortion worries heightened for unauthorized immigrants in the U.S
By Sofia Ahmed (Reuters) - Last week calls from Texas began flooding into a national abortion assistance hotline with Spanish-language operators: One woman called afraid to fly to New Mexico because o...
Jul 05, 2022
U.S. seeks 250,000 mentors, tutors to address pandemic learning loss
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday will launch a new effort to recruit 250,000 mentors and tutors to help students who have fallen back in their learning during t...
Jul 05, 2022
Back from Europe, Biden turns to diplomatically delicate Saudi Arabia trip
By Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden turns his attention this month to a sensitive trip to the Middle East that will test his ability to reset relations...
Jul 05, 2022
U.S. to offer rewards for tips on illegal maritime activity in the Middle East
(Reuters) - The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) said on Tuesday it will begin rewarding individuals for providing information that leads to the seizure of cargo such as illegal weapons or ...
Jul 05, 2022
Elderly man from Mexico, synagogue teacher among dead in Chicago suburb shooting
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Among those killed in the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park were a teacher at a synagogue and a man in his 70s who came from...
Jul 05, 2022
From celebration to mass shooting chaos at Chicago suburb’s parade
By Brendan O'Brien and Kanishka Singh HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The Chicago suburb of Highland Park had planned for a Fourth of July celebration like so many in communities across the United States: a par...
Jul 05, 2022
Two officers shot after ‘security incident’ in Philadelphia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Philadelphia police officers were shot after a "security incident" near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway as thousands of people celebrated a Fourth of July concert and firework...
Jul 04, 2022
Factbox-Mass shootings in the U.S. from Highland Park to Fort Hood
(Reuters) - Six people were killed and at least three dozen wounded when a man with a high-powered rifle opened fire from a rooftop at a Fourth of July parade in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland...
Jul 04, 2022
On July 4, Biden says freedoms under assault; urges ‘principled patriotism’
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Celebrating U.S. Independence Day, President Joe Biden on Monday said freedoms in America were under assault and urged citizens to engage in "principled patriotism...
Jul 04, 2022
Basketball-WNBA star Griner makes freedom appeal to Biden
(Reuters) - U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner has made a direct plea to President Joe Biden to stand up for her in an emotional letter sent to the White House on Monday as she remains detained...
Jul 04, 2022
