Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Ketanji Brown Jackson to be sworn in as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court
By Rose Horowitch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to be sworn in on Thursday as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, making history as the first Black woman on the nation's top judicial b...
Jun 30, 2022
U.S. to provide $1 billion to reconnect neighborhoods divided by highways, rail
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will provide $1 billion to neighborhoods that have been divided by highways, rail lines or other transportation infrastructure, officials fr...
Jun 30, 2022
New York lawmakers to loosen gun laws after Supreme Court ruling
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York lawmakers will meet in an emergency session on Thursday to loosen the state's gun-licensing laws to conform with a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision ...
Jun 29, 2022
Liz Cheney calls Trump’s election actions more chilling than imagined
By David Morgan and Eric Beech WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Representative Liz Cheney said on Wednesday that Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election were "more chilling and more...
Jun 29, 2022
Woman shot, killed while pushing baby stroller in New York City
(Reuters) - A 20-year-old woman pushing a baby stroller on a New York City street was shot in the head and killed on Wednesday, said local media, citing police officials. The victim was taken to Metro...
Jun 29, 2022
Kanye West sued over claim of illegal sample on ‘Donda 2’
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Kanye West, who legally changed his name to Ye last year, was sued on Wednesday for allegedly sampling a song by musician Marshall Jeffe...
Jun 29, 2022
U.S. Capitol riot panel subpoenas former Trump counsel Pat Cipollone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives panel probing the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol said on Wednesday it had subpoenaed Pat Cipollone, who was White House counsel for then-P...
Jun 29, 2022
Goats released in New York City park to eat invasive weeds
By Roselle Chen NEW YORK (Reuters) - More than a dozen goats journeyed to Riverside Park in New York City on Wednesday to feast on weeds, a chemical-free way to remove invasive species while adding to...
Jun 29, 2022
Last U.S. Medal of Honor recipient from WWII dies at 98
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - At the height of World War Two, 18-year-old Hershel "Woody" Williams tried to join the U.S. Marine Corps, but a recruiter told the 5-foot-6 dairy farmer: "Go home, you're too...
Jun 29, 2022
Pfizer signs $3.2 billion deal with U.S. government for COVID vaccine doses
(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said on Wednesday they had signed a $3.2 billion deal with the U.S. government for 105 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine for delivery as soon as late summer th...
Jun 29, 2022
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