Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Trump tried to grab steering wheel to go to U.S. Capitol Jan 6 -witness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump became irate and tried to grab the steering wheel of the White House limousine when he was told he would not be taken to the U.S. Capitol on J...
Jun 28, 2022
Takeaways from the sixth day of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot hearings
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The sixth day of congressional hearings into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol featured Cassidy Hutchinson, a top aide to then-President Donald Tru...
Jun 28, 2022
Biden to host Mexico’s Obrador at White House on July 12
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will host Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at the White House on July 12, the White House said on Tuesday. "The leaders will discuss their ...
Jun 28, 2022
Biden administration on lookout for states violating women’s rights after abortion ruling
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is watching closely for states violating women's rights after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 ruling that made abortion a...
Jun 28, 2022
Texas judge blocks enforcement of pre-Roe v. Wade abortion ban
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A Texas judge on Tuesday blocked officials from enforcing a dormant 1925 abortion ban that the state's Republican attorney general said was back in effect after the U.S. Sup...
Jun 28, 2022
U.S. accuses five firms in China of supporting Russia’s military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Tuesday it has added 36 companies to a trade blacklist, accusing five firms in China of supporting Russia's military and defense industrial base,...
Jun 28, 2022
Michigan court tosses charges against ex-governor, others stemming from Flint water crisis
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - The Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out charges against former Governor Rick Snyder and eight others in connection with the Flint water scandal, ruling that a lower co...
Jun 28, 2022
Omicron sub-variants BA.4, BA.5 make up more than 50% of U.S. COVID cases – CDC
(Reuters) - The fast-spreading BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are estimated to make up a combined 52% of the coronavirus cases in the United States as of June 25, the U.S. Centers for Disease C...
Jun 28, 2022
Death toll from migrants found in truck in Texas reaches 50, Mexico says
By Evan Garcia SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The death toll of deceased migrants found inside a truck in Texas rose to 50 on Tuesday, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said, in one of the most d...
Jun 28, 2022
U.S. FDA advisers meet to discuss design of future COVID vaccines
(Reuters) - Outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are meeting on Tuesday to discuss whether to change the design of COVID-19 vaccines in order to combat future variants of the coro...
Jun 28, 2022
