Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden signs bipartisan gun safety bill into law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bipartisan gun safety bill into law, the first major federal gun reform in three decades, days after the Supreme Court expanded gun...
Jun 25, 2022
U.S. screened 2.45 million air passengers Friday, highest since early 2020
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screened 2.45 million air passengers on Friday, the highest daily number since February 2020. The number was howeve...
Jun 25, 2022
Analysis-Conservative U.S. justices show maximalism on guns and abortion
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's blockbuster rulings on successive days that eliminated the right to abortion nationwide and widened the rights of gun owners illustra...
Jun 25, 2022
Biden administration signals fight over medication abortion
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration indicated it will seek to prevent states from banning a pill used for medication abortion in light of the Supreme Court r...
Jun 25, 2022
U.S.’s Russia sanctions architect Singh departs as Ukraine war drags on
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will have a new "sherpa" on his trip to Germany next week - a former BlackRock strategist named Mike Pyle, who replaces Washington's fo...
Jun 25, 2022
In post-Roe U.S., abortion providers seek licenses across state lines
By Sharon Bernstein and Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Jennifer Kerns, a California physician, will soon also practice 1,800 miles away at an abortion clinic in Kansas, where women from nearby states in...
Jun 25, 2022
Protesters stand against abortion ban in Texas, first to enact laws
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) - More than 200 people gathered in front of a federal courthouse in Houston, Texas on Friday, to voice their anger after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark Ro...
Jun 25, 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell seeks to curb accusers’ testimony at sentencing
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ghislaine Maxwell urged a U.S. judge not to admit testimony from four female accusers at her sentencing next Tuesday for aiding the financier Jeffrey Epstein's...
Jun 24, 2022
Tears, defiance as Mississippi’s last abortion clinic learns Roe has fallen
By Gabriella Borter JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) - The decision that sealed the Pink House's fate dropped shortly after 9 a.m. local time. "They ruled against Roe. Abortion is now illegal!" a protester ye...
Jun 24, 2022
Factbox-Companies offering abortion travel benefits to U.S. workers
(Reuters) - A growing number of companies, including JPMorgan Chase & Co, Amazon.com Inc, Tesla Inc, and Walt Disney Co are rolling out policies to offer benefits to U.S. employees who may need to acc...
Jun 24, 2022
