Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
3 takeaways from fifth day of Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot hearings
By Ross Colvin WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The fifth day of congressional hearings on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters heard how the then-president pressured the Ju...
Jun 23, 2022
Sport-No perfect solution to transgender issue, says USOPC
By Steve Keating (Reuters) - There are no perfect solutions to the transgender sport issue, the head of the United States Olympic Paralympic Committee (USOPC) said on Thursday, adding that not even it...
Jun 23, 2022
New York braces for more guns after landmark Supreme Court ruling
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mayor of New York City and New York's governor voiced alarm on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state's restrictions on carrying concealed handguns in pub...
Jun 23, 2022
Online privacy bill easily passed by U.S. House panel
By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives panel passed a bipartisan online privacy bill on Thursday that aims to limit the collection of personal data, though doubts remain...
Jun 23, 2022
Senators urge U.S. role in probe of Al Jazeera journalist’s killing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 24 U.S. senators on Thursday urged President Joe Biden to ensure direct U.S. involvement in the investigation of the killing of an Al Jazeera journalist who was cover...
Jun 23, 2022
Explainer-What charges could Trump face over efforts to overturn the 2020 election?
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. congressional committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol has sought in hearings this month to build a case that then-President Donald Tr...
Jun 23, 2022
Biden administration proposes Title IX protections for transgender students
(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday proposed new regulations to expand Title IX sex discrimination protections for transgender students as part of a broader effort to replace Trump-era ru...
Jun 23, 2022
Harvard must face lawsuit over ‘horrific’ slave photos: Massachusetts court
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts' highest court on Thursday ruled that Harvard University can be sued for mistreating a descendent of slaves who were forced to be photographed for an 1...
Jun 23, 2022
U.S. to cancel $6 billion in student loans for 200,000 defrauded borrowers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will cancel $6 billion in student loans for 200,000 borrowers who claimed they were defrauded by their colleges, according to a court filing. A settlement agre...
Jun 23, 2022
U.S. lawmakers to unveil bill barring U.S. data flows to high-risk countries
By Alexandra Alper and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators plans to introduce legislation on Thursday that would give the Biden administration the power to bloc...
Jun 23, 2022
