Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Congress moves to boost Biden’s record defense budget
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Wednesday backed a proposal to increase spending for the Department of Defense by $37 billion on top ...
Jun 22, 2022
Texas state senator sues Department of Public Safety for records of Uvalde shooting
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A Texas state senator sued the state's Department of Public Safety on Wednesday for access to the complete records of the shooting at an elementary school in May that kil...
Jun 22, 2022
Jury accepts insanity defense of driver in deadly 2017 Times Square rampage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man who drove his car down a crowded sidewalk in New York City's Times Square five years ago, killing a woman and injuring 22 others, was found to be not criminally responsibl...
Jun 22, 2022
U.S. judge agrees to postpone Proud Boys trial amid Jan. 6 Capitol riot hearings
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday postponed the trial for leaders of the Proud Boys facing seditious conspiracy charges for their role in storming the U.S. Capitol,...
Jun 22, 2022
Food funding bill to renew some U.S. school meal aid
By Christopher Walljasper CHICAGO (Reuters) - Aid that helped schools feed millions of U.S. children over the last two years will be extended, pending congressional approval, after senators reached a ...
Jun 22, 2022
Yellowstone partially reopens after historic flooding
By Randi Love (Reuters) - Yellowstone partially reopened under restricted conditions Wednesday after historic flooding forced the entire national park to close on June 13 for the first time in 34 year...
Jun 22, 2022
U.S. seeks probe of Trump-allied lawyer’s funding of Oath Keepers defense
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors asked a judge on Wednesday to launch an ethics inquiry into whether defense lawyers for prominent members of the right-week Oath Keepers are i...
Jun 22, 2022
Georgia Supreme Court overturns conviction in hot car murder case
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder conviction of a man accused of killing his 22-month-old son by leaving him in a sweltering sport utility ...
Jun 22, 2022
Former Tallahassee mayor, Florida governor candidate Gillum indicted for fraud
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said a federal grand jury voted to indict Tallahassee's former Democratic mayor and Florida gubernatorial candidate And...
Jun 22, 2022
Contempt conviction upheld for lawyer who won $9.5 billion Chevron judgment
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A divided U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the criminal contempt conviction of a disbarred lawyer who won but was unable to collect a $9.5 billion judgment against Chevron C...
Jun 22, 2022
