Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. woman fearing for health after Malta refuses abortion
VALLETTA (Reuters) - An American couple on Wednesday appealed to the Maltese authorities to let them leave Malta to have an abortion and avoid any risks to the mother after she suffered symptoms of a ...
Jun 22, 2022
Schumer will put legislation to cut insulin costs on Senate floor ‘very soon’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday he will put a bipartisan legislation to lower insulin costs for a vote on the Senate floor "very soon". "The cost of ...
Jun 22, 2022
Minnesota city to pay $3.25 million to Daunte Wright’s family, attorneys say
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - A Minneapolis suburb agreed to settle a lawsuit and pay $3.25 million to the family of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist killed during a traffic stop by a white police off...
Jun 22, 2022
U.S. FDA to order Juul e-cigarettes off market – WSJ
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is preparing to order Juul Labs Inc to take its e-cigarettes off the market in the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citin...
Jun 22, 2022
Biden will ask Congress on Wednesday to pause gas tax amid record pump prices
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call on Congress to pass a three-month suspension of the federal gasoline tax to help combat record pump prices, according to ...
Jun 22, 2022
U.S. Senate votes to take initial step toward gun legislation in procedural vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate took an initial step towards passing the country's first major gun legislation in decades on Tuesday night, voting in favor of a procedural measure that would al...
Jun 21, 2022
Former Justice Dept officials to testify Thursday at a hearing of House Jan 6 panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three officials from ex-President Donald Trump's Justice Department will testify on Thursday at a hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6...
Jun 21, 2022
Trump-backed Katie Britt wins Republican nomination in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary, NBC News projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Katie Britt, an attorney and past senior U.S. Senate aide backed by former President Donald Trump, won the Republican nomination in Alabama's U.S. Senate race, NBC News projecte...
Jun 21, 2022
South Dakota lawmakers vote to remove attorney general after fatal car crash
(Reuters) - South Dakota lawmakers voted on Tuesday to convict the state's attorney general of two impeachment articles stemming from a 2020 car crash in which he struck and killed a pedestrian, local...
Jun 21, 2022
Democratic U.S. Rep. Cuellar edges progressive challenger in Texas after recount
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A recount has confirmed U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar defeated progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros by a razor-thin margin, the Texas Democratic Party said on Tuesday, fo...
Jun 21, 2022
