Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Yellowstone National Park to partly reopen after rare closure forced by floods
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - Yellowstone National Park will partly reopen on Wednesday after record flooding and rockslides following a burst of heavy rains that led the park to be closed for the fir...
Jun 19, 2022
Some shoppers balk at retailers peddling new ‘Juneteenth’ merchandise
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) - Clothing retailer Kohl's is offering gray, green and red "Juneteenth 1865" tank tops and t-shirts for juniors and boys for $23.99. JCPenney.com hopes to lure s...
Jun 19, 2022
Parades, street festivals and speeches mark Juneteenth across U.S
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) - With street parties, the trumpets and drums of marching bands, speeches and a few political rallies, people across the United States marked Juneteenth this weekend, a...
Jun 19, 2022
Apple workers at Maryland store vote to unionize, a first for the U.S.
(Reuters) - Apple Inc workers in Maryland voted on Saturday to join a union, becoming the first retail employees of the tech giant to unionize in the United States. More than 100 workers in Towson nea...
Jun 18, 2022
Mark Shields, longtime U.S. political commentator, dies at 85
By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Mark Shields, a longtime TV political pundit and syndicated columnist in Washington known for his expansive knowledge of U.S. politics, humor and staunch support of liberal D...
Jun 18, 2022
National security advisor Sullivan tests positive for Covid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Statest National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, according to NSC spokesperson Adrienne Watson. Watson said Sullivan has not been...
Jun 18, 2022
COVID vaccine rollout for U.S. tots close after CDC panel vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A panel of advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday voted to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months, making it likely...
Jun 18, 2022
Biden flubs bike dismount, falls, but uninjured
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden took a spill from his bike on Saturday as he stopped to greet supporters during a weekend trip to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. He appeared to be ...
Jun 18, 2022
Firefighter killed in Philadelphia building collapse
By Mike Stone (Reuters) - A firefighter was killed when a building collapsed trapping several people, the Philadelphia Fire Department said on Saturday. The fire department said there were "2 trapped ...
Jun 18, 2022
Bayer wins fourth Roundup weedkiller case in U.S
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A U.S. jury found Bayer's Roundup weedkiller did not cause an Oregon man's cancer, the German agriculture and pharmaceuticals company said on Saturday, handing the firm its fourt...
Jun 18, 2022
