Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
NRA members give leader LaPierre vote of confidence despite struggles
By Arathy Somasekhar and Daniel Trotta HOUSTON (Reuters) -National Rifle Association members overwhelmingly supported the gun rights group's longtime leader Wayne LaPierre with a vote of confidence on...
May 28, 2022
Investigators question delayed police response in Texas school shooting
By Brad Brooks and Gabriella Borter UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) - Investigators in Texas were seeking to determine on Saturday how critical mistakes were made in the response to the deadly Uvalde shooting...
May 28, 2022
Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A judge has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on criminal ...
May 28, 2022
U.S. doctors reconsider Pfizer’s Paxlovid for lower-risk COVID patients
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Use of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid spiked this week, but some doctors are reconsidering the pills for lower-risk patients after a U.S. public health agency wa...
May 28, 2022
As U.S. states restrict abortions, pro-choice lawmakers look to Mexico
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Pro-choice U.S. lawmakers visiting Mexico said Americans are turning to their southern neighbor to access abortions as some states tighten restrictions on the procedure a...
May 27, 2022
Baseball-Giants coach Kapler plans anthem protest over U.S. gun violence
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) - San Francisco Giants coach Gabe Kapler said he will not take the field for the pre-game playing of the national anthem to protest U.S. government inaction on gun violence a...
May 27, 2022
After massacre, some in gun-friendly Uvalde favor tougher gun laws
By Gabriella Borter UVALDE, Texas (Reuters) - Guns are part of everyday life in Uvalde, Texas, a Republican-leaning corner of the state's Hill Country where hunting is a common pastime and gun stores ...
May 27, 2022
Trump to call for security overhaul in U.S. schools, change in approach to mental health issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump on Friday will call for a "drastic" change to the United States' approach to mental health issues and a security overhaul at schools following this...
May 27, 2022
Forest Service says it started all of New Mexico’s largest wildfire
By Andrew Hay TAOS, N.M. (Reuters) - Two blazes that grew into New Mexico's largest ever wildfire were both started by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), the agency said on Friday, prompting the state's ...
May 27, 2022
U.S. prosecutors get guilty verdict in Capitol riot case, extending win streak
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday extended its streak of victories in jury trials against rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, securing a guilty verdict in its...
May 27, 2022
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