Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Teen pilot reaches Kenya in round the world quest
By Edwin Waita NAIROBI (Reuters) -A 16-year-old schoolboy who is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo, landed his small plane in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday...
May 18, 2022
U.S. building permits dive in April; housing starts fall
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Permits for future U.S. homebuilding tumbled to a five-month low in April, suggesting the housing market was slowing as rising mortgage rates contribute to red...
May 18, 2022
Ex-Minneapolis officer pleads guilty in George Floyd case -report
(Reuters) - Ex-Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty on Wednesday to aiding and abetting manslaughter in the murder of George Floyd, who died in 2020 when a fellow police officer kneel...
May 18, 2022
Texas power use hits monthly record during heatwave
(Reuters) - Power demand in Texas hit a monthly record on Tuesday and will likely break that high on Wednesday as consumers keep their air conditioners cranked up to escape a lingering spring heatwave...
May 18, 2022
New York agency accuses Amazon of pregnancy and disability discrimination
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The New York State Division of Human Rights has filed a complaint against Amazon.com Inc accusing the online retailer of discriminating against pregnant and disabled workers at its...
May 18, 2022
U.S. to allow 35,000 more guest workers as summer nears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will grant employers as many as 35,000 further H-2B visas for seasonal guest workers starting jobs between April 1 and Sept. 30, according to a government state...
May 18, 2022
U.S. men’s and women’s soccer teams strike equal pay deal, U.S. Soccer says
(Reuters) - The United States Soccer Federation said on Wednesday it had reached collective bargaining agreements with its men's and women's soccer teams that achieve equal pay for players and create ...
May 18, 2022
Illegally jailed at the Bronx Zoo? Court to weigh Happy the Elephant’s rights
By Luc Cohen (Reuters) - Should a female elephant have some of the same legal rights as humans? That is the question New York state's top court will consider on Wednesday, the latest development in a ...
May 18, 2022
Two Trump-backed candidates win U.S. election primaries, but two fall short
By Jarrett Renshaw and Joseph Ax PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Republican candidates endorsed by Donald Trump won their party's nominations for governor in Pennsylvania and for the U.S. Senate in North Car...
May 18, 2022
Idaho Governor Little fends off Trump-backed challenger for Republican gubernatorial nomination
(Reuters) - Idaho Governor Brad Little defeated Republican gubernatorial primary challenger Janice McGeachin, the state's No. 2 elected official who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, Edis...
May 17, 2022
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