Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Killer ruled mentally fit for Arizona’s first execution since 2014
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - An Arizona judge has ruled that a death row inmate convicted of killing a university student in 1978 failed to prove he was mentally incompetent to understand his fate, ...
May 05, 2022
U.S. Energy Department to commit $2.25 billion to carbon storage program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy intends to commit $2.25 billion for projects to store carbon dioxide underground and help fight climate change, it said on Thursday. The funding fo...
May 05, 2022
Accused Colombian drug trafficker Otoniel to appear in U.S. court
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - The accused leader of Colombia's Clan del Golfo drug trafficking group is expected to appear in a U.S. court on Thursday after being extradited on cocaine and weapons...
May 05, 2022
Walgreens reaches $683 million opioid settlement with Florida
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Thursday it has reached a $683 million settlement with Florida to resolve claims that the pharmacy chain exacerbated an opioid epidemic i...
May 05, 2022
U.S. weekly jobless claims increase; layoffs creep up in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week, but remained at a level consistent with tightening labor market condi...
May 05, 2022
Native Americans fight to keep traditions alive after COVID
By Maria Caspani and Vanessa Johnston PEARL RIVER, Miss. (Reuters) - One of the fondest memories Shemah Crosby has of her grandmother Lena is the time they spent together hand crafting Choctaw Indian ...
May 05, 2022
U.S. summer travelers can expect long lines, higher prices as COVID restrictions ease
By Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) - With more U.S. travelers expected to take to the skies and the roads this summer as COVID restrictions ease, unbridled demand will strain capacity in the leisure and t...
May 05, 2022
In race for Georgia’s election chief, it’s all about Trump and 2020
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Republican Jody Hice, the Donald Trump-backed U.S. congressman seeking to become the top state election official in Georgia, wasted little time at a debate this week summarizi...
May 05, 2022
Amber Heard to return to stand in defamation battle with Johnny Depp
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Aquaman" actor Amber Heard is expected to testify for a second day on Thursday in the defamation case brought by her ex-husband Johnny Depp, the Hollywood sta...
May 05, 2022
Internet providers end challenge to California net neutrality law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. broadband industry ended late on Wednesday its legal challenge to California's landmark net neutrality law, which seeks to protect the open internet. A group of industr...
May 04, 2022
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