Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. State Department to cut back on ‘Do Not Travel’ COVID advisories
(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said Thursday will sharply cut back on "Do Not Travel" advisories for international destinations after public health officials announced a change in how they will...
Apr 14, 2022
Two killed trying to flee New Mexico wildfire
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - An elderly couple died as they tried to evacuate from a wildfire in Ruidoso, New Mexico, that has destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands to flee the mountain town, po...
Apr 14, 2022
New York AG launches investigation on oil industry over gas price gouging – CNN
(Reuters) - New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James has launched an investigation to determine whether the oil industry has engaged in gas price gouging, CNN reported on Thursday, citing a person...
Apr 14, 2022
U.S. FDA delays decision on Regeneron/Roche COVID antibody therapy
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended by three months its review of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's application for the full approval of its COVID-19 antibody therapy, the U.S....
Apr 14, 2022
New York subway shooting suspect faces initial court appearance
By Jonathan Allen and Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - The man suspected of injuring 23 people by setting off smoke bombs and spraying the inside of a New York City subway car with gunfire was due ...
Apr 14, 2022
U.S. judge cuts verdict in Tesla race bias case to $15 million from $137 million
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday said a $137 million jury award, one of the largest of its kind, to a Black former factory worker who sued Tesla Inc for racial discrimination was excessive and...
Apr 13, 2022
Kentucky lawmakers block abortion access with new law, effective immediately
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - Kentucky effectively suspended legal abortion access on Wednesday as the legislature enacted a sweeping anti-abortion law that took effect right away and forces provide...
Apr 13, 2022
A day after shooting attack, New York’s subway thrums with riders
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - On busy subway platforms across the city, New Yorkers checked their phones, read books and glanced impatiently at the countdown clocks as they waited for trains ...
Apr 13, 2022
Amid chaos, New York shooting victims rush to one another’s aid
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hourari Benkada said he was riding the New York City subway on his way to work on Tuesday morning when a masked man next to him discharged a smoke bomb and later opened fire. Benk...
Apr 13, 2022
Police in Michigan release video of Black man’s shooting death
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - Police in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Wednesday released three videos of a police officer shooting a Black man dead as the two men fought in the rain on a suburban front lawn...
Apr 13, 2022
