Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. judge in Google case seeks more information on attorney-client privilege
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal judge hearing the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet's Google asked for more information on Tuesday before deciding if he will sanction the...
Apr 12, 2022
NBA-Brooklyn Nets coach Nash says subway attack hits close to home
(Reuters) - Brooklyn Nets head coach Steve Nash called Tuesday's shooting on a subway train in Brooklyn "tragic and senseless" and said it hits close to home for the team, whose practice facility and ...
Apr 12, 2022
New York subway shooting new test of mayor’s promise to police gun violence
By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eric Adams ran for mayor of New York City with campaign ads featuring old photographs of him in his police uniform and a vow to secure a pandemic-scarred metropo...
Apr 12, 2022
As inflation surges, Biden’s approval rating drops to 41% – Reuters/Ipsos poll
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating fell to 41% this week, a blow to his Democratic Party's hopes of retaining control of Congress in November's elect...
Apr 12, 2022
New York lieutenant governor resigns after bribery charges -governor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state Governor Kathy Hochul said on Tuesday she had accepted Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin's resignation, hours after Benjamin was arrested on federal bribery charge...
Apr 12, 2022
Martin Shkreli’s law firm has not been paid, seeks to withdraw
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The law firm that defended Martin Shkreli against antitrust charges said it has not been paid, and on Tuesday asked a U.S. judge for permission to withdraw fro...
Apr 12, 2022
Trial date set in defamation suit against Fox News over U.S. election claims
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An April 2023 jury trial has been scheduled in Dominion Voting Systems Inc's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit accusing Fox News of trying to boost its ratings by fal...
Apr 12, 2022
Major blizzard pummels U.S. Northern Plains, flights canceled
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - A major blizzard slammed North Dakota on Tuesday with snow, high winds and whiteout conditions, and meteorologists said the spring snowstorm could rage into Thursday, becom...
Apr 12, 2022
U.S. judge declines to detain two men accused of posing as federal agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday declined a request by federal prosecutors to detain two men who are accused of impersonating federal law enforcement agents, saying the government had fa...
Apr 12, 2022
Trucker protests expand at U.S.-Mexico border over lengthy wait times
By Lizbeth Diaz and Ted Hesson MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican truck drivers blockaded bridges at the border with the United States for a second day on Tuesday to protest an order by the Texas governo...
Apr 12, 2022
