Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Comedian Gilbert Gottfried dead at age 67, family says
(Reuters) - Gilbert Gottfried, a stand-up comic known for a screwball voice and his penchant for pushing boundaries with jokes about the Sept. 11 attack and the Japanese tsunami, has died at age 67, h...
Apr 12, 2022
Yelp to offer U.S. workers abortion travel benefit
(Reuters) - Yelp, Inc said on Tuesday it will cover expenses for its employees and their dependents who need to travel to another state for abortion services starting next month, making it the latest ...
Apr 12, 2022
Athletics-Boston to boost police presence at subways ahead of marathon
By Chris Gallagher BOSTON (Reuters) - Boston officials will increase the number of police around subway stations ahead of Monday's Boston Marathon after a mass shooting in a New York subway but stress...
Apr 12, 2022
Screening for anxiety should begin at age 8 -U.S. panel says
By Nancy Lapid NEW YORK (Reuters) - Children as young as 8 years old should be screened for anxiety and those ages 12 and over for depression, according to new recommendations by the government-backed...
Apr 12, 2022
Gunman shoots 10 in New York subway car -officials
(Reuters) - A gunman wearing a gas mask set off a smoke bomb and opened fire in a New York subway car on Tuesday, injuring 16 people and throwing the morning commute into chaos, officials said, in the...
Apr 12, 2022
Former DHS official to pay $10,000 to resolve federal ethics probe
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former senior official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday agreed to pay $10,000 to resolve civil allegations that he violated federal con...
Apr 12, 2022
Factbox-Despite recent uptick, New York City crime down from past decades
(Reuters) - A shooting at a New York City subway station on Tuesday brought fresh attention to crime in the most populous American city, with 8.8 million people as of 2020, according to the U.S. Censu...
Apr 12, 2022
U.S. Secret Service tipped off alleged phony agent, prompting rushed arrests
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI was forced to move before it was ready against two men accused of impersonating federal agents after a Secret Service investigator for unclear reasons ...
Apr 12, 2022
Factbox-Six facts about Sunset Park, site of the New York subway shooting
(Reuters) - Tuesday's New York City subway shooting occurred in Sunset Park, a multicultural Brooklyn neighborhood known for its thriving Asian cafes and shops, Statue of Liberty views and a sprawling...
Apr 12, 2022
Ferrero recalls some chocolates due to potential Salmonella contamination
(Reuters) - Ferrero said on Tuesday it was voluntarily recalling some of its Kinder chocolates in the United States, saying the products may be contaminated with Salmonella Typhimurium. There are no r...
Apr 12, 2022
