Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Stung by redistricting rulings, Republicans target state court elections
By Joseph Ax and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - Republicans are vowing to spend record amounts in key state supreme court races this fall, seeking to take advantage of a favorable national political envi...
Apr 11, 2022
Biden cracks down on ghost guns with new rule to tackle gun violence
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will announce a new rule to rein in ghost guns and ban the manufacturing of such firearms on Monday as the administration faces growing press...
Apr 11, 2022
Orlando cracks list of world’s top 10 busiest airports as U.S. leisure traffic soars
(Reuters) - Orlando cracked a list of the world's top 10 busiest airports by passengers for the first time last year, as the home of the Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Florida theme parks joi...
Apr 11, 2022
Prosecutor to drop charges against Texas woman over her abortion
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - A local prosecutor in Texas will dismiss criminal charges against a 26-year-old woman who was arrested for a self-induced abortion in a case that had drawn national scruti...
Apr 10, 2022
NYC mayor Adams tests positive for COVID, only symptom is ‘raspy voice’ – spokesperson
(Reuters) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday after waking up in the morning with a "raspy voice," his only symptom, a spokesperson said. Adams will cancel all his ...
Apr 10, 2022
U.S. will supply Ukraine with ‘the weapons it needs’ against Russia
By Joel Schectman and Brendan O'Brien WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is committed to providing Ukraine with "the weapons it needs" to defend itself against Russia, U.S. national security adv...
Apr 10, 2022
Golf-Scheffler in Masters spotlight as Woods exits centre stage
By Steve Keating AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - World number one Scottie Scheffler takes the spotlight and a three-shot lead into the Masters final round on Sunday as Tiger Woods continues his comeback far ...
Apr 10, 2022
Trump endorses celebrity surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz for U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania
By Moira Warburton and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is endorsing celebrity surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is running as a Republican for U.S. Sena...
Apr 09, 2022
Commercial border crossings in El Paso slow to snail’s pace after Texas steps up security
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) - Hundreds of commercial trucks waited in an hours-long line on Saturday to cross the border from the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez into El Paso after Tex...
Apr 09, 2022
NFL-Steelers QB Haskins dies at 24 after being hit by vehicle
(Reuters) - Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died on Saturday at the age of 24 after being hit by a vehicle, according to a report on the NFL website on Saturday. Haskins, a former first...
Apr 09, 2022
