Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Congressman Fortenberry found guilty of lying to FBI about funds
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Thursday convicted U.S. Congressman Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska, of lying to FBI investigators about illegal contributions to his 20...
Mar 24, 2022
U.S. congressman convicted of lying to FBI about campaign contribution
(Reuters) - A federal jury in Los Angeles on Thursday convicted U.S. Representative Jeff Fortenberry, a Republican from Nebraska, of three felony counts for lying to the FBI about a foreign campaign c...
Mar 24, 2022
Supreme Court justice Thomas’s wife urged Trump White House to overturn 2020 election -report
(Reuters) - Virginia Thomas, the wife of conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, urged former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to work to overturn the results of the 2020 elec...
Mar 24, 2022
Hershey workers at Virginia plant vote against unionizing
By Praveen Paramasivam (Reuters) - Workers at Hershey Co's second largest U.S. manufacturing plant voted against unionizing, even as unionization efforts have gained momentum among low-paid workers at...
Mar 24, 2022
U.S. Senator McConnell asks FERC to kill climate rule for pipelines
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell called on federal regulators to kill new requirements to consider the greenhouse gas emissions of natural gas pipelin...
Mar 24, 2022
Vote to revoke ‘most-favored’ trade status for Russia delayed in U.S. Senate
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation removing "most favored nation" trade status for Russia over the invasion of Ukraine was delayed in the U.S. Senate at least until next week, aft...
Mar 24, 2022
Texas demands drug companies turn over documents on ‘puberty blocking’ drugs for children
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - The Texas attorney general on Thursday ordered drugmakers Abbvie Inc and Endo International to turn over materials related to the sale of puberty blockers to children who b...
Mar 24, 2022
U.S. sues Texas county, calls voting map discriminatory
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing a Texas county of adopting an electoral map that discriminates against Black and Hispanic voters. T...
Mar 24, 2022
U.S. charges 4 Russian government officials over two prior hacking campaigns
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unveiled criminal charges against four Russian government officials on Thursday, saying that between 2012 and 2018 they engaged in two major hacking c...
Mar 24, 2022
Chevron, USW to resume talks on Monday to end California refinery strike
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Negotiators for Chevron Corp and the United Steelworkers union (USW) are scheduled to meet next week in an effort to end a strike at a Richmond, California refinery, spokespeople f...
Mar 24, 2022
