Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
California agency sues Tesla over alleged discrimination, harassment – WSJ
(Reuters) - A California state agency on Wednesday filed a lawsuit accusing Tesla Inc of tolerating discrimination against Black workers at an assembly plant, mirroring claims in several other pending...
Feb 10, 2022
Boy Scouts of America wins key support for sex abuse settlement
By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America won pivotal support from a committee representing sexual abuse victims for a $2.7 billion settlement of their claims against the youth organiza...
Feb 10, 2022
U.S. agency warns that truckers’ protest could disrupt Super Bowl – CNN
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has warned law enforcement agencies that a convoy of truckers protesting against COVID-19 vaccine mandates could affect this weekend's Super Bowl i...
Feb 10, 2022
Missouri, Texas to probe GoFundMe over restrictions on Canada trucker donations
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The attorneys general of Missouri and Texas said on Wednesday they will probe GoFundMe over the decision by the crowd funding service to take down a page for a fundraisin...
Feb 09, 2022
Angelina Jolie advocates for U.S. domestic violence law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday agreed a deal to renew a long-lapsed law to strengthen domestic violence protections, just hours after Hollywood actor and human...
Feb 09, 2022
Former NFL player sentenced to 5 years in healthcare fraud scheme
(Reuters) - Former National Football League linebacker Robert McCune was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison for orchestrating a scheme to defraud the healthcare benefits plan for retired N...
Feb 09, 2022
University of California agrees to pay $243 million to settle doctor sex abuse claims
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - University of California officials have agreed to pay $243 million to settle the legal claims of some 200 women who have accused a former UCLA gynecologist of sexual abuse. The...
Feb 09, 2022
U.S. Capitol riot probe hits Trump adviser Navarro with subpoena -statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol announced on Wednesday it subpoenaed former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, a key...
Feb 09, 2022
Bomb threats force evacuation at seven Washington schools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Seven predominately Black schools in Washington were evacuated over bomb threats on Wednesday and later cleared, including a high school that was threatened a day earlier during...
Feb 09, 2022
Former casino exec sentenced to year in prison in U.S. college scandal
BOSTON (Reuters) - A former executive at casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd was sentenced on Wednesday to a year in prison after being convicted of paying $300,000 to bribe his daughter's way into a uni...
Feb 09, 2022
