Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
McConnell criticizes censure of two House Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday the Republican National Committee should not be singling out party members, after it censured U.S. Representatives ...
Feb 08, 2022
U.S. Army’s first climate strategy calls for emissions cuts, base protections
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army released its first climate strategy on Tuesday designed to help protect bases against damage from global warming and improve readiness by traini...
Feb 08, 2022
New York Times editor on defensive at Sarah Palin defamation trial
By Jonathan Stempel and Jody Godoy NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former New York Times editorial page editor was put on the defensive on Tuesday in Sarah Palin's defamation trial against the newspaper over a...
Feb 08, 2022
U.S. to try house arrest for immigrants as alternative to detention
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration will place hundreds of migrants caught at the U.S.-Mexico border on house arrest in the coming weeks as it seeks cheaper alternatives to i...
Feb 08, 2022
Teen arrested in Minnesota probe that led to Black man’s killing during raid
(Reuters) - A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a homicide probe that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where they shot dead a young Black man during a "no-knock" raid last week, ...
Feb 08, 2022
Man arrested for storming U.S. Capitol while out on bail on attempted murder charge
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement agents on Tuesday arrested a North Carolina man accused of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 while he was out on bail on an unrelated a...
Feb 08, 2022
U.S. arrests couple for allegedly laundering $4.5 billion in crypto tied to Bitfinex hack
By Sarah N. Lynch and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI arrested a husband and wife on Tuesday morning, alleging they conspired to launder cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of virtu...
Feb 08, 2022
Harris, Yellen urge Americans to file taxes to collect remaining tax credits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday urged Americans to file their 2021 tax returns in order to collect thousands of dollars in child...
Feb 08, 2022
Exclusive-U.S. EPA confirms it will name Oregon lawyer to lead environmental justice efforts
By Jarrett Renshaw and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will name college professor and lawyer Robin Morris Collin to lead the agency's efforts t...
Feb 08, 2022
Michigan judge holds hearing on evidence for shooter’s parents
(Reuters) - A Michigan judge began a preliminary hearing on Tuesday to decide whether prosecutors had enough evidence to try on involuntary manslaughter charges the parents of a teenager accused of ki...
Feb 08, 2022
