Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. continues to advise Americans against traveling to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Monday said American citizens should reconsider travel to Ukraine amid increased threats from Russia and that it continues to advise against to trav...
Dec 20, 2021
U.S. securities regulator charges Chicago medical professor with insider trading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday said it charged a Chicago medical school professor with insider trading in securities of biotechnology company Five P...
Dec 20, 2021
U.S. EPA finalizes tougher new vehicle emissions requirements
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing new vehicle emissions requirements through 2026 that reverse former President Donald Trump's rollback...
Dec 20, 2021
Ransom paid for release of missionaries kidnapped in Haiti – U.S. Christian ministry group
(Reuters) - A ransom was paid to secure the release of a group of Canadian and American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti, the U.S.-based Christian ministry group who organized their trip to the Caribbe...
Dec 20, 2021
Manchin says White House staff drove him to reject Biden’s social policy plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said on Monday that White House staff did some "inexcusable" things that drove him to reject President Joe Biden's social and climate policy ...
Dec 20, 2021
Republican SEC commissioner intends to step down by end of January -statement
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission member Elad Roisman said on Monday that he intends to resign his role as commissioner by the end of January...
Dec 20, 2021
U.S. Under Secretary of State Zeya designated as Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues
(Reuters) - U.S. Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya was designated as the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Monday. "She will also c...
Dec 20, 2021
Trump sues N.Y. Attorney General to block probe of his businesses
By Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, seeking to stop her civil fraud investigation into his company. He fi...
Dec 20, 2021
Schumer says Senate to vote on Biden plan despite Manchin objections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will move ahead with a vote on President Joe Biden's Build Back Better plan early next year despite opposition from a key Democratic senator, and will also take ...
Dec 20, 2021
Georgia governor’s race tests Trump’s stolen-election claims
By Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - Since announcing his candidacy for the Georgia governorship earlier this month, Republican David Perdue has wasted no time in releasing ads that revive former President ...
Dec 20, 2021
