Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News

(Reuters) - Connecticut on Tuesday joined 17 other U.S. states in legalizing adult recreational use of marijuana as Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill that he said would also help heal economic scars l...

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A co-founder of the Platinum Partners hedge fund firm was sentenced on Tuesday to seven months in prison for his role in a bribery scheme involving the once-po...

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A crowded field of Democrats were vying on Tuesday to become the next Manhattan district attorney, a job that in normal times is already considered one of the most important a...

By David Shepardson and Daniel Wiessner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is set to announce he intends to nominate a senior union lawyer to the U.S National Labor Relations Board, a source t...

By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The U.S. government will investigate the dark history of Indian boarding schools, and work to find the remains of children who died in them, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland s...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co will provide engines, transmissions and other parts for the next-generation U.S. Postal Service (USPS) delivery vehicles being built by Oskhosh Defense. The USPS p...

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even as they push towards a vote on U.S. election reform that is almost certain to fail, some congressional Democrats say they hope that defeat may provide the o...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he will host a meeting next week of governors from states in the western United States, cabinet members and federal emergency management offi...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Tuesday are introducing legislation to prevent the furloughing of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety employees during government shu...

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department is launching a new strike force aimed at cracking down on illegal firearms trafficking, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on...