Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Households including most U.S. children to get monthly stimulus payment
(Reuters) - A poverty-fighting measure included in the COVID-19 relief bill passed this year will deliver monthly payments to households including 88% of children in the United States, starting in Jul...
May 17, 2021
United to add more than 400 daily flights in July as travel demand soars
(Reuters) - United Airlines said on Monday it would add more than 400 daily flights to its July schedule and increase services to re-opened European destinations as easing pandemic restrictions spur s...
May 17, 2021
Friend of embattled U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz to plead guilty to sex trafficking
By Jan Wolfe and Mark Hosenball ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - A former Florida official central to the federal probe into whether U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz trafficked a minor for sex will plead guilt...
May 17, 2021
Arson investigators, police look into Los Angeles blaze; 1,000 evacuated
(Reuters) - A wildfire in Los Angeles, California, gained momentum on Sunday and about 1,000 residents were put under evacuation orders and two suspects were detained as arson investigators and police...
May 17, 2021
Two dead after shooting in East Oakland, California – NBC Bay Area
(Reuters) - Two male victims died from gunshot wounds on Sunday night after a shooting was reported in East Oakland, California, NBC Bay Area reported https://bit.ly/3tTszks, citing Oakland Police. Th...
May 16, 2021
Train in Iowa hauling hazardous materials derails, catches fire
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - A Union Pacific train hauling hazardous materials derailed and then caught fire in the city of Sibley, Iowa, authorities said on Sunday, leading to the evacuation of doze...
May 16, 2021
U.S. administers 273.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has administered 273,545,207 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning and distributed 344,503,495 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
May 16, 2021
U.S. gasoline shortage improves, some regions still suffer hefty outages
(Reuters) - Gasoline shortages that have plagued the U.S. East Coast over the last week modestly improved on Sunday as the country's largest fuel pipeline was brought back to normal operations followi...
May 16, 2021
Job fears, price spikes mean heartburn for Biden White House as economy revs up
By Howard Schneider and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - High unemployment. Rising prices. Gas lines. They're a bad memory for Americans old enough to remember the 1970s - but they're also likel...
May 16, 2021
U.S. schools should continue to use masks: CDC
(Reuters) - Schools in the United States should continue to use masks for the 2020-2021 school year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday. The CDC in its latest g...
May 15, 2021
