Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Man shot outside CIA headquarters has died: FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man shot by the FBI outside CIA headquarters when he got out of his car with a weapon has died, the FBI said on Tuesday. The man, who has not been identified, was shot at arou...
May 04, 2021
Crist’s run for Florida governor complicates Democrats’ House prospects
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Florida congressman's decision to run for governor Tuesday put another Democratic U.S. House of Representatives seat at risk, as the party braces for possibl...
May 04, 2021
Biden to outline plans to make vaccine doses more accessible
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will outline his administration's plans to make the COVID-19 vaccine more accessible in the United States during his remarks later on Tuesday, the White Hous...
May 04, 2021
U.S. spike in domestic terrorism ‘keeps me up at night,’ attorney general says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland asked Congress on Tuesday to provide more funding for investigating and prosecuting domestic terrorism, saying it poses an "accelerating" t...
May 04, 2021
White House to shift COVID-19 vaccine to states with more need: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House told U.S. states on Tuesday they can no longer carry over unordered doses of their weekly COVID-19 vaccine allocations and that unused doses will instead be shif...
May 04, 2021
Treasury’s Yellen: Biden programs to make ‘big difference’ to inequality
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's overall proposal, which include stepped up spending on infrastructure, childcare and education, will make a "big difference" to inequality, U.S. Treasury Secreta...
May 04, 2021
‘It just feels right’: COVID-weary New Yorkers take a stool at the bar for first time in over a year
By Nathan Layne NEW YORK (Reuters) - Matt Friedlander walked into the White Horse Tavern, grabbed a seat at the polished wooden bar and let out a sigh of relief as he ordered a Budweiser and a glass o...
May 04, 2021
Pandemic-led decline of U.S. cities may be reversing
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fears that U.S. cities would be emptied by the coronavirus pandemic are giving way to potential signs of revival, according to a series of analyses that sugg...
May 04, 2021
Melinda Gates sees U.S. government donating COVID-19 vaccine doses soon
LONDON (Reuters) - Melinda French Gates, co-founder of one of the world's largest private charitable foundations, expects the U.S. government will soon weigh up how much of their vaccine supply to don...
May 04, 2021
Explainer-Ahead of Trump Facebook ruling, here’s how social media sites handle world leaders
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Facebook's independent oversight board on Wednesday will announce whether it is overturning the company's suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump's account....
May 04, 2021
