Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Robocalls allege U.S. congressional candidate killed her husband, campaign says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A candidate for the U.S. Congress from Texas has asked federal law enforcement authorities to look into reports of robocalls alleging she murdered her husband, a former Republic...
Apr 30, 2021
Prosecutors ask judge to consider aggravating factors when sentencing Chauvin for Floyd murder
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Friday asked the Minneapolis judge overseeing the case against Derek Chauvin to consider several aggravating circumstances when he sentences the former po...
Apr 30, 2021
Grammy organizers change rules after allegations of corruption
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The organizers of music's Grammy Awards on Friday announced an end to the so-called "secret" committees that have led to allegations that the highest honors in the industry are...
Apr 30, 2021
More than 90 people found in Houston home in suspected smuggling case
(Reuters) - Police responding to reports of a kidnapping said on Friday they had found more than 90 people crammed into a two-story suburban Houston home and suspected it was being used in a human smu...
Apr 30, 2021
At funeral of Black teen shot by Ohio police in melee, eulogies, appeals for unity
By Gaelen Morse COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - The funeral for a Black teenager shot by police as she wielded a knife during a melee in Columbus, Ohio, last week drew family, friends and elected officials...
Apr 30, 2021
Next major war will be ‘very different,’ – U.S. defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States needs to prepare for a potential future conflict bearing little resemblance to "the old wars" that have long consumed the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Lloyd Aus...
Apr 30, 2021
Eight Republican 2024 candidates speak in Texas next week, but not Trump
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican Party event in Texas next week will hear from eight potential candidates for the party's presidential nomination in 2024, without former President ...
Apr 30, 2021
Brooklyn artist hides ‘mini masterpieces’ for neighborhood residents to find
(Reuters) - Brooklyn artist Steve Wasterval loves Greenpoint, his New York neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn. He loves it so much, in fact, that he paints tiny Impressionist-style street scenes ...
Apr 30, 2021
California program overestimates climate benefits of forest offsets – study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - California's forest carbon offset program has generated tens of millions of credits that have questionable value in fighting climate change, a nonprofit group of scientists said...
Apr 30, 2021
Pentagon to cancel Trump border wall projects using military funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Friday said it was cancelling the construction of parts of former President Donald Trump's border wall with Mexico that were being built using military funds, wi...
Apr 30, 2021
