Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. hearing ‘huge demand’ from around world for vaccine doses – U.S. COVID-19 coordinator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is hearing "huge demand" from countries around the world for vaccines not needed by Americans, the U.S. State Department's coordinator for global COVID-19 resp...
Apr 30, 2021
U.S. extends transit face mask requirements through September 13
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration said on Friday it is extending face mask requirements across all U.S. transportation networks through Sept. 13 to address the spread...
Apr 30, 2021
Josh Duggar, former reality TV star, charged with child porn possession
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Joshua James Duggar, the 33-year-old former star of the popular reality TV show "19 Kids and Counting," appeared in federal court on Friday to face criminal ch...
Apr 30, 2021
California’s Disneyland re-opens but don’t expect hugs from Mickey Mouse
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Masks, temperature checks and no hugs with Mickey Mouse greeted visitors to Disneyland in California on Friday as Walt Disney's original theme park reopened for the first time ...
Apr 30, 2021
Jury finds 3M’s earplugs caused U.S. military vets hearing loss
(Reuters) - 3M Co was found liable on Friday for hearing damage suffered by three U.S. military veterans who accused the company of covering up design defects in its earplugs, a blow to 3M which faces...
Apr 30, 2021
Moderate Democratic U.S. Representative Bustos to retire next year
By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos, a moderate Midwesterner who helped lead the House of Representatives Democrats to a disappointing 2020 election result, will ...
Apr 30, 2021
U.S. Senate intelligence leaders say mystery illness attacks increasing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Friday incidents similar to suspected "directed" radio frequency attacks on U.S. diplomat...
Apr 30, 2021
West Virginia city takes big three drug distributors to court over opioids
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The three largest U.S. drug distributors are facing trial on Monday in West Virginia in a lawsuit accusing them of fueling the opioid crisis that has resulted in 500,000...
Apr 30, 2021
Exclusive: Biden set to ban most travel to U.S. from India to limit COVID-19 spread
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to impose new travel restrictions on India starting Tuesday in light of the COVID-19 epidemic, barring most non-U.S. cit...
Apr 30, 2021
U.S. fully vaccinates 101.4 million people for COVID-19: CDC
(Reuters) - The United States has fully vaccinated 101,407,318 people for COVID-19 as of Friday morning, accounting for 30.5% of the population, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sai...
Apr 30, 2021
