Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. FDA to scrutinize vaccine design behind COVID-19 shots linked to blood clots
By Julie Steenhuysen and Kate Kelland CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters) - With two COVID-19 vaccines now under scrutiny for possible links to very rare cases of blood clots in the brain, U.S. government scient...
Apr 13, 2021
Suspects arrested in 1996 murder of California college student
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Police have arrested a longtime suspect and his father in connection with the murder of Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college freshman who went missing from her ...
Apr 13, 2021
Taser vs. gun mix-up raises concerns about training, design after Minnesota shooting
By Tim Reid and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) - The company that manufactures Tasers says it has implemented design features and training recommendations to reduce the chances that law enforcement officer...
Apr 13, 2021
Chauvin’s lawyers call officer in previous arrest to the stand as first witness
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Lawyers for Derek Chauvin on Tuesday began presenting their case in the former Minneapolis policeman's murder trial, calling to the stand ...
Apr 13, 2021
Ohio can enforce ban on Down syndrome abortions: U.S. appeals court
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Ohio can enforce a 2017 law banning abortions when medical tests show that a fetus has Down syndrome. In a 9-7 decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit ...
Apr 13, 2021
Black man killed by police in Minnesota was ‘amazing, loving kid’: media
(Reuters) - Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer in a Minneapolis suburb during a traffic stop on Sunday, was kind, liked basketball and had a tight-...
Apr 13, 2021
U.S. Justice Department backs extending ban on fentanyl copycats
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has signaled support for legislation to extend by seven months a ban on illegal copycat versions of fentanyl, the powerful syntheti...
Apr 13, 2021
Virginia investigates after police use pepper spray on Black U.S. Army officer
(Reuters) - Virginia's attorney general has directed his civil rights office to investigate a possible "pattern of misconduct" by police in the town of Windsor after officers drew their guns and used ...
Apr 13, 2021
U.S. consumer prices increase solidly in March
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in more than 8-1/2 years in March and underlying inflation picked up as more parts of the economy reopened thanks to increased vaccina...
Apr 13, 2021
U.S. to call for pause on Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine: NYT
(Reuters) - U.S. federal health agencies on Tuesday will call for an immediate pause in use of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose COVID-19 vaccine after six U.S. recipients developed a rare disorder invo...
Apr 13, 2021
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