Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
FBI pinpoints suspect in probe of U.S. Capitol policeman’s death: NYT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has pinpointed a suspect in its investigation into the death of a U.S. Capitol Police officer in the Jan. 6 attack on Congress by supporters of then-President Donald Tru...
Feb 26, 2021
U.S. CDC says risk of Ebola to the United States is extremely low
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was closely following outbreaks of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Guinea, and said the risk of Ebola to the Uni...
Feb 26, 2021
White supremacist sentenced to nearly 20 years in plot to bomb Colorado synagogue
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - An avowed white supremacist was sentenced on Friday to 19-1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty months ago to a federal hate-crimes case stemming from a botched...
Feb 26, 2021
Donald Trump’s niece blasts his ‘chutzpah’ toward her fraud lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's niece accused him on Friday of trying to dodge accountability for defrauding her out of a multimillion dollar inheritance by claiming she took t...
Feb 26, 2021
Electric firm Griddy loses access to Texas grid, customers shifted to rivals
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas's power grid operator on Friday canceled Griddy Energy LLC's access to the state's power network, and shifted all its customers to other utilities, according to a notice by t...
Feb 26, 2021
U.S. Capitol riot suspect disavows far-right group, but loses bid for release
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - A leader of the far-right Oath Keepers group accused of helping lead the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters lost her bid to be released from jail, ...
Feb 26, 2021
Gymnastics: U.S. governing body shocked over death of former coach
(Reuters) - USA Gymnastics has expressed shock at the news that former coach John Geddert died by suicide on Thursday aged 63 following charges of human trafficking and sexual assault. Geddert, who ha...
Feb 26, 2021
‘My heart is sick’ says Lady Gaga on theft of her dogs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lady Gaga said on Friday that her "heart is sick" after two of her French bulldogs were stolen at gunpoint in Hollywood this week. Making her first comments on the seizure of t...
Feb 26, 2021
U.S. says more than 300 people charged to date over Capitol riots
By Sarah N. Lynch and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has charged more than 300 people with taking part in the deadly storming of the Capitol by former President Dona...
Feb 26, 2021
New York City schools chancellor steps down as students return to classroom
By Gabriella Borter and Peter Szekely NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said on Friday he was stepping down as leader of the nation's largest school district, leav...
Feb 26, 2021
