Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Ex-Olympic gymnastics coach faces human trafficking, other charges
Former U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics coach John Geddert has been charged with multiple felony counts of human trafficking, sexual assault and other crimes. Court filings in Eaton County, Mich., accu...
Feb 25, 2021
New York prosecutors digging into Trump’s tax, financial records
By Karen Freifeld (Reuters) - After a lengthy court battle, the Manhattan District Attorney is in possession of Donald Trump's tax returns and other financial records as part of a criminal investigati...
Feb 25, 2021
Dressing up for a photo shoot, Black children learn of civil rights heroes
(Reuters) - Photographer Tricia Messeroux wanted children to learn more about Black history in the United States and elsewhere - and have fun doing so. So she had them dress up and pose as famous acti...
Feb 25, 2021
White House has not made ‘final decision’ on participation in Olympics in China
By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has not made a final decision on participation in the Winter Olympics in Beijing, a spokeswoman said on Thursday, as Republican lawmakers call...
Feb 25, 2021
In Pennsylvania, Republican rift over Trump imperils party’s election chances
By Nathan Layne and Joseph Ax EXTON, Pa. (Reuters) - C. Arnold McClure chairs the Republican Party in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania - deep in Trump country - and wants to punish fellow conservatives...
Feb 25, 2021
Affirmative action opponents ask U.S. Supreme Court to take up Harvard case
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - Opponents of policies used by universities to increase their numbers of Black and Hispanic students asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to prohibit Harvard Univ...
Feb 25, 2021
Majority of Americans support $15 minimum wage, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of Americans support the idea of more than doubling the minimum wage to $15 per hour, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Thursday as Senate Democrats await a ruling on wh...
Feb 25, 2021
Poorer Texans already had trouble paying energy bills – then came the storm
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Cleopatra Mancha had already lost her job in the pandemic. Then the winter storm came to her home state of Texas. "We had all the pipes bust in our house. It wasn't just one...
Feb 25, 2021
Republican leaders want a show of unity. Will Trump allow it?
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The next few days will give Republicans opportunities to stand together or fight among themselves, first when the House of Representatives votes on a $1.9 trilli...
Feb 25, 2021
Texas lawmakers kick off investigation into deadly power blackout
By Gary McWilliams (Reuters) - Texas state legislators on Thursday begin digging into the causes of deadly power blackouts that left millions shivering in the dark as frigid temperatures caught its gr...
Feb 25, 2021
