Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Cuban migrants protest at Mexico border, seeking entry to U.S.
By Jose Luis Gonzalez CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Dozens of Cubans protested at the U.S. border in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez on Tuesday night, demanding they be allowed to cross...
Dec 29, 2020
Louisville police officer who shot Breonna Taylor to be fired: U.S. media
(Reuters) - The Louisville police officer who fired the shot that killed Breonna Taylor, a Black emergency medical technician, was told on Tuesday that the department was moving to fire him, U.S. medi...
Dec 29, 2020
China sentences HK activists to up to three years in jail for border crossing
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - A Chinese court sentenced 10 Hong Kong activists to between seven months and three years in jail on Wednesday for illegally crossing the border, in a case t...
Dec 29, 2020
U.S. may seek to try accused killer of American journalist Daniel Pearl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States may seek to try in a U.S. court a man accused of killing American journalist Daniel Pearl after a Pakistani court ordered his release, acting Attorney General ...
Dec 29, 2020
U.S. congressman-elect Letlow dies of COVID-19 – TV station
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative-elect Luke Letlow of Louisiana has died of COVID-19, New Orleans TV station WDSU said on Tuesday, citing his campaign manager Andrew Bautsch. Letlow, 41, anno...
Dec 29, 2020
California coronavirus lockdowns extended as hospitals teeter on brink of crisis
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Strict stay-at-home orders were renewed indefinitely on Tuesday for much of California, a leading U.S. hot spot of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the state's top hea...
Dec 29, 2020
Fox News extends streak, sets cable news records in 2020
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ratings for Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel topped all news and basic cable channels for a fifth straight year in 2020, according to Nielsen data released on...
Dec 29, 2020
Asian shares pause recent rally, euro near 2-1/2-year high
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian shares retreated on Wednesday as investors cashed in on a recent rally, while the euro flirted with highs not seen in more than 2-1/2 years on as hopes of a gradual global e...
Dec 29, 2020
North Korea prepares for major party congress amid growing challenges
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chaired a politburo meeting on preparations for a rare Congress that is expected to set new economic and political goals as the country ...
Dec 29, 2020
UK-EU Brexit bill resolves ‘vexed’ European question -Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will be able to trade with its European neighbours and keep control of its laws and destiny, Prime Minister Boris Johnson will say on Wednesday before lawmakers vote on the ...
Dec 29, 2020
