Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. unseals charges over 2008 kidnapping of American journalist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed an indictment charging Haji Najibullah with six counts related to the 2008 kidnapping of an American journalist and two Afghan ...
Oct 28, 2020
California crews begin to tame two Orange County wildfires as winds ebb
(Reuters) - Weakening winds overnight enabled firefighters in Southern California to begin to corral two raging wildfires that left two front-line crew members hospitalized and were threatening tens o...
Oct 28, 2020
Former DEA spokesman sent to prison for seven years for posing as CIA spy
By Mark Hosenball (Reuters) - A former spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in prison for defrauding at least a dozen companies of over $4.4 mill...
Oct 28, 2020
Couple divided over Trump united in saving illegal immigrants in desert
By Norma Galeana (Reuters) - A die-hard Trump supporter and his wife, who despises the U.S. president, are united in a rare mission. For years, John and Laura Hunter have set up water stations for peo...
Oct 28, 2020
A lesson learned: Democrats plot route to Washington through statehouse races
By Jonathan Allen and Joseph Ax (Reuters) - Even as the presidential election dominates the country's attention, Democrats have spent record-breaking sums this year on winning seats in state legislatu...
Oct 28, 2020
Hospitals in Wisconsin, Texas under strain as COVID-19 cases surge
By Maria Caspani and Lisa Shumaker NEW YORK (Reuters) - UW Health University Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin has been rushing to convert available space into units for COVID-19 patients, as the state's...
Oct 28, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 225,985 deaths from coronavirus
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday reported 8,752,794 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 72,183 cases from its previous count, and said that t...
Oct 28, 2020
Halloween light show glows on with drive-thru shift
(Reuters) - A pumpkin light show is glowing on as a drive-through experience that Halloweeners can safely gear up for. "Nights of the Jack," a seasonal attraction outside Los Angeles, is back as a car...
Oct 28, 2020
Trump administration opens pristine Alaska forest to logging
(Reuters) - The Trump administration on Wednesday finalized a plan to open vast portions of the nation's largest national forest, the Tongass in Alaska, to logging. The move lifts longstanding restric...
Oct 28, 2020
Co-defendant in case against Giuliani associates to enter new plea
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A change-of-plea hearing has been scheduled for Thursday for a man charged with conspiring with a former associate of U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani,...
Oct 28, 2020
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