Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Atlanta officer says he is not ‘state’s witness’ in Rayshard Brooks case
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Devin Brosnan, one of the two Atlanta police officers charged in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, has not agreed to be a witness for the prosecution, his lawyer said ...
Jun 18, 2020
Ex-U.S. counterterrorism analyst sentenced to 2.5 years over media leaks
By Sarah N. Lynch (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former counterterrorism analyst with the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency to serve two and a half years in prison for leaking clas...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. House panel hears from Facebook, Google, Twitter on election security
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Top officials from Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter Inc appeared remotely before U.S. lawmakers on Thursday at a virtual hearing on foreign influence ...
Jun 18, 2020
Trump to nominate lawyer Crenshaw to serve as Democratic SEC commissioner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House announced Thursday that President Donald Trump intends to nominate Caroline Crenshaw to fill a Democratic vacancy at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Cren...
Jun 18, 2020
New York Governor Cuomo slams federal government for coronavirus response
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday slammed the federal government's handling of the coronavirus and called it an "undeniable mistake." Cuomo said the White House had operated since...
Jun 18, 2020
Artists paint New York shops boarded up after looting to raise hope
By Aleksandra Michalska NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boarded-up shops, a depressing sight for New Yorkers after looters infiltrated anti-racism marches in the city's trendiest neighborhoods, are being transfo...
Jun 18, 2020
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay aims to hold police accountable through art
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is urging writers, dancers, poets and other artists to help make the names of abusive police officers as well known as their victims. Media...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. retail foot traffic rebounds, more staff at work, as lockdowns ease
By Howard Schneider (Reuters) - Retail foot traffic recovered to approach pre-lockdown levels last week and businesses appeared to bring more employees back to the job, according to data from firms th...
Jun 18, 2020
Portraits of former Confederate House speakers to be removed: Pelosi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Portraits of four former House of Representatives speakers who served the Confederacy will be removed from the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. The por...
Jun 18, 2020
Top Pentagon official Wheelbarger resigns, urges colleagues to be guided by U.S. Constitution
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kathryn Wheelbarger, one of the Pentagon's most prominent and respected policy officials, is resigning after three years in the job after President Donald Trump ...
Jun 18, 2020
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