Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Iranian-American freed in prisoner swap with U.S. arrives in Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) - An Iranian-American doctor has returned to Iran, Iranian state media reported on Monday, after a swap deal between Tehran and Washington that resulted in the release of a U.S. Navy v...
Jun 08, 2020
Russia’s coronavirus deaths approach 6,000
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in Russia has risen to 5,971, the country's coronavirus response centre said on Monday, after it reported 112 fatalities in the last ...
Jun 08, 2020
Man drives car into Seattle protest crowd, shoots bystander: police
(Reuters) - A man drove his car into a crowd of protesters in Seattle on Sunday, then shot and wounded a demonstrator who confronted him as he came to a stop, according to police and eyewitness video....
Jun 08, 2020
Minneapolis council members pledge to disband police as protests mount
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A majority of city council members in Minneapolis have pledged to abolish the city's police department after the death of an unarmed black man in custody last m...
Jun 08, 2020
Minneapolis council members say they will “end” police department after Floyd death
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - A majority of Minneapolis City Council members favor phasing out the city's police department and creating a new way to ensure public safety, officials said, a sign tha...
Jun 08, 2020
Fed says beating pandemic is key, but how will it know things are better?
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With a full three months of responding to a global pandemic under their belt, U.S. Federal Reserve officials have united around one point: lasting progress o...
Jun 08, 2020
Missouri man charged with murder in death of St. Louis retired cop – report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 24-year-old Missouri man was charged Sunday with first-degree murder in the shooting death of retired police captain David Dorn during civil unrest sparked by the death of Geo...
Jun 07, 2020
Cristobal forecast to weaken to depression on Monday, says U.S. NHC
(Reuters) - Storm Cristobal is forecast to weaken to a tropical depression by Monday morning as heavy rainfall and a storm surge continue along the Gulf Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said ...
Jun 07, 2020
Samsung heir appears in court for arrest warrant hearing
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee appeared in court on Monday for a hearing to determine whether he should be jailed over allegations of accounting fraud, in his latest brush with the la...
Jun 07, 2020
World shares advance on surprise U.S. job recovery
By Hideyuki Sano TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures and Asian shares advanced on Monday after a surprise recovery in U.S. employment gave further confidence of a quick economic recovery after many w...
Jun 07, 2020
