Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Inmate who escaped North Carolina prison amid COVID-19 fears faces new charges
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A convicted drug trafficker serving a 5-1/2-year sentence is facing new charges after escaping from a federal prison in North Carolina, claiming that he feared...
Apr 21, 2020
Trump immigration order to last 30-90 days, apply to permanent immigrants
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's new executive order banning immigration to the United States will last 30 to 90 days with the chance of renewal and appl...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. CDC reports 776,093 coronavirus cases, 41,758 deaths
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday reported 776,093 cases of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 29,468 cases from its previous count, and said the numb...
Apr 21, 2020
Victim toll in Canada’s worst mass shooting rises to 23: police
By Moira Warburton (Reuters) - The victim toll from the worst mass shooting in Canadian history has risen to 23 from previously reported 19, federal police said in a statement on Tuesday. The Royal Ca...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. Senate deal does not extend assistance to local news outlets
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A nearly $500 billion spending deal reached by U.S. Senate leaders on Tuesday does not expand payroll assistance to struggling local newspapers and broadcast...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. replaces director of agency overseeing COVID-19 vaccines, drugs
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Tuesday it has replaced Rick Bright as director of a key U.S. agency charged with developing drugs and...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. attorney general won’t rule out legal action over state coronavirus measures
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr waded further into a debate over governors' stay-at-home orders meant to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, saying he w...
Apr 21, 2020
U.S. coronavirus cases top 800,000, doubling in two weeks: Reuters tally
By Lisa Shumaker (Reuters) - U.S. coronavirus cases topped 800,000 on Tuesday, doubling in about two weeks, according to a Reuters tally. The United States has by far the world's largest number of con...
Apr 21, 2020
Coronavirus-related job losses hit U.S. black, Hispanic families hardest, studies find
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - Black and Hispanic families in the United States are taking the biggest income hit due to the coronavirus pandemic, and they are less prepared to withstand the blow, acco...
Apr 21, 2020
In a first, Missouri sues China over coronavirus economic losses
By Jan Wolfe (Reuters) - Missouri on Tuesday became the first U.S. state to sue the Chinese government over its handling of the coronavirus, saying that China's response to the outbreak that originate...
Apr 21, 2020
