Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. Supreme Court curbs affirmative action in university admissions
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious student admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina in a sharp setback to af...
Jun 29, 2023
More than 100 million Americans at risk as Canadian wildfire smoke spreads
By Brendan O'Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) -Nearly a third of Americans will experience poor air quality on Thursday as smoke from prolonged Canadian wildfires fill the skies over the Midwest and East, caus...
Jun 29, 2023
US abortion pill access could hinge on whether doctors had right to sue
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A prominent U.S. lawsuit to ban the abortion pill mifepristone has focused on the drug's safety and approval process. But the outcome may ultimately rest o...
Jun 29, 2023
Hollywood stars stand by actors not ‘swimming in money’
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Laz Alonso recalled his days as an aspiring actor trying to break into the industry with the preconceived notion that all actors were rich. "It's very easy...
Jun 29, 2023
Five doctors backing the US legal case against the abortion pill
By Tom Hals WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A legal case making its way through the courts could remove the abortion pill mifepristone from the market or restrict access to the drug. The case is bein...
Jun 29, 2023
UNESCO member states set to give green light to US return
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - The 193 member states of the United Nations' cultural agency are expected to back the United States' return to the organisation almost five years after then-President D...
Jun 29, 2023
US 2024 hopeful DeSantis targets three federal departments for elimination
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would seek to eliminate the Departments of Energy, Commerce and Education, as well as the Internal Revenue Service, if he were ele...
Jun 29, 2023
Chinese spy balloon used US tech to spy on Americans-WSJ
(Reuters) - The Chinese spy balloon that floated over the U.S. early this year used American equipment that helped it collect photos, videos and other information, the Wall Street Journal reported on ...
Jun 28, 2023
Maryland high court to review Syed’s conviction in ‘Serial’ podcast case
(Reuters) - The case of Adnan Syed, whose conviction for a Maryland murder was overturned and later reinstated, will be reviewed by the state's highest court under an order issued Monday, documents sh...
Jun 28, 2023
Kentucky ban on puberty blockers, hormones for transgender youth blocked by judge
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal judge in Kentucky on Wednesday blocked a state law prohibiting the use of puberty blocking drugs and hormones for transgender children from taking effect while...
Jun 28, 2023
