Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Leonardo DiCaprio testifies in Fugees rapper’s lobbying trial
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Actor Leonardo DiCaprio told a federal court in Washington on Monday that Malaysian financier Jho Low tried to funnel up to $30 million to President Barack Obam...
Apr 03, 2023
US House speaker to host Taiwan president on Wednesday in California – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will host a meeting in California on Wednesday with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, part of a sensitive U.S. stopover that has drawn Chinese t...
Apr 03, 2023
Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence on US military sites- NBC News
(Reuters) -A Chinese balloon that flew across the United States was able to gather intelligence from several U.S. military sites and transmit it back to Beijing in real time, despite the Biden adminis...
Apr 03, 2023
Analysis-Russia’s arrest of reporter deepens Biden’s detainee challenge
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even before Russia detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Wednesday, the Biden administration was at an impasse over another American held by M...
Apr 03, 2023
Exclusive-US to build $300 million database to fuel Alzheimer’s research
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) is funding a 6-year, up to $300 million project to build a massive Alzheimer's research database that can track the ...
Apr 03, 2023
Trump indictment pulls DeSantis-leaning Republicans back to MAGA fold
By Tim Reid HENDERSON, Nevada (Reuters) - Larry White, a self-described Republican conservative, was thinking of voting for Ron DeSantis in his party's presidential nominating contest, believing the F...
Apr 03, 2023
NASA to announce astronauts chosen for Artemis II lunar flyby mission
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - NASA plans on Monday to introduce the four astronauts for its Artemis II lunar flyby mission, set for launch as early as next year in what would be the first crewed voyage ...
Apr 03, 2023
Factbox-From Bragg to Tacopina: Who’s who in Trump hush money case
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump is expected in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday where he will make history as the first former president to be criminally charge...
Apr 03, 2023
Trump to fly to New York for court surrender amid tight security
By Karen Freifeld and Rich McKay NEW YORK/PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump is set to fly from Florida to New York City on Monday, ahead of his scheduled arraignment r...
Apr 03, 2023
New York plans for Trump surrender with barricades, courtroom closings
By Jonathan Allen and Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police have thrown up metal barriers around Trump Tower and blocked roads near Manhattan Criminal Courthouse as they brace for p...
Apr 02, 2023
