Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
US Justice Dept appeals Obamacare ruling blocking coverage mandate- White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department is appealing a decision by a Texas judge that blocked Obamacare's mandate that health insurance plans cover preventive care at no cost to patients, th...
Mar 31, 2023
Delaware jury to decide if Fox is liable for defaming Dominion -judge
By Tom Hals, Jonathan Stempel and Helen Coster WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -A jury will decide whether Fox Corp defamed Dominion Voting Systems with false vote-rigging claims aired by Fox News afte...
Mar 31, 2023
Idaho bill would ban minors from travel for abortions without parental consent
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Helping a minor cross state lines to terminate a pregnancy without her parents' consent would become a crime punishable by up to five years in prison under a bill passe...
Mar 31, 2023
Minnesota’s 21-year age minimum for handgun carry permits struck down
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday struck down a Minnesota law requiring a person to be at least 21 before obtaining a permit to carry a handgun in public, finding it violated th...
Mar 31, 2023
US FDA identifies recall of Getinge’s heart devices as most serious
(Reuters) - The U.S. health regulator on Friday classified the recall of Getinge AB's heart devices as its most serious type as their use may cause grave injuries or death due to risk of unexpected sh...
Mar 31, 2023
New York man gets 22 years in jail over killing of Chinese immigrant
(Reuters) - A New York City man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter and a hate crime in the 2021 killing of a Chinese immigrant has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, authorities said. Jarrod Powell...
Mar 31, 2023
U.S. Social Security fund seen depleted 2033, year earlier than previous estimate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Social Security system's main trust fund's reserves will be depleted in 2033, one year earlier than estimated last year, while Medicare's finances have improved slightl...
Mar 31, 2023
Alvin Bragg: Who is the New York prosecutor who got Trump indicted?
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's indictment has thrust into the spotlight Alvin Bragg, the prosecutor whose office convinced a New York grand jury to bring the first criminal charges e...
Mar 31, 2023
Pence says Trump indictment sends ‘terrible message’ about U.S. justice
By Tim Reid and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The indictment of former U.S. President Donald Trump sends a "terrible message" to the world about American justice and will encourage dictator...
Mar 31, 2023
Trump’s New York lawyers are latest in long, troubled line
By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) - Representing Donald Trump, who is now under indictment in New York, is no easy job. Just ask the former president himself. "I say sometimes to a lawyer, 'Are you sure...
Mar 31, 2023
