Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden FAA nominee who withdrew cites ‘cheap and unfounded partisan attacks’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) who withdrew from his consideration said Monday he did not see a path forward for winning approva...
Mar 27, 2023
Biden to veto Republican energy legislation package, White House says
By Kanishka Singh and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden would veto a Republican energy legislation package if it were to pass Congress, citing cost increases that the le...
Mar 27, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Maine hotel’s bid to limit disability bias cases
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider whether to curtail lawsuits accusing hotels and other places of lodging of discriminating against disabled people by not ...
Mar 27, 2023
Death toll in Pennsylvania chocolate factory blast rises to seven
(Reuters) - The death toll from an explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania has risen to seven people, with authorities ending a search for those believed to be missing following Friday's blas...
Mar 27, 2023
Biden holds second democracy summit amid doubts over progress
By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World leaders will gather virtually this week for the second U.S.-organized Summit for Democracy, an event critics say illustrates the halting p...
Mar 27, 2023
Explainer-How did live rounds get onto the set of Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’?
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on the New Mexico set of Western movie "Rust" in 2021 after live ammunition was mixed with dummy rounds. Actor Alec Baldwin fired t...
Mar 27, 2023
Explainer-What happens if the US Supreme Court bans affirmative action?
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether colleges can continue to consider race as part of their admissions decisions, a practice commonly known as affirmative action. Here ...
Mar 27, 2023
US Supreme Court examines law against encouraging illegal immigration
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will consider whether a federal law that made it a crime for a person to encourage illegal immigration violates ...
Mar 27, 2023
Actor Jonathan Majors arrested in New York on assault charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Jonathan Majors was arrested in New York City over the weekend on assault and harassment charges, leading to the U.S. Army pulling new advertisements featuring the "Creed II...
Mar 26, 2023
US lawmaker says FBI briefed him on Trump’s rhetoric over New York probe
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Mark Warner said on Sunday he was briefed by the FBI on Donald Trump's rhetoric after the former president verbally lashed out at a New York prose...
Mar 26, 2023
