Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden does not plan to visit site of Ohio train derailment
By Nandita Bose and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he has no plans to visit the site of the train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in an Ohio town...
Feb 24, 2023
House select committee seeks answers from FBI on China police ‘outposts’
By Michael Martina and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of a new U.S. House of Representatives select committee focused on China sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation d...
Feb 24, 2023
Not enough data to support multiple annual COVID boosters, U.S. CDC advisers say
By Aditya Samal (Reuters) - There is not sufficient evidence to recommend more than one COVID-19 booster shot a year for older people and those with weakened immune systems, an expert advisory group t...
Feb 24, 2023
‘Rust’ producers agree to pay $100,000 safety fine after shooting
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) - Producers of the Western movie 'Rust' on Friday said they had agreed to pay a $100,000 civil fine for "serious" workplace safety breaches prior to the fatal shooting of cinem...
Feb 24, 2023
Democratic-led U.S. states challenge restrictions on abortion pill
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - Twelve Democratic-led states have sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to challenge certain restrictions imposed on the distribution of the abortion pill mifeprist...
Feb 24, 2023
Southern California delights in rare snowfall as winter blast lingers
By Rich McKay (Reuters) -A slow-moving winter storm intensified over California on Friday, triggering the first blizzard warning in parts of the Los Angeles area since 1989 and creating the extraordin...
Feb 24, 2023
U.S. prosecutors seize properties, charge Russian on Ukraine invasion anniversary
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Friday said they were seeking to forfeit six properties in New York and Florida allegedly belonging to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, and separately charged a ...
Feb 24, 2023
Former NYC corrections union chief convicted of bribery wins early prison release
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday said the once-powerful former head of New York City's correction officers union should be released from prison early after serving mo...
Feb 24, 2023
U.S. Commerce targets entities in China, other countries in latest Russia action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday targeted entities in China, Canada, and France among others in its latest response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, adding targets to its ...
Feb 24, 2023
U.S. State Department sanctions target Russian cabinet ministers, nuclear arms firms
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Friday marked the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine by sanctioning more than 60 top Russian officials, including c...
Feb 24, 2023
