Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
U.S. lawmakers call FAA outage ‘unacceptable,’ demand fix plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of more than 120 U.S. lawmakers told the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) its computer outage Wednesday that disrupted 11,000 flights is "completely unacceptable"...
Jan 13, 2023
Leopard escapes Dallas zoo, prompting closure, ‘Code Blue’ alert
By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) - A 25-pound (11.3-kg) clouded leopard escaped its habitat at the Dallas zoo on Friday, prompting officials to shut down the park and issue a "Code Blue" alert, although they...
Jan 13, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh key standard in whistleblower fraud cases
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider reviving two lawsuits accusing pharmacy operators of overbilling government health insurance programs for prescriptio...
Jan 13, 2023
Biden taps problem-solver Bob Bauer as personal lawyer in document probe
By Andrew Goudsward and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is turning to a longtime Democratic problem-solver, lawyer Bob Bauer, to manage his response to a U.S. special couns...
Jan 13, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court to hear religious bias claim against Postal Service
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by an evangelical Christian former mail carrier in Pennsylvania who accused the U.S. Postal Service of religious b...
Jan 13, 2023
U.S. says Pfizer’s bivalent COVID shot may be linked to stroke in older adults
(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech's updated COVID-19 shot could be linked to a type of brain stroke in older adults, according to preliminary data analyzed by U.S. heal...
Jan 13, 2023
Lisa Marie Presley to be laid to rest at Graceland
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Lisa Marie Presley will be laid to rest at Graceland, the Memphis mansion she inherited from her father Elvis Presley, the "King of Rock 'n' Roll," a representative for ...
Jan 13, 2023
Rising California river could cut off some homes as storms resume
By Sharon Bernstein and Nathan Frandino SALINAS, Calif. (Reuters) - California's Salinas River began creeping over its banks on Friday morning, flooding roads leading to nearby communities where 24,00...
Jan 13, 2023
Biden administration vaccine drive leader David Kessler to step down
(Reuters) - David Kessler, who led the COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts for the United States, is stepping down from President Joe Biden's administration, the Department of Health and Human Servi...
Jan 13, 2023
Biden administration to notify Congress on potential F-16 sale to Turkey -sources
By Humeyra Pamuk and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is set to notify Congress in the coming days of the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, sources familiar with...
Jan 13, 2023
