Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Airbus withdraws from U.S. FAA Boeing safety culture panel
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - European planemaker Airbus said it had withdrawn from a U.S. government-named panel reviewing Boeing's safety processes and how they influence Boeing safety ...
Jan 13, 2023
Virginia school official knew 6-year-old who shot teacher may have had gun
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - At least one administrator at the Virginia school where a 6-year-old boy shot a teacher last week was aware the boy may have had a gun, but no weapon was found when the boy'...
Jan 13, 2023
U.S.-Japan warn against use of force or coercion anywhere in world
(Reuters) - The United States and Japan on Friday reiterated the importance of peace and stability in Taiwan Strait and warned against any use of a nuclear weapon by Russia in Ukraine. The two nations...
Jan 13, 2023
Biden to deliver ‘sermon’ on democracy at MLK Jr.’s Baptist church
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will be the first sitting president to deliver a Sunday sermon at Martin Luther King Jr.'s church in Atlanta, as he marks a national ho...
Jan 13, 2023
New rule on pistol attachments to boost gun safety, U.S. Justice Department says
By Gram Slattery and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department announced on Friday a new rule targeting pistol attachments known as "stabilizing braces," implementing a key move ...
Jan 13, 2023
White House says it will not negotiate over the debt ceiling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday it will not negotiate over the debt ceiling and there are no discussions underway about eliminating it. White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierr...
Jan 13, 2023
U.S. House Republicans question whether Hunter Biden accessed classified documents
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives sent the White House a letter on Friday seeking to determine whether President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, had acc...
Jan 13, 2023
Biden set to deliver annual State of Union address on Feb. 7
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Friday accepted an invitation from House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy to deliver the annual State of the Union address to the...
Jan 13, 2023
Trump loses bid to dismiss rape accuser’s second defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday rejected Donald Trump's bid to dismiss writer E. Jean Carroll's second lawsuit accusing the former U.S. president of defamation for denying he raped her ...
Jan 13, 2023
U.S. rejects Bill Hwang’s sandbagging claim in Archegos prosecution
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice forcefully rejected Bill Hwang's claim that it sandbagged him by concealing its plan to charge him with fraud over the collapse ...
Jan 13, 2023
