Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Hardliner Jim Jordan emerges as a Republican alternative for U.S. House speaker
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For much of the last 16 years Republican Jim Jordan's combative, in-your-face style of politics made the former college wrestler a constant source of trouble fo...
Jan 03, 2023
New Year’s Eve attack on New York police linked to Islamist extremism
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The teenager accused of attacking three policemen with a machete on New Year's Eve near Times Square and charged with attempted murder was linked to Islamist extremism, a...
Jan 03, 2023
Southwest reports progress on flights, refunds, White House watching
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines on Tuesday said it was making "solid progress" in efforts to return operations to normal after cancelling nearly 16,000 flights in the wee...
Jan 03, 2023
New York man sentenced to 2 years for conspiring to steal GE trade secrets for China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New York man was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in prison for conspiring to steal General Electric Co's trade secrets to benefit China, the U.S. Justice Department said in ...
Jan 03, 2023
Blackstone offers backstop to lure University of California in redemption-stricken REIT
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) -Blackstone Inc on Tuesday said it had secured a $4 billion investment from the University of California in its unlisted real estate income trust (BREIT) that has been plagu...
Jan 03, 2023
Two men arrested in attacks on Washington State power substations
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Two Washington State men have been arrested in connection with Christmas Day attacks on four power substations in the Tacoma area, federal authorities said Tuesday. Mat...
Jan 03, 2023
Winter storm threatens heavy snow in US Midwest, tornadoes in South
(Reuters) - More than a foot of snow could fall on the U.S. Northern Plains and Upper Midwest over the next day, forecasters said on Tuesday, and the same storm threatened tornadoes and severe thunder...
Jan 03, 2023
Biden plans to renominate stalled picks for federal posts on Tuesday -source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden plans as early as Tuesday to renominate his picks for a slate of federal posts including the Internal Revenue Service commissioner, Federal Aviation Adm...
Jan 03, 2023
Doctoral student accused of Idaho college slayings to appear in court
(Reuters) -The doctoral student accused in the November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students is scheduled to appear on Tuesday in a Pennsylvania court, where he is expected not to figh...
Jan 03, 2023
Suspect in Brooklyn subway shootings to plead guilty in federal court
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man accused of injuring 23 people last April by setting off smoke bombs on a crowded New York subway train then opening fire on other passe...
Jan 03, 2023
