Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Massachusetts agrees to reform prison conditions for mentally ill inmates
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - The Massachusetts state prison system will reform how it cares for inmates with serious mental health issues and supervise prisoners at risk of harming themselves to...
Dec 20, 2022
Zelenskiy expected to visit Washington on Wednesday, Punchbowl News reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will travel to Washington and is expected to visit the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Punchbowl News reported on Tuesday, citing nine sources ...
Dec 20, 2022
U.S. State Dept says Taliban released two Americans detained in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban in Afghanistan released two American nationals on Tuesday in what appears to be a "goodwill gesture", the State Department spokesperson Ned Price said, adding that t...
Dec 20, 2022
Frustration among migrants at U.S.-Mexico border as COVID restrictions remain
By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Ted Hesson CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Vladimir Castellanos learned that COVID-19 restrictions blocking him and other migrants from claiming asylum at t...
Dec 20, 2022
Rise in U.S. gun deaths takes disproportionate toll on young Blacks -study
By Shawana Alleyne-Morris (Reuters) - The increase in firearm-related fatalities among U.S. youth has has taken a disproportionate toll in the Black community, which accounted for 47% of gun deaths am...
Dec 20, 2022
U.S. moves to ease aid delivery amid sanctions after UN exemptions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is moving to ease the delivery of humanitarian assistance without running afoul of international sanctions, the U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday, implement...
Dec 20, 2022
U.S. funding bill cancels “certain” SPR sales mandated by Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government funding bill U.S. lawmakers are trying to pass cancels "certain" congressionally mandated sales of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a summary showed on T...
Dec 20, 2022
Hazardous storm system hits United States ahead of winter holidays
(Reuters) - A huge swath of the United States will face heavy snow, below-freezing temperatures, and dangerous wind chills this week, likely leading to flight delays and impassable roadways during one...
Dec 20, 2022
More visas for Afghans who helped U.S. included in spending bill
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A provision to provide 4,000 more visas for Afghans who worked with the United States was included in a massive government spending bill unveiled on Monday,...
Dec 20, 2022
U.S. finalizes tough new emissions rules to cut smog from heavy duty trucks
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday will announce it is finalizing new emissions standards to drastically cut smog- and soot-forming emission...
Dec 20, 2022
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