Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Griner lands in U.S. as Russia’s Bout greets family in Moscow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Basketball star Brittney Griner landed in the United States on Friday after 10 months in Russian detention that ended with a prisoner swap with arms dealer Viktor Bout who flew ...
Dec 09, 2022
Arizona’s Sinema switches political affiliation to independent -Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Arizona U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema is switching her political party affiliation from Democrat to independent, she told Politico in an interview on Friday, just days after Democ...
Dec 09, 2022
Analysis-In U.S. Supreme Court elections case, politicians could win either way
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Though the U.S. Supreme Court appears reluctant to free North Carolina Republican lawmakers from judicial scrutiny as much as they want on voting rules, the rest...
Dec 09, 2022
Sandy Hook families focus on pushing for change, decade after shooting
By Dan Fastenberg NEWTOWN, Conn. (Reuters) - When Nicole Hockley gets into her car, she still looks in the rear view mirror and expects to see the smiling face of her son, Dylan, as he settles into hi...
Dec 09, 2022
Plane believed to be carrying Griner lands in U.S. – AP
(Reuters) - A plane believed to be carrying basketball star Brittney Griner landed in the United States early Friday, Associated Press reported. Griner was released in a prisoner swap with Russia in e...
Dec 09, 2022
Ohio workers to vote to unionize GM, LG battery plant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Workers at a General Motors-LG Energy battery cell manufacturing plant in northeast Ohio voted to join the United Auto Workers, the union and joint venture said Friday. Workers ...
Dec 09, 2022
China putting U.S. space assets at risk, senior U.S. officer says
TAIPEI (Reuters) - China is building capabilities that put most U.S. space assets at risk, and China sees the domain as crucial to their military strategy, the head of the U.S. Space Command said on F...
Dec 08, 2022
U.S. plans sanctions on Russia, China – officials
By Steve Holland and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States plans to impose new sanctions against Russia and China on Friday that include punishing Moscow for its use of Iranian dr...
Dec 08, 2022
Colorado shooting suspect’s previous case dismissed for lack of witnesses, records show
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - The man accused of killing five people at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado was arrested last year on charges of threatening violence, but a judge dismissed that case ...
Dec 08, 2022
Border barrier of shipping containers snakes across Arizona wilderness
By Liliana Salgado SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (Reuters) - A long, thin line stretches across the dusty Arizona landscape. It is a border barrier - but not the customary wall or fence. This is made up entirel...
Dec 08, 2022
