Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
California’s ‘Golden State Killer’ sentenced to life in prison
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - A former California police officer was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for a string of 1970s and '80s murders and rapes attributed to the so-called "Golden State K...
Aug 21, 2020
Exclusive: Photoshopping Obama – the company that wants to buy Newcastle United
By John Geddie, Chen Lin and Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Singapore-registered company that says it is close to buying English soccer club Newcastle United admits it doctored photos of former U...
Aug 21, 2020
Gilead study: remdesivir has marginal benefit for moderate COVID patients
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Moderately ill COVID-19 patients saw their condition improve after a 5-day course of Gilead Sciences Inc's remdesivir, but a 10-day course did not show a benefit and the d...
Aug 21, 2020
U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions drop to record in April: EIA
(Reuters) - U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in April fell to their lowest level, according to the U.S Energy Information Administration's (EIA) records dating back to 1973, as coron...
Aug 21, 2020
Pence previews Republican counterattack after Democrats savage Trump at convention
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After hearing Democrats brand President Donald Trump a threat to U.S. democracy, Republicans will paint his challenger Joe Biden as beholden to the radical left ...
Aug 21, 2020
WHO hopes coronavirus can be over in two years, Tedros says
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus crisis can be over in less than two years, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday. The Spanish flu that hit in 1918 ...
Aug 21, 2020
Decorated veteran at center of U.S. fraud charges on border-wall fundraising
By Joseph Tanfani and Julia Harte (Reuters) - Brian Kolfage lost both legs and his right hand in a 2004 rocket attack in Iraq. He earned a Purple Heart and became known as one of the most severely inj...
Aug 21, 2020
Trump loses bid to delay handover of tax returns to NY prosecutor
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday denied Donald Trump's request to delay allowing the Manhattan district attorney to obtain his tax returns while the U.S. president ap...
Aug 21, 2020
Climate activists claim three seats on Harvard alumni board
(Reuters) - Climate activists who want Harvard University to divest fossil fuel assets from its $41 billion endowment have claimed three seats on an alumni board that helps set strategy for the school...
Aug 21, 2020
Emergency crews respond to explosion near Corpus Christi
DENVER (Reuters) - Emergency crews on Friday were responding to an explosion and fire near the Port of Corpus Christi that resulted in several injuries, according to local officials. The fire occurred...
Aug 21, 2020
