Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Active shooter reported at US Capitol, police say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A possible active shooter was reported at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, the Capitol Police said, urging people inside Senate office buildings to shelter in place. The U.S. Sena...
Aug 02, 2023
Conservative activist behind US affirmative action cases sues venture capital fund
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - A group founded by the conservative activist instrumental in the U.S. Supreme Court's June decision rejecting affirmative action in collegiate admissions on Wednesday sued ...
Aug 02, 2023
Trump aide’s lawyer may have conflicts of interest in documents case, prosecutors say
By Jack Queen (Reuters) - Prosecutors who charged Donald Trump and two aides with mishandling classified documents asked a judge on Wednesday for a hearing over potential conflicts of interest with on...
Aug 02, 2023
US House Republicans rally around Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives sought to defend Donald Trump against his latest criminal indictment on Wednesday, by casting the former president as the victim...
Aug 02, 2023
Yellen says Fitch downgrade ‘entirely unwarranted’ amid US economic strength
MCLEAN, Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday voiced more objections to Fitch Ratings' downgrade of the main U.S. credit rating, calling it "entirely unwarranted" beca...
Aug 02, 2023
Kansas City Fed picks veteran banking executive as new president
(Reuters) - After more than a year of search, the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank has a new leader: Jeffrey Schmid, a former banking executive who ran three different financial institutions over a fo...
Aug 02, 2023
Pittsburgh jury condemns Tree of Life synagogue killer to death
(Reuters) - A federal jury on Wednesday voted to sentence Robert Bowers to death for killing 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. his...
Aug 02, 2023
US House panel opens probe into suspected Chinese hacking of Commerce, State emails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee said Wednesday it is opening an investigation into China's suspected involvement in recent breaches of Commerce and State d...
Aug 02, 2023
Brazil’s Lula: Amazon countries summit to build common policy for first time
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday said that next week's summit of Amazon region nations will seek to draw up a common policy for the first time to protect th...
Aug 02, 2023
Exclusive-Fitch highlighted Jan. 6 insurrection in talks with Treasury ahead of US downgrade
By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -Fitch made its decision to downgrade the U.S. credit rating due to fiscal concerns and a deterioration in U.S governance as well as polarization which was refle...
Aug 02, 2023
