Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
US Senate panel approves measure to strip China of ‘developing’ status
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation to strip China of its status as a "developing nation" at some international organizations was passed by a U.S. Senate committee on Thursday, as ...
Jun 08, 2023
White House COVID response coordinator Ashish Jha to leave his post
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha will be leaving his post, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday in a statement in which he thanked Jha...
Jun 08, 2023
Two senators propose to bar US FAA from using Chinese drones
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators said on Thursday they had proposed barring the Federal Aviation Administration from buying or using Chinese-made drones. Senator Marsha Bla...
Jun 08, 2023
Trump asks for new trial in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse case -court filing
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Thursday asked for a new trial in the civil case brought by E. Jean Carroll, in which a Manhattan jury last month found the former U.S. president liable for sexuall...
Jun 08, 2023
Woman who called police on Black bird-watcher in Central Park loses employment appeal
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday refused to reinstate a lawsuit by Amy Cooper, the white woman who became known as "Central Park Karen" after calling police on...
Jun 08, 2023
Top US senator urges increased personnel to mitigate Canada wildfire effects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called on Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to double the number of U.S. personnel available to help fight wildfires raging...
Jun 08, 2023
US Supreme Court backs Black voters in challenge to Alabama electoral map
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed a major victory to Black voters who challenged a Republican-drawn electoral map in Alabama, finding that the state violat...
Jun 08, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court rules for Jack Daniel’s in fight over parody dog toy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave a boost to Jack Daniel's in its trademark dispute with a dog accessory company that sold a parody chew toy resembling the distiller's wid...
Jun 08, 2023
U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid to limit civil rights lawsuits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved the ability of people to sue for civil rights violations under an 1871 law as it rejected a bid to prevent an Indiana nursing home r...
Jun 08, 2023
Smoky, dangerous haze parked over U.S. East Coast for second day
By Tyler Clifford NEW YORK (Reuters) - A smoky yellow haze generated by hundreds of Canadian wildfires hovered over a large swath of the United States on Thursday, threatening to make breathing diffic...
Jun 08, 2023
