Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) National News (Master Feed)
Exclusive-California seeks U.S. approval to end gas-only new vehicle sales by 2035
(Reuters) - The state of California has asked the Biden administration to approve its plan to require all new vehicles sold in the state by 2035 to be either electric or plug-in electric hybrids, acco...
May 23, 2023
Virginia school board wins appeal over diversity policy
By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld an admissions policy aimed at diversifying a highly selective Virginia high school, rejecting arguments that it discriminated aga...
May 23, 2023
US safety board to hold Norfolk Southern derailment investigative hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a two-day investigative hearing June 22-23 on the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, boar...
May 23, 2023
Justice Thomas’ billionaire friend rejects Senate panel over gift list
By Jacqueline Thomsen WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Texas billionaire Harlan Crow has rejected a Senate committee's request to detail gifts he or his companies have made to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarenc...
May 23, 2023
Florida Governor DeSantis to enter 2024 race in Twitter event with Musk
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whose scorched-earth battles over pandemic lockdowns and divisive cultural issues have endeared him to conservatives, will announ...
May 23, 2023
U.S. House members will visit State Dept to view Afghanistan dissent cable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul and Ranking Member Gregory Meeks will visit the U.S. State Department on Tuesday to view a classified cable related to th...
May 23, 2023
Biden nominates Air Force general to lead NSA, Cyber Command -Politico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated Air Force Lieutenant General Timothy Haugh to be the new leader of both the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, Politico repo...
May 23, 2023
Last emperor of China’s watch sells for record $5.1 million in Hong Kong auction
By Joyce Zhou and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) - A watch that was once owned by the last emperor of China's Qing Dynasty, whose life formed the basis of Oscar-winning film "The Last Emperor", sold ...
May 23, 2023
Driver charged after crashing into White House barriers, Nazi flag found
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man who crashed a rented box truck into security barriers near the White House faces multiple criminal charges, U.S. Park Police said on Tuesday following an overnight inciden...
May 23, 2023
US safety board seeks answers on runway near-miss incidents
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is holding a forum Tuesday on runway incursions after a series of close call incidents raised questions ...
May 23, 2023
