Politics Oct 06 WATCH: Sanders says Manchin must specify spending objections Sen. Bernie Sanders, a key supporter of Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending plan strongly criticized Sen. Joe Manchin after the West Virginia Democrat said he does not want to see the United States become "an entitlement society."…
Nation Oct 06 WATCH: Officials give update on California oil spill Some of the crude oil that spilled from a pipeline into the waters off Southern California has been breaking up naturally in ocean currents, a Coast Guard official said Wednesday as authorities sought to determine the scope of the damage.
Politics Oct 06 WATCH: Manchin urges Senate leaders to 'engage' on debt Sen. Joe Manchin, who had said in recent weeks that he's opposed to eliminating the filibuster told reporters, he has been "very, very clear" where he stands on the procedure. "Nothing changes," he said.
Nation Oct 06 WATCH: White House COVID Response Team holds news briefing The United States is on course to have about 200 million at-home COVID-19 rapid tests available per month beginning in December, according to the White House.
Economy Oct 06 Facebook blames massive outage on error during routine maintenance Facebook's vice president of infrastructure said that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp going dark was "caused not by malicious activity, but an error of our own making."…
Arts Oct 05 NYC public libraries will end late fees in push for equity New York City's public libraries will no longer charge late fees and will waive existing fines for overdue books and other materials, city officials announced Tuesday.
Arts Oct 05 Alan Kalter, announcer for David Letterman, dies at 78 Alan Kalter, the quirky, red-headed announcer for David Letterman for two decades who frequently appeared in the show's comedy bits, has died. He was 78.
World Oct 05 Myanmar's Suu Kyi to testify in own defense later this month Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi this month will give courtroom testimony for the first time in one of the several cases against her since the military took power in February.
Nation Oct 04 Southwest is latest airline to mandate vaccines for workers The Dallas-based company said its workers must be fully vaccinated by Dec. 8 in order to continue working at the airline.
World Oct 04 E.U. regulator OKs Pfizer vaccine booster for 18 and older The European Medicines Agency said the booster doses "may be considered at least 6 months after the second dose for people aged 18 years and older."…