Oct 28 Watch 6:41 Elon Musk fires Twitter executives, promises overhaul after taking over platform By Amna Nawaz Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk now owns Twitter after completing a $44 billion takeover of the social media platform. Within hours, he fired several top executives and he took the company private Friday at $54.20 a share. It's raising… Continue watching
Oct 27 Oregon could be the 1st state to make health care a human right By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Oregon voters are being asked to decide whether the state should be the first in the nation to amend its constitution to explicitly declare that affordable health care is a fundamental human right. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 4:35 News Wrap: U.S. GDP grows in third quarter, European Central Bank raises interest rates In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. economy is showing pockets of strength as the GDP grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, the European Central Bank raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percent to help… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 11:26 Floridians displaced by Hurricane Ian face decisions on how or if they will rebuild By William Brangham, Layla Quran, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre When Hurricane Ian hit the U.S., it was nearly a Category 5 storm and one of the strongest to ever make landfall in this country. In its aftermath, housing is an urgent problem, and hundreds of thousands of households have… Continue watching
Oct 27 Rural areas to receive $759 million in grants for high-speed internet By Josh Boak, Associated Press The Agriculture Department has announced $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet. It's part of the broader $65 billion push for high-speed connectivity from last year's infrastructure law. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 10:04 Brazil’s Indigenous communities confront challenges to their land and way of life By Jane Ferguson, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Charles Lyons This weekend, millions of Brazilians will go to the polls to vote in the final round of a hugely consequential presidential election. Special Correspondent Jane Ferguson takes us inside the Amazon to explore how this election could impact Indigenous people… Continue watching
Oct 27 WATCH: Biden speaks on economic issues as midterms quickly approach By Associated Press President Joe Biden zeroed in Thursday on economic issues as he fine-tuned his closing argument in upstate New York for voters trying to cope with raging inflation and fears of a recession heading into the Nov. 8 election. Continue reading
Oct 27 Europe sees fastest interest rate hikes since the euro first launched By David McHugh, Associated Press The European Central Bank has made another outsized interest rate hike aimed at squelching out-of-control inflation, moving at the fastest pace in the euro currency's history. Continue reading
Oct 27 U.S. mortgage rates hit 20-year high, top 7 percent after Fed hikes By Matt Ott, Alex Veiga, Associated Press Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time in more than two decades this week, a result of the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes intended to tame inflation not seen in some 40 years. Continue reading
Oct 27 U.S. economy snaps contraction streak with 2.6 percent growth last quarter By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of economic contraction and overcoming punishingly high inflation and interest rates. Continue reading