Oct 24 Watch 7:30 'Nation's Report Card' shows test scores at lowest level in decades By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings The new "Nation’s Report Card" is out and the results are grim. Test scores are at their lowest level in decades, with steep declines in both reading and math proficiency in nearly every state. It's the first comprehensive look at… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 7:22 Ukraine warns Russia may be plotting dirty bomb attack By Nick Schifrin It has been exactly eight months since Russia launched a full-scale war in Ukraine, and Moscow has escalated its nuclear rhetoric. Russian officials are claiming that Ukraine is about to release radiation using a so-called ‘dirty bomb.’ As Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 8:32 Former prisoners who believed they could legally vote land back behind bars in Florida By Amna Nawaz Two-thirds of prisoners are rearrested and half are reincarcerated within three years of their release. Addiction, poverty, and a lack of housing all play a role. But as Amna Nawaz explains, in Florida, voting could be what ultimately lands some… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch 7:52 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on what they're watching in final days before midterms NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including what they’re watching during the final days before the midterms. Continue watching
Oct 24 Border patrol agents sending migrants to false city addresses, sowing confusion By Claudia Torrens, Associated Press The snafus suggest a pattern of Border Patrol agents, particularly in Texas, sending migrants without friends or family in the United States to offices that get no notice. The places often don’t have space to house migrants. Yet because those… Continue reading
Oct 24 What is RSV and why is it surging across the U.S.? By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press People infected are usually contagious for three to eight days. Babies and people with weakened immune systems can spread RSV for up to four weeks. There is no vaccine for it, though several candidates are in testing. Continue reading
Oct 24 Once a swing state, Florida becomes redder as GOP confidence grows By Steve Peoples, Adriana Gomez Licon, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press Democrats are increasingly concerned that Florida may be slipping away this fall — and perhaps beyond — as emboldened Republicans seize on divisive cultural issues and demographic shifts in crucial contests for governor and the U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Oct 24 Jan. 6 sedition trial delayed after Oath Keeper leader contracts COVID By Ashraf Khalil, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The trial of a far-right extremist group leader and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol has been delayed after the Oath Keepers leader tested positive for the coronavirus. Continue reading
Oct 24 St. Louis high school shooting leaves 3 dead including gunman, police say By Michael Phillis, Jim Salter, Associated Press A gunman broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning, fatally shooting a woman and a teenage girl and wounding six others before police killed him. Continue reading
Oct 24 U.S. Border Patrol is sending migrants to offices around the country, but no notice given By Claudia Torrens, Associated Press About a dozen migrants who recently arrived in the U.S. and agreed to share documents they received when they were released from U.S. custody while they seek asylum after crossing the border with Mexico. Most had no idea where they… Continue reading