Oct 01 NYC teachers' appeal to block school vaccine mandate denied By Associated Press The teachers had filed for the injunction with Sotomayor on Thursday, in an effort to keep the mandate from going into effect Friday. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 6:53 Mistrust, access issues keep Europe's asylum seekers, undocumented migrants unvaccinated By Lucy Hough, Lizz Bolaji There are concerns that undocumented migrants living in Europe are being left out when it comes to COVID-19 vaccines. The European Union has now inoculated over 70% of its population. But in Italy alone, around 700,000 migrants are thought to… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 6:02 Sexual abuse allegations upend National Women's Soccer League, FIFA to investigate The National Women’s Soccer League suspended all its weekend matches amid allegations of sexual abuse by former coaches. The North Carolina Courage fired coach Paul Riley following reports he sexually coerced multiple players, and the Washington Spirit coach was fired… Continue watching
Oct 01 FIFA investigates NWSL coach abuse scandal; games called off By Anne M. Peterson, Rob Harris, Associated Press Claims by two former players of sexual coercion against Paul Riley led to the North Carolina Courage coach being fired. Continue reading
Oct 01 This century-old Louisiana grocery store has weathered decades of storms. Ida may be its breaking point By Roby Chavez COCODRIE, LA - Lapeyrouse's grocery store stood the test of time for more than a century. For three generations, the store has persevered through numerous storms, but it's never seen anything like Ida, which blew through coastal Louisiana… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 14:00 Brooks and Capehart on infrastructure, reconciliation priorities, Virginia Gov. election New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda is playing out on Capitol Hill, and what’s at stake in the… Continue watching
Oct 01 U.S. official in Haiti apologizes for treatment of migrants By Evens Sanon, Associated Press The comments Friday from Juan Gonzalez, the U.S. National Security Council's senior director for the Western Hemisphere, came during a two-day official visit to Haiti to talk with local leaders about migration and other issues. Continue reading
Oct 01 California enacts law to strip badges from officers who act criminally or with bias By Don Thompson, Associated Press California is joining the vast majority of states in setting up a way to strip the badges of police officers who act criminally or with bias. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law Thursday as one of several police reform efforts. Continue reading
Oct 01 California pushes 1st U.S. vaccine mandate for schoolchildren By Associated Press Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday that the mandate won't take effect until the COVID-19 vaccine has received final approval from the U.S. government for various grade levels. Continue reading
Oct 01 Cavers descend into the 'Well of Hell,' new clues about humans' arrival in North America and other stories you missed By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin One in two children in the U.S. have detectable levels of lead in their blood, cavers descend to the bottom of Yemen’s ‘Well of Hell’ for the first time and newly discovered fossil footprints show earlier human arrival in North… Continue reading