Oct 12 Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders ban on vaccine mandates By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The move comes as the Biden administration is set to issue rules requiring employers with more than 100 workers to be vaccinated or test weekly for the coronavirus. Several major companies, including Texas-based American Airlines and Southwest Airlines, have said… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: Southwest canceled more than 2,000 flights over the weekend In our news wrap Monday, Southwest Airlines is working to restore operations after canceling some 2,000 flights since Friday. Iraq announced that the country's security forces captured one of the Islamic State's top leaders in a cross-border operation. Southern California's… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 6:09 How Native Americans view Biden's restoration of national monuments Trump shrank By William Brangham, Courtney Norris The Biden administration recently restored the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Bears Ears National Monument just ahead of Indigenous Peoples Day. The White House said the move protects land sacred to Native… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 3:29 Trump renews claims of 'rigged' election in Iowa as he endorses 2022 Republican candidates By Yamiche Alcindor, Geoffrey Lou Guray It was his first political rally in Iowa as a former president, but Donald Trump spent much of this weekend's visit spreading a dangerous message: Sowing doubt unjustifiably, once again, about last year's presidential election. Some of the state's most… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 8:41 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump Iowa rally, Biden approval rating NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including former President Donald Trump’s appearance in Iowa, and how the American public feels about the Biden administration. Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 7:49 Many Greenville residents struggled to get fire insurance. Then the Dixie Fire came By Cat Wise, Leah Nagy For over two months straight this summer, the Dixie Fire ravaged Northern California, burning nearly one million acres before firefighters were able to put out the flames. One small historic town was nearly destroyed in its wake. Special correspondent Cat… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 7:43 Rapper Common, Rev. Moss on helping Chicago heal and the 'plot' against Black America By Stephanie Sy, Yasmeen Qureshi Homicides in Chicago were up 56% in 2020 compared to the year before. But efforts are underway to address the city's systemic issues. Award-winning rapper Common and his pastor, Rev. Otis Moss III, discussed some of their ideas for change… Continue watching
Oct 11 Gun violence is killing more American children By Jim Salter, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Experts say idleness caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shares the blame with easy access to guns and disputes that too often end with gunfire. Continue reading
Oct 11 Pandemic-delayed 125th Boston Marathon returns By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press A rolling start and shrunken field allowed for social distancing on the course, as organizers tried to manage amid a changing COVID-19 pandemic that forced them to cancel the race last year for the first time since the event began… Continue reading
Oct 11 Southern California beach set to reopen after oil spill By Amy Taxin, Associated Press City and state beaches in Huntington Beach will reopen after water quality tests revealed no detectable levels of oil associated toxins in the ocean water. Continue reading