Oct 29 Watch 5:15 Why police, firefighters are fighting vaccine mandates and what that means for their jobs By John Yang, Claire Mufson Friday afternoon was the deadline for all New York City workers to get at least one COVID vaccine dose or go on unpaid leave. It could mean several thousand officers may have to stay home as early as Monday. In… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 8:30 Minneapolis residents split on reducing police role, establishing public safety department By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Voters in Minneapolis will head to the polls next week for the first city election since a police officer killed George Floyd, in a race that could be the most expensive in the city's history. And as special correspondent Fred… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 13:01 Brooks and Capehart on Build Back Better plan, Biden overseas trip, VA Gov. race and more New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including progress on President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan, how that affects Biden’s overseas trip and… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 1:33 TikTok's 'devious licks' challenge countered by new 'angelic yields' trend By Student Reporting Labs On Monday, we heard from the PBS NewsHour's Student Reporting Labs about the TikTok trend “devious licks” — videos of students stealing or vandalizing school property. Now, a counter-response has emerged. Dubbed “angelic yields,” these TikTok videos encourage students to… Continue watching
Oct 29 WATCH: Albany County sheriff defends sex crime complaint against Cuomo By Michael Hill and Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press A New York sheriff is defending his decision to file a complaint against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo that accuses the Democrat of a misdemeanor sex crime. Continue reading
Oct 29 White House renews bid to end 'Remain in Mexico' policy By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday that the "Remain in Mexico" policy likely contributed to a drop in illegal border crossings in 2019 but with "substantial and unjustifiable human costs" to asylum-seekers. Continue reading
Oct 29 NYC braces for fewer cops, more trash as vax deadline looms By Michael Sisak, Michelle L. Price, Karen Matthews, Associated Press New York City is bracing for a worker shortage as its COVID-19 vaccine mandate looms and tens of thousands of municipal employees remain unvaccinated. Continue reading
Oct 29 California officials say surfing, swimming OK but fishing is out after oil spill By Amy Taxin, Associated Press Four weeks after an oil spill off Southern California’s coast, surfers have been allowed to return to the waves and people can play in the surf. Continue reading
Oct 29 'Rust' armorer attorneys blame producers for 'unsafe' set By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Attorneys for Hannah Gutierrez Reed, who was in charge of weapons on the movie set where Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, say she doesn’t know where the live rounds found there came from, and blamed producers for unsafe… Continue reading
Oct 29 As Biden heads to climate change conference, half of Americans think the U.S. isn't doing enough By Laura Santhanam Younger people, who will inherit the choices of previous generations, were much more likely than others to feel that the global community is not doing enough to prevent climate change from getting worse, according to this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading