Oct 10 Watch 6:43 News Wrap: 19 missing and feared dead after blast at Tennessee explosives plant In our news wrap Friday, at least 19 people are missing and feared dead after a blast at a Tennessee military explosives plant, National Guard troops were seen patrolling Memphis for the first time, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is… Continue watching
Oct 10 Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves multiple people dead and missing, sheriff says By Associated Press The blast occurred Friday at Accurate Energetic Systems, about 60 miles southwest of Nashville. Continue reading
Oct 10 National Guard troops seen patrolling in Memphis alongside local police By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press At least nine National Guard troops began their patrol at the Bass Pro Shops located at the Pyramid, an iconic landmark in Memphis. They were being escorted by a Memphis police officer and posed for photos with visitors who were… Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: No House votes until Senate Democrats ‘turn the lights back on,’ Johnson says By Associated Press Speaker Mike Johnson made clear he won’t be bringing House lawmakers back to Washington until the Senate passes a government funding bill. Continue reading
Oct 09 22 artists, scientists and authors selected for $800,000 MacArthur ‘genius’ grants By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2025 class of fellows on Wednesday, a prize often called the “genius award.”… Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 3:19 N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge after pressure from Trump By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz A federal grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on two fraud-related charges. It marks another escalation in President Trump’s use of the Justice Department to target political opponents and figures who previously investigated him. Geoff Bennett… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: Colombian president accuses U.S. of ‘military aggression’ in Caribbean In our news wrap Thursday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the Trump administration of "carrying out military aggression" by striking alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, Vladimir Putin admitted that Russian forces were to blame for downing an Azerbaijan Airlines… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 7:25 ICE escalates aggressive raids in Chicago as Trump moves to deploy National Guard By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes President Trump and his team are doubling down on efforts to bring the National Guard into Democrat-run cities and to ramp up ICE enforcement. The administration argues that episodes of violence against federal agents constitute a danger. Governors and mayors… Continue watching
Oct 09 Drake’s defamation suit against label over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ tossed by judge By Larry Neumeister, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Judge Jeannette A. Vargas rejected the lawsuit in a written opinion that began by citing “the vitriolic war of words” and saying the case arose “from perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre's history.”… Continue reading
Oct 09 Rubio to meet with Brazilian foreign minister as Brazil seeks to ease tariffs By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invited Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira to an in-person meeting. Continue reading