Oct 26 Susan B. Anthony’s headstone gets plastic shield for voter stickers By Associated Press Her headstone, in a cemetery in Rochester, New York, now has a shield to prevent further degradation to the marble from the stickers' glue and the cleaners used to remove the stickers. Continue reading
Oct 26 New York City sued over clashes with Floyd protesters By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Two civil rights organizations are suing New York City on behalf of protesters who say they were roughed up by police officers because they expressed anti-police views during nightly demonstrations in the spring in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Continue reading
Oct 26 As virus resurges, so does fear of more economic pain By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press With confirmed COVID cases surging across the country, there is the risk that the economy could weaken again as more people choose to hunker down at home — and that even more stimulus might be needed next year than negotiators… Continue reading
Oct 26 WATCH: Trump campaign plans battleground state blitz despite mounting virus concerns By Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press President Donald Trump plans intensify in the final full week of the presidential campaign despite growing worries about the coronavirus nationwide. Continue reading
Oct 26 1 million pounds of food daily feed Houston’s hungry By Anita Snow, John L. Mone, Associated Press Distributions by the Houston Food Bank now average about 800,000 pounds (363,000 kilograms) daily after reaching the unprecedented 1 million pound mark for the first time in the spring. Continue reading
Oct 26 Why voter suppression continues and how the pandemic has made it worse By Amna Nawaz, Daniel Bush, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux, Rachel Wellford The disenfranchisement of voters has been a part of America’s history for as long as it’s held elections, and this year is no different. A look at the history of voter suppression and what it looks like in a pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 26 Power shut off in California as winds, fire danger increase By Associated Press More than 1 million people were expected to be in the dark during what officials have said could be the strongest wind event in California this year. Continue reading
Oct 25 GOP slowly gaining as early vote total surpasses 2016 By Nicholas Riccardi, Angeliki Kastanis, Associated Press With nine days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year’s presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states led to a surge… Continue reading
Oct 25 Roads to Election 2020: What, why and how Americans are voting this election By PBS NewsHour Weekend PBS NewsHour Weekend criss-crossed the country including key battleground states to speak to voters about issues they most care about and how they plan to vote. We also spoke with reporters at our partner public media stations across the nation… Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 6:41 In new film, a court case for Eric Garner’s family that never was By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo In 2014, an NYPD officer used a chokehold on Staten Island resident Eric Garner—Garner died, and his last words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry. While chokeholds have now been banned in several states, Garner’s case was never brought… Continue watching