Oct 24 Watch 7:22 In a redistricting battle, Missouri voters asked to reverse their 2018 decision By Zachary Green In 2018, Missouri voters passed the “Clean Missouri” amendment, which took redistricting out of the hands of politically appointed commissioners and gave it to a single nonpartisan demographer. But this year Missouri’s legislature added a new option on the ballot… Continue watching
Oct 24 ‘All talk, no action’ defense likely in Michigan kidnap case By John Flesher, Associated Press When members of a Michigan paramilitary group were accused a decade ago of scheming to overthrow the U.S. government, their defense was based largely on one claim: We were all talk, no action. Continue reading
Oct 24 Will a lack of door-knocking hurt Biden’s Wisconsin campaign? By PBS NewsHour Weekend Wisconsin is a pivotal swing state for the presidential election and both campaigns are spending ample time on outreach there. While Trump surrogates like Vice President Mike Pence have been holding in-person events, Biden’s camp has been campaigning mostly virtually… Continue reading
Oct 24 Trump votes in Fla. before rallies; Biden focusing on Pa. By Jill Colvin, Will Weissert, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump, who spent the night at his Mar-a-Lago resort after campaigning Friday in Florida, stopped at an early voting polling site set up at a public library. The president last year switched his official residence from New York to his… Continue reading
Oct 23 AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson resume U.S. tests of COVID-19 vaccines By Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press Two drugmakers say they have the go-ahead to resuming U.S. testing of their COVID-19 vaccine candidates. Both are in the final stage of testing before the companies can seek regulatory approval. Continue reading
Oct 23 Hospitalization data flawed in Missouri, perhaps elsewhere By Jim Salter, Associated Press Missouri's health department says the number of hospitalized patients has been underreported since Oct. 17. The note blames the the crash of the portal used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Continue reading
Oct 23 Man who bought guns used in 2015 massacre gets 20 years By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press The man who bought two rifles that terrorists used to kill 14 people in a 2015 attack in San Bernardino, California, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 11:41 NIH’s Francis Collins on how Americans can take responsibility amid spreading virus Coronavirus is spreading across the United States more widely than it did in previous waves. U.S. hospitalizations rose 40 percent in the past month and increased across 38 states during the past week. The country saw more than 75,000 new… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 3:14 Honoring people lost to the coronavirus pandemic The NewsHour takes a moment every week to honor victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the stories of five more Americans who lost their lives in the crisis. Continue watching
Oct 23 How to read the polls in 2020 and avoid the mistakes of 2016 By Laura Santhanam Political polls should not be mistaken for crystal balls. That doesn’t mean they serve no purpose. Continue reading