Oct 13 Watch 3:53 News Wrap: Cut cable disrupts Virginia’s online voter registration system In our news wrap Tuesday, Virginia online voter registration was disrupted on its final day of availability. State officials blamed an accidental cut in a fiber optic cable for the outage, which could prevent thousands from registering to vote. Also,… Continue watching
Oct 13 Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count By Mike Schneider, Associated Press A coalition of local governments and civil rights groups had sued the Trump administration, arguing that minorities and others in hard-to-count communities would be missed if the count ended early. Continue reading
Oct 13 Cut cable shuts down Virginia’s online voter registration system By Associated Press The Virginia Department of Elections said in statement on Twitter that a “fiber cut” was affecting connectivity for multiple agencies, including the citizen portal and registrar's offices. Continue reading
Oct 13 Bipartisan Christian group forms super PAC to oppose Trump By Elana Schor, Associated Press Trump and his reelection campaign continue to lean heavily on pitches to Christian voters, with the president asserting the baseless claim that Biden and Democrats are hostile to religion. Continue reading
Oct 13 FBI agent: Paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia governor By David Eggert, Katherine Foody, Associated Press Members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia's governor during a June meeting in Ohio, an FBI agent testified Tuesday during a court hearing in Michigan. Continue reading
Oct 13 Social security checks to increase modestly in 2021 despite COVID-19 economic fallout By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Social Security recipients will get a modest 1.3% cost-of living-increase in 2021, but that might be small comfort amid worries about the coronavirus and its consequences for older people. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: Judge Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings – Day 2 By Mark Sherman, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett will face senators' questions over her approach to health care, legal precedent and even the presidential election during a second day of confirmation hearings on track to lock in a conservative court majority for… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Remnants of Hurricane Delta soak mid-Atlantic In our news wrap Monday, remnants of Hurricane Delta blew out to sea after soaking the mid-Atlantic. The storm made landfall in Louisiana Friday night, killing at least two people and causing widespread flooding and power outages; thousands of residents… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 8:12 Indigenous peoples echo Black Lives Matter’s call for justice By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre This year, U.S. protests over police brutality and violence against Black Americans have led to a prominent national conversation on racism. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Australia and New Zealand have leveraged the momentum both to show solidarity and to bring… Continue watching
Oct 12 Security guard jailed in deadly shooting at Denver protests By Associated Press The Denver Post reports the guard was detained after the clash in which another man apparently slapped him and sprayed him with Mace. Continue reading