Oct 31 Teen told police where to find gun used in Kenosha shootings By Associated Press A visibly upset 17-year-old accused of fatally shooting two demonstrators in Wisconsin told officers at his local police station in Illinois where to find an assault rifle he said he had used just two hours earlier to shoot several people,… Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 4:24 Young North Carolinians turn out in droves to vote In the battleground state of North Carolina, young people under the age of 29 are turning out in large numbers to cast their vote. The Senate race here is also one of the most competitive, with big spending from both… Continue watching
Oct 31 Halloween in the pandemic: Costumes and candy, at a distance By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press Like with everything else this year, the pandemic also left its mark on Halloween. Parades, parties and haunted houses were canceled due to bans on large gatherings and concerns that spooky celebrations could spread the coronavirus. Continue reading
Oct 31 Key swing state Wisconsin, hit hard by COVID-19, tells a tale of two campaigns By Zachary Schultz, PBS Wisconsin The pandemic has loomed large during this unusual election season. As Wisconsin, a kew swing state whose voters hold much sway in deciding who the next president is, battled the COVID-19 crisis, President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence held… Continue reading
Oct 30 One Louisiana island tries to make sense of Hurricane Zeta's toll By Matthew Hinton, Kevin McGill, Associated Press Toppled utility poles and debris from damaged buildings litter much of Grand Isle, Louisiana, a vulnerable barrier island community where residents were among the first to witness the ferocity of Hurricane Zeta. Continue reading
Oct 30 Inspector general report says U.S. turning away asylum-seekers at border is flawed By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press A report says the head of the Department of Homeland Security contradicted her public statements in 2018 when she ordered border agents to stop asylum-seekers from stepping on U.S. soil at official crossings with Mexico. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 4:37 New report finds U.S. is deporting Central American kids to Mexico U.S. border authorities are allegedly violating an agreement by sending minors into Mexico even if they come from other Central American countries. A new report finds that at least 200 children have been sent to Mexico over the past eight… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 7:30 Why Arizona's Latino vote could be making a 'big change' this year By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Casey Kuhn Arizona has emerged as a surprising battleground state in this year’s presidential election, considering President Trump beat Hillary Clinton there by 3.5 percent in 2016. Latinos make up a quarter of the state’s eligible voters -- and while polls indicate… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 3:24 Mourning 5 people lost to the pandemic Once again, the NewsHour pauses to remember a few of the Americans who have lost their lives in the coronavirus pandemic. Continue watching
Oct 30 State leaders facing higher COVID-19 cases resist steps to curb virus By Adam Geller, David Pitt, Associated Press Pleas from health experts are running up against political calculation and public fatigue, with spiraling new infections eclipsing previous caseload highs that set off national alarms in the spring and summer. Continue reading