Oct 27 Watch 3:08 Another deadly police shooting of a Black man sparks Philadelphia protests By John Yang, Frank Carlson The fatal shooting of a Black man by police in Philadelphia on Monday afternoon sparked large protests overnight. Walter Wallace Jr., whose family said he suffered from mental health issues, brandished a knife at officers Monday, refusing to obey their… Continue watching
Oct 27 WATCH: Attorneys for the family of shooting victim Walter Wallace provide update By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press A lawyer says the family of a Black man who was killed under more than a dozen police-fired rounds in Philadelphia had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention. Continue reading
Oct 27 Consumer confidence dips to 100.9 as virus spreads in U.S. By Matt Ott, Associated Press Consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of economic activity in the U.S., so a decline in confidence gets a lot of attention from economists, especially as the U.S. heads into the crucial holiday shopping season. Continue reading
Oct 27 Voters in some states unable to cast early ballots in person By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press More than 21 million voters across the U.S. have taken advantage of early in-person voting amid record-breaking early turnout, according to Associated Press elections research. Continue reading
Oct 27 Self-improvement guru Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison By Larry Neumeister, Tom Hays, Associated Press Keith Raniere, a self-improvement guru whose organization, NXIVM, attracted millionaires and actresses among its adherents, was sentenced Tuesday to 120 years after convictions that he turned some followers into sex slaves branded with his initials. Continue reading
Oct 27 Barrett sworn in at court as issues important to Trump await By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn in Tuesday as the Supreme Court's ninth justice, her oath administered in private by Chief Justice John Roberts. Continue reading
Oct 27 Judge says U.S. can't replace Trump in columnist's slander suit By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A federal judge on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's request that he be replaced as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s. Continue reading
Oct 27 Philadelphia police shooting of Black man sparks unrest By Associated Press Police shot and killed a 27-year-old Black man on a Philadelphia street after yelling at him to drop his knife, sparking violent protests that police said injured 30 officers and led to dozens of arrests. Continue reading
Oct 27 California braces for more fire danger from winds By Christopher Weber, Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press California prepared for another round of dangerous fire weather Tuesday even as crews fought a pair of fast-moving blazes in the south that critically injured two firefighters and left more than 100,000 under evacuation orders. Continue reading
Oct 27 After making landfall in Mexico, Zeta headed for Louisiana By Gabriel Alcocer, Associated Press Storm-weary Louisiana is once again under a hurricane warning, with Zeta leaving Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night. Continue reading