Oct 23 U.S. census takers fall short of target goal By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Census Bureau says it did reach 99.9 percent of the nation's households — but the missing 0.1 percent still represents hundreds of thousands of uncounted residents. Continue reading
Oct 22 Seattle, Portland, New York sue over Trump's 'anarchy' label By Gene Johnson, Karen Matthews, Associated Press The lawsuit, filed Thursday, ridiculed Trump's action as offensive to the Constitution and common sense, but said the consequences of withholding federal money during a pandemic "are deadly serious."… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 5:29 News Wrap: Senate Judiciary Committee approves Barrett nomination In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court -- and sent it on to the full Senate. All 12 Republicans voted in favor, while all 10 Democrats boycotted the… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 5:08 The video and email campaign U.S. officials say Iran used to intimidate voters By Nick Schifrin On Wednesday night, the director of national intelligence, the director of the FBI and other top U.S. officials appeared at a news briefing to discuss foreign interference in the 2020 election. They pointed in particular to a campaign they allege… Continue watching
Oct 22 Ghislaine Maxwell denied recruiting girls for sex with powerful men in 2016 deposition By Jim Mustian, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend denies introducing Britain's Prince Andrew to any underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 6:15 Conn. attorney general calls Purdue Pharma settlement 'a mirage' A historic settlement was announced Wednesday among the Department of Justice, Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family over the drug giant’s role in the national opioid crisis. The CDC estimates roughly 450,000 people died from opioid overdose between… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 3:38 A Brief But Spectacular take on honoring Breonna Taylor Mahogany L. Browne is a poet, author and mother. In response to the police killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville in March, Browne wrote a poem called “Apply Pressure” for Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer. Browne offers her Brief But Spectacular… Continue watching
Oct 22 Santa Claus won't be coming to Macy's this year By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press More than a quarter of a million people come to see Santa at Macy’s in New York each year, the company said. That makes it hard to create a safe environment during a pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 22 U.S. regulators, experts take up thorny vaccine study issues By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press With vaccines against COVID-19 inching closer, U.S. regulators took an unusual step Thursday in asking outside scientists: Are the government's standards high enough to adequately judge the shots?… Continue reading
Oct 22 Judge dismisses 1 charge against former cop in Floyd's death By Amy Forliti, Associated Press A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck, but the more serious second-degree murder charge remains. Continue reading