Oct 28 Watch 3:36 Partisan divisions on display as social media CEOs testify before Senate panel By John Yang This election year is seeing increased attention and scrutiny regarding social media platforms -- and how they can be manipulated to spread misinformation. But the greater level of awareness hasn’t stopped the practices, either. And the battles over content moderation… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 6:30 Why we are so susceptible to misinformation By William Brangham, Lorna Baldwin Social media plays a major role in shaping current American political discourse. During a Senate hearing Wednesday, executives from leading online platforms were criticized by lawmakers for their companies’ records on limiting the spread of misinformation. William Brangham explores how… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 7:14 DHS official says voters should be confident in election -- and patient for its results With only a few days remaining before Election Day, U.S. security officials anticipate that millions of Americans will be exposed to even more misinformation online than they already have. Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 5:50 How this year's antiracism protests differ from past social justice movements By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan Philadelphia protests over the killing of Walter Wallace Jr. represent only the latest in a year of nationwide demonstrations against racism and police violence. The ongoing movement has captured attention and provided political fodder -- but it also reflects a… Continue watching
Oct 28 Omaha police say 7 Trump rally goers taken to hospital after enduring cold weather conditions By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Many of the estimated 25,000 at Tuesday night's event at Eppley Airfield were left stranded miles from their parked cars in freezing weather. Omaha police said in a written statement that first responders dealt with 30 people for medical reasons… Continue reading
Oct 28 Hurricane Zeta makes landfall in Louisiana By Kevin McGill, Rebecca Santana, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Zeta has crashed ashore in storm-weary Louisiana as a powerful Category 2 storm, striking the latest blow of an extraordinarily busy Atlantic tropical storm season. Continue reading
Oct 28 Lawyers say police footage doesn't show fatal shooting of Illinois Black man By Associated Press Marcellis Stinnette was killed and his girlfriend, Tafara Williams, was wounded after a Waukegan police officer shot them in their car on Oct. 20. Attorney Benjamin Crump says it appears that the officer had his body camera off during key… Continue reading
Oct 28 Protesters take to the streets in Philadelphia after Black man's killing By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press About 500 people angered by the death of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr. on Tuesday night marched to a police station, where they were met by officers with riot shields. Continue reading
Oct 28 GOP hunts for new voters in Trump territory By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s campaign has a bold theory for how he will win reelection: It can tap a universe of millions of supporters who did not vote for him in 2016 but will do so this time. Continue reading
Oct 28 Hurricane Zeta approaches Louisiana By Associated Press Life-threatening storm surge and strong winds were expected beginning around midday along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Continue reading