Oct 01 WATCH: Trump, Biden appeal to Catholics at virtual charity dinner By Kevin Freking, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Trump and Biden will be the entertainment as the 75th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner goes virtual Thursday because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 01 Democrats press ahead on partisan COVID-19 bill as talks drag By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Democrats controlling the House on Thursday plunged ahead with a partisan debate on their next option — a $2.2 trillion measure that's unacceptable to the White House and Republicans. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 5:56 News Wrap: Hong Kong police arrest at least 60 protesters In our news wrap Thursday, police in Hong Kong arrested at least 60 people they say violated coronavirus rules and a new national security law banning large protests. Pro-democracy activists had gathered to oppose a holiday marking the founding of… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 8:34 The risks of politicizing the U.S. intelligence community Is the Trump administration politicizing intelligence and the community that provides it? Johns Hopkins University’s John McLaughlin, who was acting CIA director during the George W. Bush administration, and Larry Diamond, who also served under President George W. Bush and… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 8:13 How some older Americans are monetizing their #VanLife By Paul Solman With large parts of the economy still sputtering under the weight of the coronavirus pandemic, many people are having to scale back. But some older Americans were already living a minimalist lifestyle on the road -- and some of them… Continue watching
Oct 01 WATCH: House Minority Leader McCarthy slams Pelosi on COVID-19 relief By Associated Press The White House is backing a $400 per week pandemic jobless benefit and is dangling the possibility of a COVID-19 relief bill of $1.6 trillion as last-ditch, pre-election negotiations hit a critical phase Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 01 Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans By David Crary, Associated Press A think tank has now completed a two-year investigation of the resulting policies adopted in all 32 archdioceses in the U.S. Its verdict: The policies are inconsistent and often worryingly incomplete. Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Pelosi says president should not sow 'chaos' ahead of election By Associated Press Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said that President Donald Trump's "authenticity" during the first Presidential debate with Democrat Joe Biden showed the rest of the world what keeps her up at night. Continue reading
Oct 01 New York diocese files for bankruptcy amid clergy abuse lawsuits By Associated Press A Roman Catholic diocese in New York City's suburbs has become the largest in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy to protect itself from a wave of lawsuits filed over past sexual abuse by clergy members. Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany defends Trump's stance on white supremacy By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany will hold a news briefing Oct. 1. Continue reading