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
Oct 28 WATCH: U.S. charges 8 in alleged Chinese surveillance effort By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department has charged eight people with working on behalf of the Chinese government in a pressure campaign aimed at coercing a New Jersey man who was wanted by Beijing to return to China to face charges, officials said. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Barrett formally sworn in to U.S. Supreme Court In our news wrap Tuesday, Amy Coney Barrett was formally sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath in private, a day after Barrett’s Senate confirmation. Also, firefighters in Southern… Continue watching
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