Nov 01 Trump will host World Champion Nationals at the White House By Associated Press The Nationals beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Wednesday to clinch the title in Game 7 of the World Series. Continue reading
Nov 01 Impeachment inquiry focuses on 2 White House lawyers By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The lawyers' role is critical because two witnesses have suggested the NSC legal counsel took the extraordinary step of shielding access to the transcript. Continue reading
Nov 01 Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Google has struggled to stake a big presence in the wearables market, though this deal could give it more of an opportunity to compete with the Apple Watch. Continue reading
Nov 01 U.S. added 128,000 jobs in October despite GM strike By Josh Boak, Associated Press The Labor Department also said Friday that the unemployment rate ticked up from 3.5% to 3.6%, still near a five-decade low. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 1:45 Southern California endures new flames as PG&E prepares to restore power in the north By Stephanie Sy Southern California was yet again assaulted by wind-driven wildfires Thursday. Some 500 homes and 1,300 people were evacuated when fast-moving flames burned through a San Bernardino neighborhood. In the northern part of the state, most evacuations have been lifted as… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 5:05 What Twitter’s decision to ban political ads means for other tech giants Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent public defense of allowing political ads on his platform -- even those containing false claims -- drew substantial scrutiny. Now, the CEO of fellow social media giant Twitter says it will stop running political ads… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 7:27 Deaths of 39 migrants in a British truck highlight the brutality of human smuggling By Malcolm Brabant Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 7:44 For these seniors, entrepreneurial ambition is far from retiring By Paul Solman Entrepreneurs are often imagined as twenty-something recent college dropouts. But in fact, people ages 45 to 64 start businesses at higher rates than do their younger peers -- and plenty of seniors are in startup mode, too. Economics correspondent Paul… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 4:42 With World Series title, Washington Nationals cement their comeback season The Washington Nationals have Major League Baseball’s oldest roster. Now, they also have a World Series title. The nation’s capital celebrated as the underestimated team clinched a Game 7 victory late Thursday. The Washington Post’s Jesse Dougherty joins Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Oct 31 Chicago teachers strike ends with tentative deal By Kathleen Foody, Don Babwin, Associated Press Chicago Teachers Union delegates voted late Wednesday to approve a tentative deal that includes pay raises over five years, but they initially refused to end the strike unless the mayor added school days to cover the lost time. Continue reading