Oct 16 Watch 4:11 Nats’ path to World Series is something to cheer for in divided D.C. For the first time since 1933, Washington, D.C., finally has a baseball team going to the World Series. William Brangham reports on the Nationals' unlikely run to the fall classic, and what hometown pride means for the nation's capital at… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 3:13 Why tackling the opioid crisis requires treating addiction like any other medical condition "The opioid epidemic is the greatest public health crisis of our generation," says clinical psychologist Navdeep Kang. But, he says, a lot of people struggle to get access to care, facing long wait times, when addiction should be treated just… Continue watching
Oct 16 Contentious meeting at the White House ends in Dems walking out By Robert Burns, Associated Press After the House condemnation vote, the congressional leaders of both parties went to the White house for a briefing, which grew contentious, with Trump and Pelosi trading jabs. The Democrats said they walked out when the meeting devolved into an… Continue reading
Oct 16 Immigrant kills himself in ICE jail in Louisiana By Associated Press U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Wednesday that 43-year-old Roylan Hernandez Diaz was found unresponsive Tuesday afternoon inside his cell at the Richwood Correctional Center. Continue reading
Oct 16 Deadly police shootings keep happening. Data could be a missing piece By Gretchen Frazee Across the nation, 713 people have been fatally shot by police this year. Continue reading
Oct 16 Complaint could make up to 234,000 Wisconsin voters ineligible By Scott Bauer, Associated Press More than a quarter-million voters in Wisconsin identified as having moved could be made ineligible to vote before next year's presidential primary election if a complaint filed Wednesday by a conservative law firm is successful. Continue reading
Oct 16 WATCH: The Kurds are ‘no angels’ Trump says in meeting with Italian president By Darlene Superville, Robert Burns, Associated Press President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that Turkey's attacks in Syria against Kurdish fighters who fought alongside American soldiers are not a U.S. concern. Continue reading
Oct 16 Census confirms drivers’ records request tied to citizenship By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The U.S. Census Bureau is acknowledging that its nationwide request for state drivers' license records is the result of President Donald Trump's order to gather records that can better determine the numbers of citizens and non-citizens across the U.S. Continue reading
Oct 16 Another man is arrested in probe of Giuliani associates By Tom Hays, Associated Press David Correia, 44, was named in an indictment with two Giuliani associates and another man arrested last week on charges they made illegal contributions to politicians and a political action committee supporting President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 16 GM and union reach tentative deal that could end strike By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The deal was hammered out Wednesday but it won't immediately end the strike by more than 49,000 workers. Continue reading