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
Oct 31 Keystone oil pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons in North Dakota By James MacPherson, Associated Press Crews on Tuesday shut down the pipeline that carries tar sands oil from Canada through seven states after the leak was discovered. Continue reading
Oct 31 2 new California fires burn homes and send residents fleeing By Brian Melley, Marcio Jose Sanchez, Associated Press The latest blazes erupted in the heavily populated inland region east of Los Angeles as strong, seasonal Santa Ana winds continued to blow with gusts of up to 60 mph. Continue reading
Oct 31 PHOTOS: Nationals top Astros in Game 7 to win 1st World Series title By Ben Walker, Associated Press The Washington Nationals came from behind to win five elimination games this postseason, an unprecedented feat. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 2:04 Extreme conditions drive Southern California's fire risk even higher By Stephanie Sy A new fire is burning Wednesday in California’s Simi Valley. With winds gusting to 80 miles per hour, the National Weather Service issued a rarely used warning of extreme fire danger in the southern part of the state. In Northern… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 6:36 Why Californians may have to choose between safe and reliable power Fires are burning across several parts of California, and power is out for hundreds of thousands of residents there. As firefighters try to contain the blazes, frustration is mounting toward utility company PG&E for the prolonged blackouts it says are… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 4:56 Behind the record number of children detained at the U.S.-Mexico border this year According to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, over 850,000 migrants were detained at the U.S.-Mexico border in fiscal 2019. The figure is more than double the previous year’s total, and it includes a record number of unaccompanied… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 9:10 Why minority representation in medical research is a matter of life and death By Cat Wise, Jason Kane U.S. racial and ethnic diversity is ever increasing, but the medical representation of minority groups is not. A recent review of government-funded cancer research studies found that participants were disproportionately white, and fewer than 2 percent of these clinical trials… Continue watching
Oct 30 How entrepreneurs are designing a trans-inclusive future through clothing By Rebecca Oh “The predominant response that I've had has been--they've waited their whole lives for this,” said NiK Kacy, who launched a footwear company that makes smaller-sized masculine dress shoes. Continue reading
Oct 30 Twitter bans all political advertisements By Rachel Lerman, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press "While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics, where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives of millions," Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted Wednesday in… Continue reading