Nov 18 Biden asks for nearly $100 billion in disaster aid, ‘urgently needed’ after Hurricanes Helene and Milton By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Joe Biden said he has met firsthand with those harmed by the storms and he heard what residents and businesses needed from the federal government. Continue reading
Nov 18 About 20% of Americans get their news from social media influencers, report finds By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press A report released Monday by Pew Research Center says about one in five Americans regularly get their news from so-called news influencers on social media. Continue reading
Nov 18 Trump’s nominee for defense secretary reignites debate over allowing women to fight on the front lines By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought was settled long ago. Continue reading
Nov 18 Police arrest man after series of knife attacks that killed 2 in New York City By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Officials say a man has carried out a string of stabbings across a swath of Manhattan that killed two people and critically wounded a third. Continue reading
Nov 18 Not your average 18th birthday: Teen Buddhist lama celebrates in the U.S. before joining Himalayan monastery By Luis Andres Henao, Associated Press Jalue Dorje grew up like a typical American teen playing football and listening to rap music in a Minneapolis suburb. After graduation, he’ll head to northern India, more than 7,200 miles from home. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Biden administration allows Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia In our news wrap Sunday, a senior U.S. official confirmed that Ukraine will be allowed for the first time to fire American-supplied missiles into Russia, an Israeli strike killed a senior Hezbollah official in Lebanon, Ohio’s governor denounced a march… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 4:57 Cameroonian refugee family finds new start after reuniting in Wisconsin After a desperate journey from war-torn Cameroon through the U.S. asylum system, one man is starting a new life with his family in Wisconsin. Jane McCauley of PBS Wisconsin reports. Continue watching
Nov 17 Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, who came under fire during Nassar scandal, dies at 82 By Will Graves, Associated Press Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women into champions and the United States into an international power in the sport, has died. He was 82. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Israel targets eastern and southern Lebanon with more deadly airstrikes In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 people in Lebanon and Gaza, a patient in California is being treated for a new form of mpox first seen in eastern Congo, prosecutors allege Sean “Diddy” Combs is… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 5:21 The role of climate change in an unusual outbreak of wildfires in the Northeast By William Brangham, Andrew Corkery, Satvi Sunkara For years, wildfires across the American West have served as an urgent reminder of the threat posed by extreme weather, often made worse by climate change. But over the last few weeks, fires have engulfed parts of New York and… Continue watching