Oct 28 McDonald’s Quarter Pounders back on menu after testing rules out beef patties as E. coli outbreak source By Sarah Parvini, Associated Press McDonald's said in a statement that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to believe that slivered onions from a single supplier are the likely source of contamination. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 6:07 How a small but vocal minority of social media users distort reality and sow division By John Yang, Kaisha Young, Veronica Vela Researchers at New York University have concluded that social media is not an accurate reflection of society, but more like a funhouse mirror distorted by a small but vocal minority of extreme outliers. It's a finding that has special resonance… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 6:14 Pivotal Ohio Supreme Court election highlights importance of down-ballot races By John Yang, Mary Fecteau This past week, a county judge in Ohio struck down the state’s near-total abortion ban, saying it violated a voter-approved constitutional amendment protecting reproductive rights. The ruling is likely to end up before the state Supreme Court, underscoring the importance… Continue watching
Oct 27 Shohei Ohtani suffers partial dislocation of his left shoulder during World Series game By Joe Reedy, Associated Press Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder during the seventh inning of Saturday's Game 2 of the World Series against the New York Yankees when he tried to steal second base. Continue reading
Oct 25 Boarding school history ‘a sin on our soul,’ Biden says in historic apology to Native communities By Mary Annette Pember, Shondin Mayo, Mark Trahant, ICT The apology drew broad support from survivors, families, Congressional leaders, tribal officials, elders and younger generations of Native people. But many emphasized that the apology is just a first step in helping families and tribal communities heal from the generational… Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: More E. coli cases linked to McDonald’s outbreak In our news wrap Friday, more people have been reported sick from the E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald's, the Biden administration is proposing a new path for student loan forgiveness, Hezbollah militants and the Israeli army traded fire across… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 6:55 Biden issues ‘long overdue’ apology for federal Indigenous boarding schools By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant President Biden apologized for a U.S. policy that forcibly separated generations of Indigenous children from their families and sent them to boarding schools for forced assimilation into white society. An investigation uncovered abuse at the schools and the deaths of… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 3:27 The teacher who created LGBTQ History Month reflects on how he sparked a movement By Gabrielle Hays St. Louis teacher Rodney Wilson founded LGBTQ History Month 30 years ago. He recently spoke to communities correspondent Gabrielle Hays about coming out to his students in 1994 and his hope for a more understanding society. Continue watching
Oct 25 Read the heavily redacted police report describing a Trump staffer altercation at Arlington National Cemetery By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. Army has released an almost entirely redacted version of the police report describing when a staffer for Donald Trump's campaign reportedly shoved an Arlington National Cemetery employee who was trying to prevent them from photographing a ceremony to… Continue reading
Oct 25 McDonald’s E. coli outbreak expands with at least 75 sickened By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press A total of 22 people have now been hospitalized, and two have developed a dangerous kidney disease complications, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. One person has died in Colorado. Continue reading