Oct 25 Harris trying to squeeze votes out of Trump’s base in final days before election By Chris Megerian, Associated Press This year's presidential election could come down microscopic margins, so Kamala Harris is hunting for votes in even the most unlikely of places. Continue reading
Oct 25 Trump allies hope a win means changes to the mortgage system. Opponents warn it will cost consumers By R.J. Rico, Associated Press If Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Republicans hope he will fulfill a longstanding GOP goal of privatizing the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Continue reading
Oct 25 Law enforcement cracking down on creators of AI-generated child sexual abuse images By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are cracking down on the troubling spread of child sexual abuse imagery created through artificial intelligence technology. Continue reading
Oct 25 Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Hurricane Milton and Boeing capsule issues By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A NASA astronaut was taken to the hospital for an undisclosed medical issue after returning from a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton, the space agency said Friday. Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH: Los Angeles prosecutors to give Menendez brothers chance at freedom with resentencing By Stefanie Dazio, Jaimie Ding, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced during a Thursday news conference that his office would recommend the brothers be sentenced to 50 years to life. But he says their ages at the time of the crimes mean they… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 4:16 Boeing union rejects offer to end strike, complicating CEO’s plan to turn company around By Stephanie Sy, Eliot Barnhart Boeing is no closer to ending a six-week strike after its latest contract offer to workers was rejected by a stunning margin. The results of that vote came just hours after the company announced a huge quarterly loss and acknowledged… Continue watching
Oct 24 WATCH: Biden makes historic apology for ‘sin’ of U.S. role in deadly Indigenous boarding schools By Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press No president has ever formally apologized for the forced removal of Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children — an element of genocide as defined by the United Nations — or any other aspect of the U.S. government’s decimation… Continue reading
Oct 24 WATCH: WNBA Champions New York Liberty honored with ticker-tape parade By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Jonquel Jones, Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and their New York teammates were showered with confetti as the Liberty celebrated winning the WNBA title in the Canyon of Heroes in downtown Manhattan. Continue reading
Oct 24 EPA announces tougher rules to protect children from lead paint exposure By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration is imposing strict new limits on dust from lead-based paint in older homes and child-care facilities. Continue reading
Oct 24 Georgia says it foiled attempt to crash a state election website By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The Georgia secretary of state's office said it acted quickly earlier this month to thwart an attempt to flood the state’s absentee voter portal in an apparent attempt to crash the site. Continue reading