Nov 01 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: Labor Department releases final jobs report before election In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department released its final jobs report before the election, the death toll from flooding in Spain spiked to at 205 with many still missing, New Delhi's air quality plummeted as smoke from firecrackers… Continue watching
Nov 01 Trump and Vance make anti-transgender attacks central to their closing argument before Election Day By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Donald Trump has made his opposition to transgender rights central to his closing argument before Election Day. Continue reading
Nov 01 Republicans more skeptical than Democrats of nationwide election vote counts, AP-NORC poll finds By Christine Fernando, Linley Sanders, Associated Press The nation's deep partisan divisions extend to trust in the vote tallies for this year's election. A new poll finds that Republicans are much more skeptical than Democrats that ballots will be counted accurately. Continue reading
Nov 01 U.S. employers added only 12,000 jobs last month as hurricanes and strikes sharply reduce payrolls By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press America's employers added just 12,000 jobs in October, a total that economists say was held down by the effects of strikes and hurricanes that left many workers temporarily off payrolls. Continue reading
Oct 31 Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges in Georgia racketeering case By Associated Press The 33-year-old Grammy winning artist, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, entered his pleas without reaching a deal with prosecutors after negotiations between the two sides broke down, lead prosecutor Adriane Love said. Continue reading
Oct 31 Why Oklahoma has an ‘only citizens’ measure on the ballot By Adam Kemp As Election Day nears, voters in Oklahoma are weighing a ballot measure that would restrict voting "only" to U.S. citizens, echoing a broader Republican effort to fight noncitizen voting, which is already rare. Continue reading
Oct 31 Google Maps introduces AI features to help users explore and navigate By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence. Continue reading
Oct 31 Pushing past home economics stereotypes, these FCS teachers prepare students for a modern workforce By Vic Pasquantonio “It's the whole gamut of life skills,” said Christina Loyd, a family and consumer sciences teacher in Center Ridge, Arkansas. The focus of her classes includes both hard skills, like financial literacy, and soft skills, like how to present oneself… Continue reading
Oct 31 Dodgers win World Series in Game 5, overcome 5-run deficit after series of Yankee errors By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning, Alex Verdugo's RBI single chased Jack Flaherty in the second and Giancarlo Stanton's third-inning homer against Ryan Brasier built a 5-0 lead for New York. Continue reading
Oct 30 McDonald’s E. coli case count rises to 90 as FDA inspects an onion grower linked to recall By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Federal officials on Wednesday reported more cases of E. coli poisoning among people who ate at McDonald’s, as government investigators seeking the outbreak’s source identified an “onion grower of interest” in Washington state. Continue reading