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
Oct 30 Watch 10:03 How a college degree is one of the best predictors of which candidate voters support By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman, Cali Steffenhagen American politics are divided in many ways, including based on their education background. To explore this so-called diploma divide, Judy Woodruff visited two neighboring, but very different, counties in Michigan where both candidates have repeatedly made their case as this… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 4:32 New airline refund rules could ease travel hassles for American passengers By Geoff Bennett Just weeks before the holiday travel season, new airline refund rules went into effect across the country. They can mean big changes for when, and how, Americans get paid back for things like flight delays or mishandled baggage. They would… Continue watching
Oct 30 Prosecutors seek 17-year prison sentence for Pentagon documents leaker Jack Teixeira By Michael Casey, Associated Press Prosecutors plan to argue that a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine should serve nearly 17 years in prison. Continue reading
Oct 30 Teen Trump supporter in Florida charged with threatening Harris voters with machete By Terry Spencer, Associated Press An 18-year-old Donald Trump supporter is facing a felony charge after police say he threatened two Kamala Harris supporters with a machete as they campaigned outside a Florida early voting site. Continue reading
Oct 30 WATCH: Voters at Harris’ ‘closing argument’ rally on the Ellipse are nervous, excited about the election By Tim McPhillips, Deema Zein Tens of thousands of supporters gathered near the White House and overflowed onto the National Mall on Tuesday evening to listen to Vice President Kamala Harris deliver her campaign’s “closing argument.”… Continue reading
Oct 30 U.S. economy grew at a solid 2.8 percent pace last quarter with consumers driving growth By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The gross domestic product — the economy’s total output of goods and services — did slow slightly from its 3% growth rate in the April-June quarter. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 10:56 Florida teen forced to collect her own evidence to prove she was sexually abused By Rachel de Leon, The Center for Investigative Reporting We’re told if you’re a victim of a crime, to go to the police and report it. But what happens when they don’t believe you? From the Center of Investigative Reporting, Rachel de Leon tells how far one child had… Continue watching
Oct 29 Man already serving 30 years for attacking Pelosi’s husband gets a life sentence on state charges By Janie Har, Associated Press A San Francisco jury in June found David DePape guilty of charges including aggravated kidnapping, first-degree burglary and false imprisonment of an elder. Continue reading
Oct 29 Newspaper non-endorsements fit a trend, but some readers aren’t happy By David Bauder, Associated Press Newspaper owners across the country have been ditching presidential endorsements, figuring they shouldn't alienate readers with something most of them don't care about. Continue reading