Oct 21 WNBA players union will opt out of current collective bargaining agreement By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press The league had record attendance and viewership this year that culminated in the WNBA Finals that saw New York beat Minnesota in overtime on Sunday in a decisive fifth game. Continue reading
Oct 21 Akron will pay $4.8 million to relatives of Jayland Walker, Black man shot dead by police in 2022 By John Seewer, Associated Press The family of a Black man killed when eight Ohio officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot a round out his window during a police chase will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron. Continue reading
Oct 21 Central Park Five sues Trump for defamation over presidential debate remarks By Terry Tang, Associated Press The men formerly known as the Central Park Five before they were exonerated on Monday filed a defamation lawsuit against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 21 Jury selection begins for trial of man charged in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Jury selection is set to begin in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train last year. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 6:43 How the economic toll of major storms reaches far beyond their direct paths By John Yang, Veronica Vela, Andrew Corkery, Satvi Sunkara, Andrew Chambers Massive storms like Helene and Milton can devastate the people and properties that take direct hits, causing billions of dollars in damages. But the economic effects of these events can be felt thousands of miles away and for many months… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 7:21 Study finds LGBTQ+ youth mental health suffering in states with anti-trans laws By Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson This past week, the Texas attorney general sued a pediatrician for violating the state’s ban on gender-affirming care, enforcing that law for the first time. More than half of U.S. states now have laws targeting transgender people. Ali Rogin speaks… Continue watching
Oct 20 John Kinsel Sr., one of the last Navajo Code Talkers who served in WWII, dies at 107 By Associated Press “Mr. Kinsel was a Marine who bravely and selflessly fought for all of us in the most terrifying circumstances with the greatest responsibility as a Navajo Code Talker,” Tribal President Buu Nygren said in a statement Sunday. Continue reading
Oct 20 Authorities investigate cause of deadly dock gangway collapse on Sapelo Island, Georgia By Russ Bynum, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating the “catastrophic failure” of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed seven on Sapelo Island, where crowds had gathered for a fall celebration by the island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. Continue reading
Oct 19 Mail carriers and USPS reach tentative contract that includes raises and air-conditioned trucks By David Sharp, Nick Perry, Associated Press Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide workers with air-conditioned trucks. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 3:15 News Wrap: Israel continues deadly strikes on Lebanon and Gaza as cease-fire hopes dim In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli airstrikes killed two people in the Lebanese city of Jounieh and more than 50 people in Gaza, striking Boeing workers will vote on a proposed new contract next week, Trump and Harris campaigned in… Continue watching