Sep 30 Talks make progress between Eastern and Gulf ports and dockworkers as strike looms By Tom Krisher, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press The union for 45,000 dockworkers and the group representing the ports have exchanged wage offers, leaving a ray of hope that a deal can be reached without a major work stoppage. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 6:29 Florida’s Big Bend faces another round of rebuilding after 3rd hurricane in 13 months By Christopher Booker, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre, Layla Quran, Mary Fecteau The devastating toll from Hurricane Helene keeps growing. At least 121 people have died in six states and officials fear that number could grow much larger. Many remain missing and unaccounted for since phone lines and cell towers have been… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 5:12 ‘People are on edge’: N.C. communities face crisis in aftermath of flooding By Amna Nawaz In North Carolina, communities are in crisis with roads closed, slowing the delivery of food, water and other desperately needed aid. The city of Asheville, in particular, has been devastated with flooded roads and loss of power essentially cutting the… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 8:06 News Wrap: Judge strikes down Georgia ban on abortions after 6 weeks In our news wrap Monday, a judge in Georgia struck down the state's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, the FBI agreed to pay $22 million to 34 women who claimed they were targeted for dismissal from… Continue watching
Sep 30 Newsom vetoes bill to create AI safety measures saying it could hinder innovation in California By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models. Continue reading
Sep 30 Dikembe Mutombo, Hall of Fame NBA player and ambassador for the sport, dies at 58 from brain cancer By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, who was born in Cameroon, says "it's a sad day, especially for us Africans, and really the whole world."… Continue reading
Sep 30 FBI to pay $22 million to women who alleged sexual discrimination at training academy By Jim Mustian, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has agreed to pay more than $22 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging female recruits were singled out for dismissal in training and routinely harassed by instructors with sexually charged comments about their breast… Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Biden says he’ll visit communities damaged by Hurricane Helene later in the week so he doesn’t impede recovery efforts By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press President Joe Biden plans to travel to North Carolina on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 30 Kris Kristofferson, prolific songwriter and superstar actor, dies at 88 By Andrew Dalton, Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press With his long hair and bell-bottomed slacks, he represented a new breed of country songwriters with his peers like Willie Nelson, John Prine and Tom T. Hall. Continue reading
Sep 30 Crisis unfolds in the Southeast as Helene’s death toll climbs to more than 100 By Kate Payne, Jeffrey Collins, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Forecasters say a new tropical depression in the eastern Atlantic Ocean could become a hurricane by midweek. Continue reading