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
Sep 29 Watch 4:18 Deadly floods submerge North Carolina roads and towns in the wake of Helene By John Yang, Juliet Fuisz, Satvi Sunkara The remnants of Hurricane Helene have been wreaking havoc hundreds of miles away from where it made landfall in Florida three days ago. Western North Carolina is one of the hardest hit areas. John Yang speaks with Laura Hackett, a… Continue watching
Sep 29 Rescue crews rush to North Carolina mountain towns cut off by Helene floodwaters By Kate Payne, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Gov. Roy Cooper said Sunday that the death toll of 11 in North Carolina is expected to rise from Hurricane Helene as rescuers and other emergency workers reach areas currently isolated by collapsed roads, failing infrastructure and widespread flooding. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 2:35 Florida’s Big Bend region begins lengthy cleanup in the aftermath of Helene’s landfall By Christopher Booker, Kaisha Young, Maea Lenei Buhre, Sam Lane, Bruno Frederico Hurricane Helene’s death toll has climbed to at least 50 across five states from Florida to Virginia. Remnants of the massive storm are causing record flooding across the Southeast, while more than 3 million people are without power. John Yang… Continue watching