Oct 31 Watch 3:45 Fatal NYC truck incident called an act of terror, here’s what it has in common with recent European attacks By PBS News Hour After a deadly truck attack killed eight in Manhattan on Tuesday, multiple news networks have identified the driver as Sayfullo Saipov of Tampa, Florida. John Yang speaks with Lorenzo Vidino of George Washington University about how the latest incident may… Continue watching
Oct 31 WATCH: Facebook, Twitter, Google testify in Senate intelligence committee hearing on Russia By Joshua Barajas Representatives from all three major tech companies are set to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee at 9:30 a.m. ET Wednesday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 31 8 dead, several injured after truck plows into New York City bike path By Erica R. Hendry NYPD Commissioner James P. O'Neill said the 29-year-old male suspect is in custody at a local hospital and an investigation by the NYPD and the FBI is ongoing. Continue reading
Oct 30 WATCH: Facebook, Twitter, Google testify in Senate hearing on Russia By Erica R. Hendry The Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing about Russia’s attempts to spread disinformation online will begin at 2:30 p.m. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Severe storm knocks out power in the Northeast By PBS News Hour In our new wrap Monday, nearly 1.5 million homes and businesses across the Northeast lost power after a storm with wind gusts that topped 100 mph barreled through the region downing trees and power lines. Also, a federal court in… Continue watching
Oct 30 AP report: Russia-linked posts may have reached 126 million Facebook users By Barbara Ortutay, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The company says the total number of agency posts accounted for less than 1 of every 23,000 posts on Facebook. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 9:45 Former ABC journalist says Mark Halperin allegations reflect harmful female objectification in TV news By PBS News Hour Numerous women have come forward to allege that political journalist and author Mark Halperin harassed them while he was at ABC. One of those journalists, Lara Setrakian, now the executive editor of News Deeply, joins Judy Woodruff for an exclusive… Continue watching
Oct 30 A guide to all of the charges against Manafort and Gates By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Manafort potentially faces up to 80 years in prison, according to a review of the federal charges and the relevant statutes by The Associated Press. Gates, who also worked for the Trump campaign, faces up to 70 years. Continue reading
Oct 30 WATCH: Senators to press Tillerson and Mattis on new war authority The secretary of state and secretary of defense will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 5 p.m. EST Monday. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 30 WATCH: Manafort lawyer says ‘no evidence’ of collusion with Russia By Associated Press Kevin Downing made the statement outside a federal courthouse in Washington where his client Paul Manafort had just pleaded not guilty to felony charges including conspiracy against the United States and several financial charges. Continue reading