Nov 04 Cubs’ Hall of Fame pitcher Fergie Jenkins never feared the billy goat By Murrey Jacobson Some of the sweeter (and maybe bittersweet) moments this postseason are the ways the Cubs have recognized their former great players who never got a chance to play in a World Series. Fergie Jenkins is one of those guys… Continue reading
Nov 04 FBI, NYPD assessing possible threat of al-Qaida attack on election eve By Jake Pearson, Associated Press Officials say Friday that counterterrorism investigators are reviewing the information that mentioned New York, Texas and Virginia as potential targets. Continue reading
Nov 04 Rolling Stone’s discredited U.Va. rape exposé defamed administrator, jury finds By Alison Thoet A federal jury on Friday found that Rolling Stone magazine and one of its journalists had defamed a University of Virginia administrator over a retracted story. The jury decided that article author Sabrina Rubin Erdely had committed libel with actual malice. Continue reading
Nov 04 Harvard cancels men’s soccer season after players sexually rated female athletes By Ryan Connelly Holmes Harvard University's men’s soccer team, which currently sits in first place of the Ivy League, will forfeit the rest of its games this season. Continue reading
Nov 04 Democratic party accuses Republicans of voter intimidation in federal court By Josh Cornfield, Associated Press A legal challenge in New Jersey is one of several around the country filed by Democrats claiming Republicans and the Trump campaign are pushing for voter intimidation on Election Day. Continue reading
Nov 04 New York City defied national trends, cut incarceration rate in half, study finds By Ryan Connelly Holmes New York City’s incarceration rate fell by more than 50 percent over the last two decades, even as the national incarceration rate rose, a new study reports. Continue reading
Nov 04 Column: The most important issue this election forgot By David Biello Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump differ sharply on climate change. One candidate's views would invite catastrophe, but the other's policy would not fair much better. Continue reading
Nov 04 Bernie Sanders requests federal investigation of insulin makers for price collusion By Ed Silverman, STAT In his latest attack on the pharmaceutical industry, Senator Bernie Sanders has asked the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate three insulin makers for price collusion. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 50:50 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, a look at Democrats' efforts to boost the minority vote and the GOP's struggle to keep its suburban stronghold. Also: America's top diplomat in the fight against ISIS, making sense of the Donald Trump brand, two… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 5:33 Loveable losers no more, Chicago raises the victory flag to celebrate its Cubs By PBS News Hour The World Series was destined for a dramatic finish: The Chicago Cubs finally ended their 108 year-long World Series drought in a hard-fought victory against the Cleveland Indians. In Chicago, fans who hadn’t seen a Fall Classic win in living… Continue watching