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
Oct 19 Watch 6:18 What's behind a recent rise in executions in America after years of decline By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery While the execution of a Texas man was temporarily put on hold this week, more than 2,000 people remain on death row across the country. The Texas case has highlighted a recent increase in executions and prompted questions about how… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 7:51 Election officials speak out on the violent threats and stress they've faced since 2020 By Denzen Cortez, Gabi Morando, Marshal Farmer, Arizona State University With about two and a half weeks until Election Day, some parts of the country are still looking for people to work at polling places. One reason could be the threats and harassment that’s been aimed at election officials since… Continue watching
Oct 19 Crews halt fast-moving brush fire in Oakland that burned homes, forced hundreds of evacuations By Olga R. Rodriguez, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate before more than 100 firefighters stopped the progress of… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 7:31 North Carolina residents contend with grief, lack of supplies as they rebuild after Helene By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens, Sam Lane It’s been more than three weeks since Hurricane Helene battered parts of the Southeast. The hardest-hit state was North Carolina, where more than 90 people died, 81 people remain unaccounted for and residents face a long road to recovery. Laura… Continue watching
Oct 18 California utility shuts off power in 12 counties as 'diablo' wind spikes risk of wildfires By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press A total of about 20,000 customers could lose power temporarily in the next couple of days, PG&E said in a statement Thursday. Continue reading