Oct 14 News outlets including The New York Times and Newsmax say they won’t sign Pentagon rules document By David Bauder, Associated Press The new rules declare large swaths of the Pentagon off-limits to reporters and declares that journalists who report information not formally approved by Hegseth's team risk getting their access revoked. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: Nor’easter slams East Coast In our news wrap Monday, New Jersey and parts of New York declared emergencies as a powerful nor’easter slammed the coast, officials in Mexico say at least 64 died in last week's flooding, Madagascar's president said he had to flee… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 4:10 Speaker says U.S. ‘barreling toward’ prolonged shutdown as ripple effects grow By Geoff Bennett, Liz Landers, Doug Adams Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said today the U.S. is “barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns” in history. That stark warning on the 13th day of the shutdown comes as impacts are starting to ripple across the country,… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 5:30 Trump’s shutdown firings hollow out special education office By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas On Friday, the Trump administration fired most employees at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The Department of Education office is tasked with protecting the rights of millions of children with disabilities across the country and ensuring they… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 9:06 Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier on adjusting to life at home after decades in prison By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster To many supporters, Leonard Peltier was a political prisoner unjustly punished for his activism with the American Indian Movement. To his critics, he is a remorseless killer of two FBI agents in 1975, a charge he denies. President Biden commuted… Continue watching
Oct 13 FBI seeks help to identify suspects in mass shooting that left 6 dead in the Mississippi Delta By Jeff Martin, Associated Press The Friday night shooting left six people dead and more than a dozen injured. Continue reading
Oct 13 Uncertainty over the economy and tariffs forces many retailers to be cautious on holiday hiring By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press A job placement firm forecasts that hiring for the last three months of the year will likely fall to its lowest level since the 2009 recession, or fewer than 500,000 positions. Continue reading
Oct 13 Some Indigenous Peoples Day events strike conciliatory tone as Trump focuses on Columbus By Terry Tang, Associated Press This is the first year Indigenous Peoples Day has state recognition in Montana, after a decade-long campaign in the state that is home to 12 federally recognized tribes. Continue reading
Oct 13 Dozens rescued as remnants of typhoon hits Alaska while nor’easter brings flooding to East Coast By Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press Alaska State Troopers say at least 18 people were rescued in Kwigillingok, where three people remain missing. Continue reading
Oct 12 Trump says he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Russia continues conflict By Darlene Superville, Will Weissert, Associated Press Trump's suggestions followed Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid overnight, part of an ongoing campaign to cripple Ukrainian energy infrastructure before winter. Continue reading