Nov 17 The flu is soaring in 7 U.S. states and rising in others, health officials say By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press U.S. health officials say at least seven states are seeing high levels of the flu and that cases are rising in other parts of the country. Continue reading
Nov 17 Ivy league institutions and other colleges face U.S. inquiries over alleged antisemitism and Islamophobia By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The federal government has opened civil rights investigations at seven schools and universities over allegations of antisemitism or Islamophobia since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Nov 17 IBM, EU and Lionsgate pull ads from X over concerns of antisemitic messages By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Musk sparked outcry this week with his own tweets responding to a user who accused Jews of hating white people. Continue reading
Nov 17 Biden signs temporary spending bill to avoid a government shutdown By Colleen Long, Associated Press The measure passed the House and Senate by wide bipartisan margins this week, ensuring the government remains open until after the holiday season, and potentially giving lawmakers more time to sort out their considerable differences over government spending levels for… Continue reading
Nov 16 Backpage founder Michael Lacey convicted of money laundering By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Backpage.com founder Michael Lacey was convicted Thursday on a single count of money laundering and acquitted on another. But the Arizona jury deadlocked on 84 other counts against him, leading the federal judge to declare a mistrial. Continue reading
Nov 16 New York will automatically seal old criminal records under a new law signed by Gov. Hochul By Maysoon Khan, Associated Press/Report for America New Yorkers who've committed crimes in the past will get their criminal records automatically sealed if they stay out of trouble for a certain period of time under a long-awaited bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 7:20 Blinken discusses improving relations with China, support of Israel amid ceasefire calls By Amna Nawaz Secretary of State Blinken is in San Francisco with President Biden for the APEC summit. He joined Amna Nawaz to discuss improving U.S. relations with China and the growing calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: House Ethics Committee reports evidence Rep. Santos broke the law In our news wrap Thursday, the House Ethics Committee reported there's overwhelming evidence that Congressman George Santos broke the law, a federal jury in San Francisco convicted a man of assaulting Paul Pelosi, an appeals court judge in New York… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 4:03 Wave of protests and rallies highlight tensions in U.S. as Israel-Hamas war persists By Laura Barrón-López, Maea Lenei Buhre Over the last two months, hundreds of thousands of Americans have come together in both pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian rallies and vigils. The vast majority have been peaceful, but some have turned violent or included antisemitic and Islamophobic threats. Laura Barrón-López… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 6:53 Election workers face violent threats and harassment amid dangerous political rhetoric By William Brangham, Ian Couzens Election officials across the country have been under attack since 2020, falsely accused of conspiring to steal or rig the last presidential election. These attacks stepped up to a dangerous degree recently, with officials in five states receiving letters containing… Continue watching