Nov 10 Watch 3:12 A Brief But Spectacular take on how to rebuild local news By Moe Sattar, Katie Hodgman Steven Waldman is the founder and president of Rebuild Local News, a nonpartisan nonprofit working to counter the collapse of local news and strengthen local democracy. He is also the co-founder of Report for America, a national service program that… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 7:45 ‘Invisible Generals’ chronicles little-known history of 1st Black U.S. generals By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Satvi Sunkara A new book explores and honors the legacy of two exceptional American veterans whose contributions have gone largely unknown, until now. In “Invisible Generals,” author Doug Melville recounts his family history and tells the barrier-breaking stories of the country’s first… Continue watching
Nov 10 Former Indiana legislator agrees to plead guilty to fraud in casino corruption scheme By Isabella Volmert, Associated Press Court documents say Eberhart accepted the promise of future employment with the annual compensation of $350,000. In return, he is accused of advocating for a bill with provisions that favored the casino company in 2019. Continue reading
Nov 10 FBI seized phones, iPad from New York City Mayor Eric Adams in campaign fundraising investigation By Associated Press The seizure of the devices comes days after federal agents searched the Brooklyn home of Adams' top campaign fundraiser, Brianna Suggs. Adams said nothing publicly about his phones being seized when he met with reporters on Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 10 Shortest Marine on record says his height is his ‘greatest strength’ By Casey Kuhn Nathaniel LaPrade said his height wasn’t a major factor in his own eyes, until he got to boot camp. He stands at 4 feet 7 inches tall. Continue reading
Nov 10 96-year-old Korean War pursues Purple Heart medal after 7 decades By Steve Karnowski, Mark Vancleave, Melissa Perez Winder, Associated Press It can be a struggle for wounded veterans to get medals they’ve earned when the fog of war, the absence of records and the passage of time make it challenging to produce proof. Continue reading
Nov 10 Fans push baseball cards, Fisher-Price Corn Popper into toy Hall of Fame By Associated Press Cabbage Patch Kids and NERF foam toys also made the cut, but support for Barbie's boyfriend was not Kenough to make the list this year. Continue reading
Nov 10 Hawaiian refuge pond’s unusual pink glow may be linked to drought By Audrey McAvoy, Associated Press A pond in Hawaii has turned so bubble-gum pink it could be from the set of “Barbie.” The bizarre phenomenon is likely caused by drought. Continue reading
Nov 10 Under strained circumstances, Biden, Xi scheduled to talk trade By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Wednesday in California for talks on trade, Taiwan and managing fraught U.S.-Chinese relations in the first engagement between the leaders of the world's two biggest economies in nearly a year. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Trump’s legal team asks judge to end New York civil trial In our news wrap Thursday, former President Trump's legal team asked a judge in New York to immediately end his civil fraud trial, the man accused of attacking former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband went on trial, and more than… Continue watching