Oct 19 Most Americans have favorable view about Mexico as partner in border control, AP-NORC poll says By Adriana Gomez Licon, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Most Americans see southern neighbor Mexico as having at least a friendly relationship with the U.S. A sizable majority also say Mexico and the U.S. should be responsible for stopping drug trafficking. Continue reading
Oct 19 WATCH: Pentagon holds news briefing after U.S. warship intercepts missiles in Red Sea By Tara Copp, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A U.S. Navy warship on Thursday took out three missiles and several drones that had been fired from Yemen and were heading north, the Pentagon said. Continue reading
Oct 19 Sidney Powell pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors over efforts to overturn Trump loss in Georgia By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors. Continue reading
Oct 18 Suspect admits he murdered Natalee Holloway in 2005, pleads guilty to extorting her mom By Kim Chandler, Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press Joran van der Sloot's confession comes as part of a plea deal with prosecutors on extortion charges. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to trying to extort money from Holloway's mother in exchange for revealing the location of her daughter's body. Continue reading
Oct 18 Coastal New Jersey county and groups sue to block federal approval of offshore wind farm By Wayne Parry, Associated Press New Jersey’s Cape May County joined with environmental and fishing industry groups to sue the federal government in a bid to overturn its approval of the state's first offshore wind energy farm. Continue reading
Oct 18 Judge warns Trump to keep quiet as witness testifies against him in civil fraud trial By Jennifer Peltz, Michael Sisak, Associated Press A judge has warned Donald Trump and others at his New York civil fraud trial to keep the volume after the former president threw up his hands in frustration and spoke aloud to his lawyers while a witness was testifying… Continue reading
Oct 18 WATCH: ‘You are not alone’ Biden tells Israel during visit in aftermath of Oct. 7 Hamas attack By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden says Israel has agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to begin flowing into Gaza from Egypt with the understanding that inspections must be allowed and that the aid should go to civilians and not Hamas. Continue reading
Oct 18 Biden says ‘it appears’ Israeli military not responsible for deadly blast at Gaza hospital By Aamer Madhani, Colleen Long, Associated Press Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his assessment was based on information he's seen. He did not go into detail. Continue reading
Oct 17 Wisconsin Senate approves bill banning gender-affirming surgery for minors By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Republican lawmakers across the country want to limit the rights of transgender youths, sparking fierce pushback from the transgender community and triggering discrimination lawsuits along the way. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 6:25 Settlement would stop U.S. government from separating families at border By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings A proposed settlement from the Biden administration would allow migrant families who were separated from their children at the southern border to stay in the U.S. for three years and apply for asylum while getting aid. If a judge accepts… Continue watching