Nov 18 Watch 1:16 News Wrap: SpaceX’s Starship rocket test launch ends with explosions In our news wrap Saturday, a pair of explosions destroyed the booster rocket and spacecraft of SpaceX’s biggest rocket during a test launch in Texas, and Comcast joined the list of advertisers stepping away from Elon Musk’s social media platform… Continue watching
Nov 18 Explosions end 2nd test flight of SpaceX’s new mega rocket By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas, but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday’s test flight. “Today’s test is an opportunity to learn — then fly again,” noted NASA… Continue reading
Nov 17 Colorado judge keeps Trump on ballot, rejecting challenge under Constitution’s insurrection clause By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The ruling Friday rejected the attempt to bar the former president under a part of the Constitution's 14th Amendment that prohibits someone from holding office who had "engaged in insurrection or rebellion."… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 6:06 Protests against Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ continue despite crackdown demonstrations By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow, Courtney Norris Dozens of people in Atlanta are facing racketeering charges in connection with protests over what they call Cop City, a proposed training center for police and firefighters. Demonstrations against the 85-acre proposal have been going on for more than two… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 8:27 Maui faces water rights questions as island continues wildfire recovery By William Brangham, Maea Lenei Buhre, Sam Lane The deadly wildfires that tore through Maui destroyed thousands of structures and killed 100 people. But as William Brangham reports, they also reignited a long-simmering concern among Native Hawaiians over who controls one of their most precious natural resources, water. Continue watching
Nov 17 3 Las Vegas high schoolers facing murder charges in their classmate’s death appear in court By Rio Yamat, Associated Press Three of the eight Las Vegas high school students facing murder charges in the fatal beating of their classmate have made their first appearances in the adult court system. Continue reading
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