Oct 13 Pennsylvania launches initiative to raise awareness of Indigenous heritage By Associated Press Over the next two years, the Institute for Indigenous Studies will convene a group of scholars and tribal members to outline specific projects. Continue reading
Oct 13 Poll: Most Americans fear broader conflict may arise from war between Israel and Hamas By Laura Santhanam In the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, eight in 10 Americans are concerned that violence from the war between Israel and Hamas could spill across the region. “We are in uncharted territory,” one Middle East policy expert said. Continue reading
Oct 13 Call of Duty and Warcraft studio Activision Blizzard now part of Microsoft By Jake Valentine, Wealth of Geeks The United States Federal Trade Commission held a hearing but ultimately approved the acquisition. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH: War in the Holy Land: A PBS News Special Report By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Leila Molana-Allen, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Jorgen Samso Co-anchored by PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz from Israel and Geoff Bennett from the nation’s capital, the one hour primetime special covers the historic and devastating week of violence in Israel and Gaza. Continue reading
Oct 13 Kaiser Permanente, health care worker unions reach tentative deal after nationwide strike By Associated Press The three-day strike last week involving workers in multiple states officially ended last Saturday and workers returned to their jobs in Kaiser's hospitals and clinics that serve nearly 13 million Americans. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 4:35 Scalise withdraws from speaker race, sending GOP search for leader into further chaos By Lisa Desjardins, Ian Couzens, Alexa Gold A day after House Republicans narrowly voted to nominate Steve Scalise to be the next speaker, the Louisiana congressman withdrew his name from consideration after it was clear he did not have the votes to win on the House floor. Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 13:13 College campuses become focus of debate over what constitutes free speech By Judy Woodruff, Connor Seitchik Since the attack by Hamas and Israel’s ongoing response, there have been bitter debates on many college campuses over which side bears responsibility. This plays into already raging debates at many schools over free speech and academic freedom. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Oct 12 In first, CIA acknowledges 1953 coup it backed to overthrow leader of Iran was undemocratic By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press While other American officials have made similar remarks in the past, the acknowledgment by the CIA in a podcast about the agency’s history comes as much of its official history of the coup still remains classified 70 years after the… Continue reading
Oct 12 Only 9 percent of Americans support car companies over striking auto workers, AP-NORC polls shows By David Koenig, Associated Press More Americans sympathize with the striking auto workers than with the three big car companies that employ them. Continue reading
Oct 12 Player in California wins $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot, ends longest stretch without winner ever By Jim Salter, Associated Press A player in California has won a $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot, ending a long stretch without a winner of the top prize. Continue reading