Oct 30 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: Illinois man pleads not guilty to hate crime in killing of Muslim boy In our news wrap Monday, the Illinois man accused of killing a six-year-old Palestinian American boy pleaded not guilty to murder and hate crime charges, GM reached a tentative deal with the United Auto Workers union days after Ford and… Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 6:27 Biden signs order establishing standards to manage artificial intelligence risks By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Murrey Jacobson President Biden signed the government’s first executive order to establish new standards and rules for the use of artificial intelligence. It’s a wide-ranging set of rules and recommendations to address concerns about national security, privacy, equity and the labor market. Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 8:59 How the prolonged ADHD medication shortage is straining patients and their families By Stephanie Sy, Diane Lincoln Estes Since the pandemic eased, millions of Americans have had to deal with several drug shortages. For those with ADHD, it's been an especially difficult year as they and their families have struggled to get through ordinary daily routines. Stephanie Sy… Continue watching
Oct 30 Threats to Jewish Cornell University students in online discussion board provoke police investigation By David Bauder, Brian P. D. Hannon, Associated Press Cornell University administrators have dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements against Jewish students appeared on a discussion board. Continue reading
Oct 30 Former police officer who fired into Breonna Taylor's apartment in flawed, fatal raid goes on trial again By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Brett Hankison is charged with violating Taylor's civil rights during the botched 2020 raid. The trial will mark a second attempt by prosecutors to convict Hankison for his actions on the night Taylor was shot to death by police. Continue reading
Oct 30 Illinois man pleads not guilty to hate crime and murder charges in attack on Muslim mother and son By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press A man has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, attempted murder and a hate crime in an attack on a Palestinian American woman and her son. Continue reading
Oct 30 Extreme weather creates a scary sight for U.S. pumpkin patches this year By Melina Walling, Brittany Peterson, Associated Press Some pumpkin farmers in the West, particularly wholesalers in places like Colorado and New Mexico, are feeling the pinching effects of drought. Continue reading
Oct 30 How long can the surge in U.S. consumer spending last despite higher prices? By Christopher Rugaber, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that… Continue reading
Oct 30 General Motors and the United Auto Workers reach tentative agreement after 6-week strike By Tom Krisher, Frank Bajak, Associated Press General Motors and the United Auto Workers union have reached a tentative contract agreement that could end a six-week-old strike against Detroit automakers, two people briefed on the deal said. Continue reading
Oct 30 After Maine's worst mass shooting, more than 1,000 pay tribute on day of prayer, reflection and hope By David Sharp, Associated Press Residents of Lewiston are returning to work the morning after coming together to mourn those lost in Maine's worst mass shooting. Continue reading