Oct 24 Head of the Alamo’s historic site resigns after top Texas Republican criticized her views By John Hanna, Associated Press The CEO of the nonprofit managing the Alamo resigned after a powerful Republican state official criticized her publicly, suggesting that her views aren't compatible with the history of the Texas shrine. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 6:49 What happens when no one trusts a country’s economic data By William Brangham, Sam Lane The inflation report was delayed due to the government shutdown and the White House said there will likely be no report next month. But even before the shutdown, experts were sounding the alarm after President Trump fired the head of… Continue watching
Oct 24 U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to waters off South America in major military escalation By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, the Pentagon announced Friday, in the latest escalation of military firepower in a region where the Trump administration has unleashed more rapid strikes in recent days against boats it accuses… Continue reading
Oct 24 Alaska Airlines resumes operations after an IT outage grounded its flights for hours By Associated Press The airline says in a statement Friday that 229 flights were canceled because of the outage and that more flight disruptions were expected as it works to "reposition aircraft and crews."… Continue reading
Oct 24 U.S. inflation stays elevated but prices rose less than feared last month By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Consumer prices increased 3% in September from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Friday, up from 2.9% in August. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 7:00 Arrests of current and former stars raise troubling gambling questions for NBA By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant, Solveig Rennan There are troubling questions for the NBA after the FBI arrested one of its players and a Hall of Fame head coach. They are among dozens charged in a federal investigation alleging illegal sports betting and rigged poker games organized… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 6:15 East Wing of White House torn down as Trump clears space for his ballroom By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz, Joshua Barajas The East Wing of the White House has been demolished as part of President Trump’s plan to build a new ballroom. The demolition has drawn sharp criticism from preservationists and historians. The National Trust for Historic Preservation called for the… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 8:01 Pentagon’s attempt to ban books from base schools faces backlash from military families By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Morgan Till The Trump administration made it clear that it wanted to change the culture of the military. One effort targeted books on race, gender and sexuality in the libraries of schools on military bases attended by service members' children. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Oct 23 Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling By Associated Press The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation’s environmental jewels. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 12:47 Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir exposes abuse by powerful men By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport, Courtney Norris, Daria Nastasia A new book tells the story of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, one of many victims of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Giuffre died by suicide earlier this year. Her posthumous memoir explores her resilience while also revealing new details about the abuse… Continue watching