Oct 09 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: Colombian president accuses U.S. of ‘military aggression’ in Caribbean In our news wrap Thursday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the Trump administration of "carrying out military aggression" by striking alleged drug boats in the Caribbean, Vladimir Putin admitted that Russian forces were to blame for downing an Azerbaijan Airlines… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 7:25 ICE escalates aggressive raids in Chicago as Trump moves to deploy National Guard By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes President Trump and his team are doubling down on efforts to bring the National Guard into Democrat-run cities and to ramp up ICE enforcement. The administration argues that episodes of violence against federal agents constitute a danger. Governors and mayors… Continue watching
Oct 09 Drake’s defamation suit against label over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ tossed by judge By Larry Neumeister, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Judge Jeannette A. Vargas rejected the lawsuit in a written opinion that began by citing “the vitriolic war of words” and saying the case arose “from perhaps the most infamous rap battle in the genre's history.”… Continue reading
Oct 09 Rubio to meet with Brazilian foreign minister as Brazil seeks to ease tariffs By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has invited Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira to an in-person meeting. Continue reading
Oct 09 North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for youth upheld by judge By Jack Dura, Associated Press Supporters of the ban say it protects children from what they believe are irreversible effects of treatments and surgeries. Opponents say it harms transgender youth by denying them important medical care. Continue reading
Oct 09 What to know about Trump’s National Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland By Associated Press Some National Guard members ordered to Illinois by President Donald Trump now are protecting federal property near Chicago ahead of a court hearing on their deployment. Continue reading
Oct 09 U.S. opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology By Associated Press The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing dated Tuesday that it has 58 incident reports of Tesla vehicles violating traffic safety laws while operating in full self-driving mode. Continue reading
Oct 09 Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Roberson had been scheduled to receive a lethal injection Oct. 16. This was the third execution date Roberson's lawyers have been able to stay since 2016. Continue reading
Oct 09 Tropical Storm Jerry churns in the Atlantic as Priscilla moves along Mexico’s Pacific coast By Associated Press Priscilla could bring flash flooding through the weekend across the U.S. Southwest, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Continue reading
Oct 08 Joan Kennedy, first wife of Sen. Edward Kennedy, dies at 89 By Michael Casey, Associated Press The former Joan Bennett, one of the last remaining members of a family generation that included President John F. Kennedy, was a model and classically-trained pianist when she married Ted Kennedy in 1958. Continue reading