Oct 28 New report shows Department of Homeland Security gathered intel on Portland Black Lives Matter protestors By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials under then-President Donald Trump compiled intelligence dossiers on people who were arrested at Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon. Continue reading
Oct 28 Residents evacuated from Miami Beach condo near site of deadly 2021 collapse By Daniel Kozin, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press An evacuation order has forced out residents of a 14-story oceanfront building in Miami Beach, on the same avenue where a condominium collapse in Surfside killed nearly 100 people last year. Continue reading
Oct 28 Financial sanctions for organization that targeted author Salman Rushdie By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The U.S. is imposing financial penalties on an Iranian-based organization that put a bounty on the head of British-American author Salman Rushdie, who was violently attacked in August at a literary event. Continue reading
Oct 28 Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen divorcing after 13 years By Leanne Italie, Fred Goodall, Curt Anderson, Rob Maaddi, Associated Press Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have announced their divorce. The superstars who respectively reached the pinnacles of fashion and football each posted statements to Instagram on Friday saying they had finalized the end of their 13-year marriage. Continue reading
Oct 28 Barack Obama seeks to boost Democrats for 2022 midterms By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Barack Obama is trying to do something he couldn't during two terms as president: help Democrats succeed in national midterm elections when they already hold the White House. Continue reading
Oct 28 Myths about fentanyl persist as opioid continues to cause overdose deaths By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Fentanyl and other potent synthetic opioids ingrained in the nation's illicit drug supply are killing more people in the U.S. than any other drug has. Continue reading
Oct 28 As Elon Musk takes control of Twitter, some wonder what happens next By Barbara Ortutay, Tom Krisher, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Elon Musk has taken control of Twitter after a protracted legal battle and months of uncertainty. The question now is what the billionaire Tesla CEO will actually do with the social media platform. Continue reading
Oct 28 COVID-19 pandemic massively set back learning, especially for high-poverty areas By Bianca Vázquez Toness, Sharon Lurye, Associated Press The COVID-19 pandemic set back learning in some U.S. school systems by more than a year, with children in high-poverty areas most impacted, according to a district-by-district analysis of test scores. Continue reading
Oct 27 Oregon could be the 1st state to make health care a human right By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Oregon voters are being asked to decide whether the state should be the first in the nation to amend its constitution to explicitly declare that affordable health care is a fundamental human right. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 4:35 News Wrap: U.S. GDP grows in third quarter, European Central Bank raises interest rates In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. economy is showing pockets of strength as the GDP grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September, the European Central Bank raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percent to help… Continue watching