Oct 07 GOP steps up crime message in midterm’s final stretch By Associated Press In cities and suburbs across the U.S., Republicans up and down the ballot have overwhelmingly focused on sending a message that violent crime is out of control. Continue reading
Oct 07 Investigation of Organization of American States boss finds relationship with staffer might have violated ethics code By Associated Press The Associated Press has learned that the head of the Organization of American States is facing an internal investigation into allegations he carried on a consensual relationship with a staffer that may have violated the organization's code of ethics. Continue reading
Oct 07 Solid U.S. hiring in September could mean more big Fed hikes By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press America's employers slowed their hiring in September but still added 263,000 jobs, a solid figure that will likely keep the Federal Reserve on pace to keep raising interest rates aggressively to fight persistently high inflation. Hiring fell from 315,000 in… Continue reading
Oct 07 South Korea, U.S. warships start new drills after North Korea missile launch By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has begun a new round of naval drills with South Korean warships. Continue reading
Oct 07 Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse likely to resign Senate seat By Mary Clare Jalonick, Josh Funk, Associated Press Sasse is the sole finalist to become president of the University of Florida, the school says, and the Republican senator has indicated he will take the job. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 7:34 News Wrap: Dozens of children and adults killed by attacker in Thailand In our news wrap Thursday, an attacker armed with guns and a knife stormed into a daycare center in Thailand and massacred dozens of children and adults, a federal judge halted key provisions of New York's sweeping gun law and… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 7:04 Biden pardons thousands convicted on federal marijuana charges By Laura Barrón-López President Biden pardoned thousands of Americans convicted on federal charges of simple possession of marijuana and encouraged governors to do the same. The president also directed his administration to review how marijuana is classified as a drug under federal law. Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 5:51 How the OPEC Plus production cuts will impact the economy and Russia’s war in Ukraine By Amna Nawaz Oil-producing countries including Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to cut production by a significant 2 million barrels a day to boost prices. The move is being seen as a big setback to the Biden administration before the midterms and something… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 6:26 Housing, food, electricity still in short supply for many after Hurricane Ian By William Brangham More than a week after Hurricane Ian's landfall, search efforts for the missing or dead are still ongoing in some of the hardest hit communities in southwestern Florida. Chessa Latifi is a senior program advisor with Project Hope, a nonprofit… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch 10:07 Despite high gun ownership, Scandinavia remains largely free of firearm violence By Malcolm Brabant Survivors of Norway’s deadliest massacre are urging the United States to tighten up gun laws to put an end to school shootings. In Sweden, sporadic gang-fueled gun crime just helped install a far-right party in power. Both countries have relatively… Continue watching