Oct 28 Watch 6:15 News Wrap: Markets end week with rally, Miami Beach condominium deemed unsafe In our news wrap Friday, stocks rallied on Wall Street boosted by a string of better-than-expected earnings reports, a Miami Beach condominium on the same avenue where a building collapsed last year was evacuated after the city deemed the structure… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 6:41 Elon Musk fires Twitter executives, promises overhaul after taking over platform By Amna Nawaz Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk now owns Twitter after completing a $44 billion takeover of the social media platform. Within hours, he fired several top executives and he took the company private Friday at $54.20 a share. It's raising… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 7:36 Candidates make last pitches to Latino voters in important Nevada races By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori Latino voters have long propelled Democrats to statewide victories in Nevada. But concerns over inflation and cost of living have made Democratic incumbents as vulnerable as ever in the state. Lisa Desjardins traveled to Las Vegas to talk with Latino… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 13:06 Brooks and Capehart on the final days of the midterm campaign New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the final days of the midterm campaign and the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband. Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 6:41 Former Russian diplomat on Putin's ambitions as war in Ukraine rages on By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn This week, the Russian government began accusing Ukraine of preparing to use use a dirty bomb, an explosive device that would spew radioactive material. Russia also began its annual nuclear exercise and threatened to shoot down satellites that are helping… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 5:55 What baseball fans can expect as the World Series gets underway By John Yang, Courtney Norris The World Series gets underway Friday night in Houston. This year’s series pits a team that dominated the standings all season, the Houston Astros, against a team that barely made the playoffs, the Philadelphia Phillies. John Yang spoke with Tyler… Continue watching
Oct 28 Some Oklahoma teachers say they're 'walking on eggshells.' Will this one midterm race help? By Adam Kemp The national conversation on education issues such as critical race theory, school choice, teacher pay and LGBTQ+ rights is playing out in full force in Oklahoma. Continue reading
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