Oct 20 Feds to conduct further testing for radioactive contamination in Missouri school By Jim Salter, Associated Press The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct new testing at a Missouri grade school to learn more about the level of radioactive contamination in the school and on its playground. Continue reading
Oct 20 Months after historic floods, St. Louis picks up the pieces By Gabrielle Hays Two months after flash flooding killed two in the area and displaced several more, hundreds of homeowners and business owners in and around St. Louis find themselves in similar predicaments. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Russian missile and drone strikes knock out more utilities in Ukraine In our news wrap Thursday, a new barrage of Russian missile and drone strikes knocked out more of Ukraine's electric and water utilities, at least 170 people were killed in southern Sudan amid fighting between rival tribal groups and suicides… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 8:43 Culture wars take center stage in Florida's governor race between DeSantis and Crist By Amna Nawaz Politics briefly took a backseat when Hurricane Ian devastated parts of Florida last month. But candidates are back out on the trail in full force making their cases to voters in races up and down the ticket. Amna Nawaz traveled… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 8:11 How Black voters could determine election outcomes in close midterm races By Laura Barrón-López, Shoshana Dubnow Candidates in tight races are trying to win Black voters in the midterms. The voting bloc is critical in states that could determine the balance of power in Congress. One of those states is Pennsylvania, where the president traveled to… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 6:58 High-stress jobs deteriorating Americans' mental health A new report is warning that the American workplace needs to change to better support the emotional and physical well-being of employees. The report recommends organizations make mental health benefits easily accessible, encourage time off for emotional well-being and provide… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 6:27 California ends cruising ban that targeted Chicano low-rider culture By William Brangham, Mike Fritz For decades, many cities in California have enacted bans against cruising, where people parade their custom-built low-rider cars on city streets. But recently there’s been a push to overturn those ordinances, which many argue have been used to unfairly target… Continue watching
Oct 20 Nevada voters to consider Equal Rights Amendment in state constitution Nevada voters are deciding whether to adopt an Equal Rights Amendment into their state constitution, which would add language guaranteeing equal rights to groups of people who have historically been discriminated against. Continue reading
Oct 20 EPA opens civil rights probe into Mississippi water crisis By Emily Wagster Pettus, Matthew Daly, Aaron Morrison, Associated Press The announcement came days after leaders of two congressional committees said they were starting a joint investigation into a crisis that left most homes and businesses in Jackson without running water for several days. Continue reading
Oct 20 U.S. military suicides drop as leaders push mental health programs By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press A new report and Pentagon data show that suicides across the active duty U.S. military decreased over the past 18 months, driven by sharp drops in the Air Force and Marine Corps last year and a similar decline among Army… Continue reading