Oct 07 Judge hears arguments in challenge to Ohio abortion law By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Attorneys fighting for and against extending a stay on Ohio's near-total ban on abortions presented providers, medical scholars and ethicists at a hearing Friday. Continue reading
Oct 07 New York City mayor declares emergency over migrants sent from border states By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press Mayor Eric Adams said Friday that the demand being put on the city to provide housing and other assistance is "not sustainable." He says by the end of its fiscal year, the city expected to spend $1 billion helping the… Continue reading
Oct 07 Uvalde school district suspends entire police force after continued outrage By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Uvalde school leaders have pulled its embattled campus police force off the job four months after the Robb Elementary School shooting. Continue reading
Oct 07 A derogatory word is being removed from public spaces. Some in this California town see it differently By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado The rural, scattered community of Squaw Valley could soon have its name changed, but residents disagree over what that would mean. Continue reading
Oct 07 Lack of flood insurance leaves families with broken homes following Hurricane Ian By Rebecca Santana, Michael Phillis, Associated Press The Insurance Information Institute says only about 4 percent of homeowners nationwide have flood insurance although 90 percent of catastrophes in the U.S. involve flooding. Continue reading
Oct 07 Michael Flynn is recruiting an 'Army of God' in growing Christian nationalist movement By Michelle R. Smith, Richard Lardner, Associated Press The ReAwaken America Tour led by former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn has carried a message of a country under siege to tens of thousands of people across the US. Continue reading
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