Sep 22 Indiana judge blocks state abortion ban a week after it took effect By Tom Davies, Associated Press An Indiana judge has blocked the state’s abortion ban from being enforced, putting the new law on hold as abortion clinic operators argue that it violates the state constitution. Owen County Judge Kelsey Hanlon issued a preliminary injunction Thursday against… Continue reading
Sep 22 Alex Jones testifies in Connecticut trial over his Sandy Hook hoax lies By Dave Collins, Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones took the stand Thursday at his defamation trial in Connecticut as he tried to limit the damages he must pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax. Continue reading
Sep 22 Hundreds isolated in Puerto Rico in areas cut off by Hurricane Fiona By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Hurricane Fiona left hundreds of people stranded across Puerto Rico after smashing roads and bridges, with authorities still struggling to reach them four days after the storm smacked the U.S. territory, causing historic flooding. Continue reading
Sep 21 MAP: Tracking the path of Hurricane Fiona By Associated Press, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Officials are fanning out across Puerto Rico to gauge the damage inflicted by Hurricane Fiona. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: Jan. 6 Committee hearings - Day 9 By Lisa Mascaro, Farnoush Amiri, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has scheduled its next hearing for Oct. 13. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 7:18 Biden asks global leaders to counter Russia as Putin calls more troops to Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda, Shoshana Dubnow In the largest escalation of the war in Ukraine since Russia invaded, President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization of reservists. Moscow vows to send 300,000 additional troops into Ukraine and support sham referenda in Ukrainian territory that Russian troops… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 4:51 As Fed raises interest rates to combat inflation, central banks around the world follow By Paul Solman The Federal Reserve raised interest rates once again, adding to the sharpest series of hikes since the 1980s. So far, the Fed has increased rates by three points this year and Chair Jerome Powell says there's more to come. Other… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: House votes on reform to electoral vote count, malaria outbreaks in Pakistan In our news wrap Wednesday, the House approved a bill to block future attempts at subverting presidential elections and close loopholes in the law, medical workers struggled to contain malaria outbreaks as mosquitoes breed in the wake of flooding in… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 8:12 Details of New York attorney general's lawsuit against Trump and his children By John Yang New York state sued former President Trump, his three eldest children and his company alleging business fraud. The civil lawsuit claims they inflated Trump's net worth by billions of dollars by exaggerating the value of his key real estate properties. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 6:27 Texas sheriff opens investigation into Florida flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard By Stephanie Sy Outrage over Florida Governor Ron Desantis' decision to fly dozens of migrants to Martha's Vineyard last week has led to legal battles. Investigators in Texas say they believe the migrants were lured under false pretenses into boarding charter planes that… Continue watching