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 6:51 Violence and instability lead to widespread hunger across Chad By Willem Marx Government forces in the capital of Chad killed dozens of opposition protesters Thursday. Rights groups say the unarmed civilians were massacred as they protested having to wait two years for elections. People there are also suffering from a food crisis… Continue watching
Oct 20 Appeals court says Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify in Georgia election probe By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press A federal appeals court says U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham must testify before a special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia. Continue reading
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 How election fraud conspiracies could make deep changes to Arizona voting By Jonathan J. Cooper, Bob Christie, Associated Press The Republicans running for Arizona's three top statewide offices have said they would not have signed off on the presidential results if they had held office in 2020. Continue reading
Oct 20 Railroad companies reject union sick time demands, raising chance of strike By Josh Funk, Associated Press The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than they received in the initial contract they rejected last week, increasing the chances of a strike. Continue reading
Oct 20 WATCH: Pentagon to provide help for troops, dependents seeking abortions By Tara Copp, Associated Press The order issued by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin outlines the rights and protections service members and their dependents will have regardless of where they are based. Continue reading