Oct 17 Amazon faces off with upstart union in fight for a second warehouse By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press The startup union that clinched a historic labor victory at Amazon earlier this year is slated to face the company yet again as it aims to rack up more wins that could force the reluctant retail behemoth to the negotiating… Continue reading
Oct 17 First trial over state ban on trans youth care begins in Arkansas By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The nation's first trial over a state's ban on gender-confirming care for children begins in Arkansas this week. Continue reading
Oct 16 WATCH: 2022 Georgia Senate debate featuring Herschel Walker, Raphael Warnock and Chase Oliver By Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Walker and Warnock met in their lone one-on-one debate Friday in Savannah, preceding tonight's debate. Libertarian Oliver was not included because he did not meet organizers’ polling threshold. Continue reading
Oct 16 GOP candidates seek endorsements from Pence to broaden election appeal By Jill Colvin, Associated Press In Donald Trump's assessment, Mike Pence “committed political suicide" on Jan. 6, 2021. But the former vice president is now an in-demand draw for Republican candidates, including some who spent their primaries obsessively courting Trump’s endorsement. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 5:55 A look at Ohio’s closely contested U.S. Senate race Ohio has been shifting to the right over the past few election cycles, but the U.S. Senate race this year has been fiercely competitive — with Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan locked in a dead heat against Republican candidate J.D. Vance. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 3:04 News Wrap: Coal mine explosion kills 41 in Turkey In our news wrap Saturday, a coal mine explosion in Turkey on Friday has killed at least 41 people, Russia's Defense Ministry says 11 volunteer soldiers died in a shooting at a training ground, a massive blaze has erupted at… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 7:47 Will a divided Georgia stay blue on Election Day? By Geoff Bennett, Maea Lenei Buhre, Kaisha Young, Bruno Frederico In 2020, the state of Georgia flipped blue for President Biden and secured Democrats' control of the U.S. Senate by electing Sen. Jon Ossoff and Sen. Raphael Warnock. But in one of the country's most divided states — where Biden… Continue watching
Oct 15 How election officials verify mail-in and absentee ballots By Ali Swenson, Associated Press Whether a state requires voters to request an absentee ballot or participates in universal mail-in voting, all ballots cast by mail or dropped off at a drop box are vetted to ensure their legitimacy. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: Teenager accused in N.C. mass shooting, DOJ seeks end to special master review By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, police say a 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after shooting and killing five people in Raleigh, North Carolina, the U.S. Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to end an outside review of documents… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 7:52 Chinese President Xi tightens grip on authority amid fears of a return to one-man politics By Patrick Fok China is holding its most important political meeting in decades. The Communist Party’s 20th National Congress will see a shake-up of the country’s leadership but the top job is all but secured with President Xi Jinping to remain at the… Continue watching