Oct 13 Los Angeles councilmen caught in racist remark scandal resist resignation calls By Brian Melley, Don Thompson, Associated Press Two Los Angeles City Council members are resisting overwhelming calls for them to resign Thursday after a recording surfaced of them making crude and racist remarks in a secret meeting over redistricting tactics. Continue reading
Oct 13 As states ban abortions, more people may turn to self-managed abortion care – with more legal challenges to come By Kenichi Serino With 13 states fully banning most abortions, experts say new legal battles are likely to arise over abortions that occur without the direct involvement of a doctor, known as self-managed abortion care. Continue reading
Oct 13 Medicaid expansion is on the ballot in South Dakota. Here’s what voters think By Laura Santhanam If a majority of South Dakota voters support Amendment D on Nov. 8, tens of thousands of people in the state could receive health care coverage under Medicaid expansion. Continue reading
Oct 12 Los Angeles leader caught making racist remarks steps down from Council seat By Brian Melley, Don Thompson, Associated Press The former president of the Los Angeles City Council resigned from public office Wednesday, three days after a recording surfaced that is now the subject of a state investigation. Continue reading
Oct 12 Iran protests reach 19 cities despite internet disruption By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Protests have swept across at least 19 cities in Iran sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman earlier detained by the country's morality police. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Parkland jury deliberates Cruz sentence, new protests sweep Iran In our news wrap Wednesday, a jury in Florida starts deliberating on whether Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to death, seven more people were killed in Ukraine as Russia fired missiles and artillery rounds into major cities… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 5:43 Jury orders conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay Sandy Hook families nearly $1 billion By Amna Nawaz, Dorothy Hastings Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay nearly $1 billion for the lies he spread about the Sandy Hook school massacre in 2012. Jones falsely claimed the attack was a hoax and accused a grieving parent of being… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 6:53 Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan faces challenge in federal court By Laura Barrón-López President Biden's executive order to cancel student debt is facing its most serious legal challenge to date. A federal judge in Missouri heard arguments from six states hoping to block the plan from taking effect. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 9:26 Analyzing key midterm races that could decide control of the House By Lisa Desjardins With a month until the midterms, we're digging into races that could determine the balance of power in Congress. Republicans hoped for a wave of wins, but the end of Roe v. Wade and improvement in gas prices may help… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 12:13 Young voters on their hopes for the future and if politicians listen to their concerns By Judy Woodruff, Matt Loffman In the battleground state of Wisconsin, recent statewide elections have been decided by the narrowest of margins. Younger Americans traditionally show up to the polls at lower rates than older generations, but one recent study suggests youth could play a… Continue watching