Oct 07 Watch 12:53 Brooks and Capehart on October surprises with just a month until the midterms By Amna Nawaz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including October surprises in the U.S. and crises on the world stage with just a month until the… Continue watching
Oct 07 6 European nations agree to step up their cross-border anti-drug cooperation By Aleksandar Furtula, Associated Press Six European countries have pledged to beef up cross-border cooperation and work more closely with Latin America in the fight against organized crime. Continue reading
Oct 07 Russia focuses attacks on annexed areas of Ukraine By Adam Schreck, Associated Press The governor of the Zaporizhzhia region said Friday that Russian forces fired more missiles at the regional capital and also used used Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones there for the first time. Continue reading
Oct 07 EU summit struggles to form gas price cap plan By Lorne Cook, Karel Janicek, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press European Union leaders are struggling to bridge significant differences over a natural gas price cap as winter approaches and Russia's war on Ukraine fuels an energy crisis. 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 Biden signs executive order promising EU citizens better data privacy By Frank Bajak, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press President Joe Biden has signed an executive order designed to allay European concerns that U.S. intelligence agencies are illegally spying on them. 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 Mother of protester says daughter was beaten to death, disputes Iran's account By Associated Press The mother of an Iranian teenager is disputing official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building. Nasreen Shakarami says her teenage daughter was killed by repeated blows to the head as part of Iran's crackdown… Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: President Biden praises U.S. jobs data, but seeks 'stable growth' By Associated Press President Joe Biden hailed new job numbers Friday, saying the slowdown in job growth shows the United States is transitioning to "more stable growth," although he warns that there is "still a lot of work" to be done. Continue reading