Oct 12 More Americans feel financially vulnerable, AP-NORC poll finds By Josh Boak, Emily Swanson, Associated Press More U.S. adults are now feeling financially vulnerable amid high inflation. That's a political risk for President Joe Biden and fellow Democrats a month before the midterm elections. Continue reading
Oct 12 Here are this year's 2022 MacArthur 'genius grant' recipients By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who advocates for Black people in nature are among the 25 winners of the MacArthur Foundation's prestigious fellowship this year. Continue reading
Oct 12 Judge rules Trump must sit for deposition in defamation lawsuit By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump will have to sit for a deposition next week in a defamation lawsuit filed by a writer who says he raped her in the mid-1990s. Continue reading
Oct 12 What the Jan. 6 committee can learn from past truth commissions By Rachel E. Bowen, The Conversation While the Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol has limited legal powers, it can help craft an accurate narrative of American democracy and history. Continue reading
Oct 12 Jan. 6 committee seeks to preserve its work as time runs out By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has collected a staggering trove of evidence. Now the question is what to do with it all. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: Biden designates his first new national monument in Colorado By Seung Min Kim, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden designated the first national monument of his administration at Camp Hale, a World War II-era training site in this state, as he called for protecting “treasured lands” that tell the story of America. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: State Department spokesman Ned Price says U.S. will provide aid to Haiti By Associated Press U.S. State Department officials say the U.S. government will revoke visas from current and former Haitian government officials involved with criminal organizations. Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: U.S. military officials say Ukraine has asked Western partners for air defense aid By Associated Press The request comes in light of Moscow's barrage of long-range strikes launched on major Ukrainian cities on Monday which killed 19 people. Continue reading
Oct 12 LA City Council faces uncertainty after racist remarks leaked By Michael R. Blood, Christopher Weber, Associated Press The Los Angeles City Council is mired in uncertainty after leaked audio revealed racist remarks by its former president and members. Continue reading
Oct 11 Justice Department asks court to deny Donald Trump plea over FBI search By Mark Sherman, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Biden administration is urging the Supreme Court to steer clear of a legal fight over classified documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate. Continue reading