Oct 04 Majority of Americans doubt young people will be better off than their parents, AP-NORC poll finds By Cora Lewis, Associated Press While most Americans say having a good standard of living is important, more than half believe it's unlikely younger people today will have a better life than their parents, according to a new poll. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: Race, Redemption and Reentry - A PBS NewsHour Special By Geoff Bennett The PBS NewsHour's chief Washington correspondent and PBS News Weekend anchor Geoff Bennett will host a live conversation on Thursday, October 6 at 7 p.m. on race, redemption and reentry. Continue reading
Oct 04 Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in Mar-a-Lago dispute By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step into the legal fight over the classified documents seized during an FBI search of his Florida estate. Continue reading
Oct 04 Elon Musk offers to end legal fight, pay $44 billion to buy Twitter By Tom Krisher, Matt O'Brien, Randall Chase, Associated Press Elon Musk is offering to go through with his original proposal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. The Tesla CEO said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that he notified Twitter of plans to go through with the deal. Continue reading
Oct 04 Justices mull latest challenge to landmark voting rights law By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Some of the Supreme Court's conservative justices seem sympathetic to Alabama's arguments in a case seeking to force the state to create a second Black majority congressional district. It's the latest showdown over the landmark Voting Rights Act. Continue reading
Oct 04 Paris joins big screen boycott of World Cup games from Qatar By Jade le Deley, Barbara Surk, Associated Press Paris has decided against broadcasting World Cup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental impact of the tournament in Qatar. Continue reading
Oct 04 U.S. announces new $625 million military aid package for Ukraine By Associated Press The U.S. announced its providing an additional $625 million in military aid to Ukraine, a package that includes additional advanced rocket systems credited with helping the country's military gain momentum in its war with Russia. Continue reading
Oct 04 Judge dismisses charges against 7 people in Flint water crisis By Ed White, Associated Press A judge has dismissed charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal, including two former state health officials blamed for deaths from Legionnaires' disease. Continue reading
Oct 04 Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker promises lawsuit over report he paid for abortion By Bill Barrow, Associated Press A new report says Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker paid for an abortion for his girlfriend in 2009. Continue reading
Oct 04 WATCH: State Department condemns North Korean missile launch toward Japan By Associated Press State Department Deputy Spokesman Vedant Patel will hold a news briefing Tuesday, following a new military defeat for Moscow as it struggles to hang on to Ukrainian areas it illegally annexed last week. Continue reading