Nov 05 Kerry says U.S. having meaningful talks with Russia, China By Associated Press That’s despite Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping skipping world leaders’ current rounds of climate talks, a decision that sparked complaints from U.S. President Joe Biden when he attended a few days ago. Continue reading
Nov 05 Friday is youth day at COP26. They fear they're not being heard By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Even on a day dedicated to young people, the midday highlights were a speech by 73-year-old former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and a news conference by 77-year-old John Kerry, the U.S. climate envoy. Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse trial for Kenosha shooting continues - Day 4 By Scott Bauer, Michael Tarm, Amy Forliti, Associated Press A witness at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial says the first man shot on the streets of Kenosha was acting “belligerently" but did not appear to pose a serious threat to anyone. Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: Biden touts October growth of 531,000 jobs By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The economy’s emergence from the pandemic, by most measures, remains on course. Continue reading
Nov 05 Biden's big bill on brink of House votes, but fights remain By Lisa Mascaro, Alan Fram, Associated Press Alongside the slimmer roads-bridges-and-broadband package, it adds up to Biden's answer to his campaign promise to rebuild the country from the COVID-19 crisis and confront a changing economy. Continue reading
Nov 05 11 states file suit against Biden's business vaccine mandate By David A. Lieb, Associated Press The lawsuit filed in the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals argues that the authority to compel vaccinations rests with the states, not the federal government. Continue reading
Nov 05 Millions depend on private messaging apps to keep in touch. They're ripe with misinformation By Saher Khan, Vignesh Ramachandran And while social media giants like Facebook and Twitter have come under intense scrutiny for hosting misinformation, private messaging services like Telegram, South Korea’s Kakao, the China-based WeChat and the largest--WhatsApp--have been more difficult to monitor because they host private,… Continue reading
Nov 04 Biden administration sues Texas over voting restrictions By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press The lawsuit filed Thursday comes as the party faces dimming hopes of overhauling the nation's election laws in response to a wave of new restrictions in Republican-led states. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 6:54 Pelosi says Build Back Better bill 'solidly paid for,' but Senate passage still uncertain With narrow margins in Congress, Democratic leaders continue their struggle to build a coalition to pass President Joe Biden's Build Back Better agenda. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports, with new details about how it will be paid for and the… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 7:41 Georgia's top election official on defending the 2020 result, state's new voting rules In the days and months following former President Donald Trump's re-election defeat in 2020, several American election officials faced threats and an intense pressure campaign by Trump officials desperate to stay in power. Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was… Continue watching