Oct 25 Autoworkers reach a deal with Ford, a breakthrough toward ending the strikes By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The United Auto Workers union says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough to end the nearly 6-week-old strikes against Detroit automakers. Continue reading
Oct 25 Federal officials say plan for water cuts from 3 Western states is enough to protect Colorado River By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The U.S. Department of the Interior is throwing its support behind a proposal by Arizona, Colorado and Nevada. The states' plan would conserve 3 million acre feet of water through 2026. Continue reading
Oct 25 Al Jazeera says family of Gaza correspondent killed in an Israeli airstrike By Jack Jeffrey, Associated Press According to Al Jazeera, Dahdouh's family members were killed by an Israeli airstrike that hit Nuseirat Refugee Camp, located in an area of Gaza where the military had encouraged people to go to stay safe. Continue reading
Oct 25 Amazon rolls out independent cloud for Europe to address stricter privacy standards By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Amazon Web Services said Wednesday that its AWS European Sovereign Cloud, which will be located in and operate out of Europe, will have the same security, availability, and performance as existing AWS Regions but will be separate from them. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 10:55 Who is new House Speaker Mike Johnson and what can he accomplish? By Lisa Desjardins, Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz The House of Representatives has a new speaker after 22 days of leaderless, gridlocked chaos following the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Mike Johnson of Louisiana won all 220 Republican votes cast on the House floor Wednesday. After emerging from the… Continue watching
Oct 25 Security tensions running high in Belgium on the eve of an EU summit By Associated Press Security tensions are running high ahead of a European Union summit in Brussels, with police launching a search for a man they wanted to question over reports of unspecified threats. Continue reading
Oct 25 China calls the U.S. a 'disruptor' of peace in response to Pentagon report on China's military buildup By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press The annual report that is required by Congress is one way the Pentagon measures the military capabilities of China, which the U.S. government sees as its key threat in the Asia-Pacific region and America's primary long-term security challenge. Continue reading
Oct 25 Survey finds that abortions in the U.S. rose slightly overall after new restrictions started in some states By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The report found that the numbers fell to nearly zero in states with bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy. But it found the numbers surged elsewhere, particularly in the states near those with bans. Continue reading
Oct 25 Rep. Bowman of New York faces misdemeanor charge in fire alarm pulled in House office building By Associated Press Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor for triggering a fire alarm as lawmakers scrambled to pass a funding bill before a government shutdown deadline in September. Continue reading
Oct 25 Tennessee attorney general sues federal government for withholding funds amid abortion ban By Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Tennessee's top legal chief says the federal government is wrongly withholding millions of dollars after the state refused to comply with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure. Continue reading