Oct 10 Watch 4:59 Candidates for House speaker tell fellow Republicans why they should have the gavel By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura House Republicans gathered behind closed doors to try to pick their next speaker. Candidates for the job made their case why they should be entrusted with the gavel. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins spent the day polling GOP members and reports… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 3:59 Dred Scott's struggle for freedom honored with new memorial By Gabrielle Hays, Solveig Rennan The name Dred Scott is synonymous with the struggle for freedom. Now, 165 years after the Supreme Court case that bears his name, Scott’s gravesite is a memorial befitting that legacy. NewsHour Communities Correspondent Gabrielle Hays reports. Continue watching
Oct 10 New California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get help By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press The legislation expands the definition of gravely disabled to include people who are unable to provide themselves basic needs due to an untreated mental illness or heavy drug uses. Continue reading
Oct 10 U.S. senators see a glimmer of hope for opening talks with China over the fentanyl crisis By Associated Press A group of U.S. senators visiting Beijing are expressing hope that they had opened the door ever so slightly to government talks with China on its role in the fentanyl crisis ravaging America. Continue reading
Oct 10 Biden's hopes for establishing Israel-Saudi relations could become a casualty of the new war By Aamer Madhani, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The outbreak of war between Israel and the Palestinians is threatening to delay or derail a country-by-country diplomatic push by the United States to improve relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Continue reading
Oct 10 Several more people arrested in Germany over a far-right plot to launch a coup and kidnap a minister By Associated Press Authorities say several more people suspected of being involved in planning a far-right coup and plotting to kidnap the German health minister have been arrested in raids in a number of regions. Continue reading
Oct 10 Secretary of State Blinken to travel to Israel to express solidarity after Hamas attacks By Aamer Madhani, Tara Copp, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden is dispatching his top diplomat to Israel on an urgent mission to show U.S. support after major terrorist attacks by Hamas militants. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: Searching for Justice — How incarceration affects families By News Desk More than 5 million children in the U.S. have had a parent incarcerated, according to the Annie E. Casey foundation. Incarceration separates families, but what comes after is also a challenge. People leaving jail or prison often face an uphill… Continue reading
Oct 10 What to know as the war between Israel and Hamas continues By Isabel Debre, Associated Press The conflict already has killed hundreds on both sides. The Israeli military said more than 1,000 people have died in Israel since Saturday's incursion. In Gaza and the West Bank, 830 people have been killed, according to authorities there. Continue reading
Oct 10 Trump once signed a document with real size of NY penthouse, trial evidence shows By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A 1994 document pegged his Trump Tower triplex at 10,996 square feet — not the 30,000 square feet later claimed for years on financial statements that were given to banks, insurers and others to make deals and secure loans. Continue reading