Oct 29 Before Pittsburgh shooting, anti-Semitic incidents were on the rise By David Crary, Associated Press Year after year, decade after decade, anti-Semitism proves to be among the most entrenched and pervasive forms of hatred and bigotry in the United States. Continue reading
Oct 29 Brazil elects far-right president, worrying rights groups By Sarah DiLorenzo, Peter Prengaman, Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Jair Bolsonaro's victory moved Brazil, the world's fourth-largest democracy, sharply to the right after four consecutive elections in which candidates from the left-leaning Workers' Party won. Continue reading
Oct 29 After Pittsburgh shooting and packages plot, Trump calls media ‘the true Enemy of the People’ By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Trump strongly condemned the Pittsburgh attack as an act of anti-Semitism, and has denounced political violence and called for unity. But just days before the midterm elections, he has continued to hold his political rallies, complete with harsh criticism of… Continue reading
Oct 29 Angela Merkel won’t seek fifth term as German chancellor By Geir Moulson, Associated Press The 64-year-old chancellor's personal popularity remains solid but she appeared keen to launch an orderly transition period amid signs that her authority is eroding. Continue reading
Oct 29 Pittsburgh synagogue massacre defendant appears in court By Maryclaire Dale, Claudia Lauer, Allen G. Breed, Associated Press The man accused in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre appeared briefly in federal court in a wheelchair and handcuffs Monday to face charges he killed 11 people in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. Continue reading
Oct 29 Indonesia says survivors unlikely from Lion Air plane crash By Achmad Ibrahim, Stephen Wright, Associated Press A Lion Air plane crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Monday, likely killing all 189 people on board. The accident was a blow to the country's aviation safety record after the lifting of… Continue reading
Oct 28 Wait times for citizenship applications stretch to 2 years By Amy Taxin, Associated Press More than 700,000 immigrants are waiting on applications to become U.S. citizens, a process that once typically took about six months but has stretched to more than two years in some places under the administration of President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 28 Pipe bomb suspect was spinning records as FBI closed in By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Associated Press In the hours before his arrest, as federal authorities zeroed in and secretly accumulated evidence, Cesar Sayoc was in his element: spinning classic and Top 40 hits in a nightclub where he’d found work as a DJ. Continue reading
Oct 28 Debate erupts over Halloween costumes crossing racial lines By Terry Tang, Associated Press The issue has reverberated across social media, from magazine articles about white children wearing Black Panther costumes to protests against costumes that perpetuate Native American stereotypes. Continue reading
Oct 28 Islands regain some air, sea access after monster storm By Caleb Jones, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Some airport and shipping access has returned to a U.S. Pacific territory ravaged by a super typhoon, but tens of thousands of residents still without power and sifting through rubble face a long road to recovery. Continue reading