Oct 24 Trump votes in Fla. before rallies; Biden focusing on Pa. By Jill Colvin, Will Weissert, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Trump, who spent the night at his Mar-a-Lago resort after campaigning Friday in Florida, stopped at an early voting polling site set up at a public library. The president last year switched his official residence from New York to his… Continue reading
Oct 18 PG&E lacked basic training before California blackouts By Michael Liedtke, Justin Pritchard, Associated Press When Pacific Gas & Electric cut power to large swaths of wildfire-prone Northern California last fall, few of the emergency personnel managing the blackouts for the nation’s largest utility had learned the fundamentals of managing an emergency in their home… Continue reading
Oct 18 Touch-and-go: US spacecraft sampling asteroid for return By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press After almost two years circling an ancient asteroid hundreds of millions of miles away, a NASA spacecraft this week will attempt to descend to the treacherous, boulder-packed surface and snatch a handful of rubble. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 6:08 With a tax increase on the ballot can an Ohio city shore up its finances? By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo In the central Ohio city of Lancaster, the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic stretched already thin public safety resources. Despite aid from the federal CARES Act, city officials say they need more revenue to fund the fire department and police… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 7:53 Dozens dead, ghost towns: Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict devastates region By Simon Ostrovsky New clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia have erupted over the control of Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict, which has been going on for over three weeks, has devastated the region, killing hundreds of soldiers and dozens of civilians. Simon Ostrovsky reports from… Continue watching
Oct 18 The Latest: Italy tightens rules as infection numbers rise By Associated Press The restrictions announced Sunday stop short of a curfew like those imposed in Paris and other major French cities. But Italian mayors can close public squares and other gathering places after 9 p.m., permitting access only to reach homes or… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 4:32 Ohio voted decisively for Trump in 2016. In 2020, it’s back to being a swing state By PBS NewsHour Ohio, a swing state which Obama won in 2012, voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2016. This election, the Biden campaign seems to have made some inroads in winning some of that lost support, reverting the state to a swing state. Continue watching
Oct 18 Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements By Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump’s reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and accusations of systemic racism — but a number of Black law enforcement officers are speaking out against these endorsements, saying their concerns over… Continue reading
Oct 18 Is Facebook really ready for the 2020 election? By Barbara Ortutay, David Klepper, Associated Press Ever since Russian agents and other opportunists abused its platform in an attempt to manipulate the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Facebook has insisted — repeatedly — that it’s learned its lesson and is no longer a conduit for misinformation, voter… Continue reading
Oct 18 Millions more virus rapid tests but are results reported? By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press After struggling to ramp up coronavirus testing, the U.S. can now screen several million people daily, thanks to a growing supply of rapid tests. But the boom comes with a new challenge: keeping track of the results. Continue reading