Nov 03 Riot police storm Hong Kong malls to thwart more protests By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Riot police stormed several malls in Hong Kong on Sunday in a move to thwart more pro-democracy protests, though violence did break out when a knife-wielding man slashed several people and bit off part of the ear of a local… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 11:01 Massachusetts jails men to provide drug addiction treatment By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo Massachusetts is among several states using involuntary commitment to force someone into addiction treatment if they have an alcohol or substance abuse problem and pose a risk of serious harm. But it's the only state to provide that treatment in… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 6:05 Writer called county ‘worst place to live,’ then moved there By Megan Thompson In 2015, Washington Post reporter Christopher Ingraham wrote about a government ranking of counties on things like scenery and climate. Dead last was Red Lake County, Minnesota, which Ingraham called the "worst place to live." The next year, he moved… Continue watching
Nov 02 Au revoir to daylight saving time, but not a goodbye By Associated Press At 2 a.m. local time Sunday, standard time returns across most of the United States, accompanied by the welcome one-night extra hour of sleep. Continue reading
Nov 02 AP Fact Check: Trump puffs up Islamic State raid and more By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press In recent days, President Trump related details from Syria that the Pentagon and diplomats contradicted, when the stock market went up he took credit, and when it went down he blamed the impeachment inquiry despite scant evidence the market cares. Continue reading
Nov 02 UK halts fracking ahead of election; some want permanent ban By Gregory Katz, Associated Press The British government announced Saturday that it will no longer allow fracking because of new scientific analysis that casts doubts on the safety of the controversial practice, but some critics called the action an election stunt and demanded a permanent… Continue reading
Nov 02 UAW president taking leave amid corruption probe By Associated Press The United Auto Workers announced Saturday that President Gary Jones is taking a paid leave of absence amid a federal investigation of corruption within the union. Continue reading
Nov 02 Blast in Syrian town held by Turkey-backed gunmen kills 13 By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing 13 people, Turkey's Defense Ministry said. Continue reading
Nov 02 A drug counselor sees the perils of jailing her son for addiction By Sam Weber Massachusetts is the only state in the country where men who are involuntarily committed for substance abuse treatment can be treated in jails. Continue reading
Nov 02 Hong Kong chaos sees tear gas, attack on Chinese news agency By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Anti-government protesters attacked the Hong Kong office of China's official Xinhua News Agency for the first time Saturday after chaos broke out downtown, with police firing tear gas and demonstrators hurling gasoline bombs as the pro-democracy movement approached the five-month… Continue reading