Oct 01 Watch 6:00 News Wrap: Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as Mexico’s first female president In our news wrap Tuesday, Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in as Mexico's first-ever female president, North Carolina election officials say they have their work cut out for them to ensure a smooth vote in November following Hurricane Helene, breast cancer… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 6:02 Asheville mayor on what North Carolina needs as flooding recovery process begins By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Hurricane Helene could turn out to be one of the deadliest hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. More than 150 people are confirmed dead and hundreds more are still missing. Historic flooding nearly washed some towns away in western… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 6:07 What’s behind the dockworkers strike and what it means for U.S. consumers By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins Tens of thousands of dockworkers along the East and Gulf coasts are on strike, freezing operations at ports that handle about half of all U.S. imports and exports. Analysts estimate the work stoppage by the International Longshoremen’s Association could trigger… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 3:33 The life and complicated legacy of Pete Rose By Jeffrey Brown, Jonah Anderson Pete Rose was a baseball legend who became the all-time hitting king and yet was later banned from the game for life. His legacy and questions over whether he should have been admitted to the Hall of Fame are still… Continue watching
Oct 01 Why dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in standoff with port operators By Tom Krisher, Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press Organized labor enjoys rising public support and has achieved a string of recent victories in other industries, with the backing of the pro-union administration of President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Oct 01 Helene and other storms dumped 40 trillion gallons of rain on the South By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Meteorologists calculate that more than 40 trillion gallons of rain drenched the Southeast United States in the last week from Hurricane Helene and a run-of-the-mill rainstorm that sloshed in ahead of it. Continue reading
Oct 01 Justice Department to launch civil rights review of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre By Sean Murphy, Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice says it plans to launch a review and evaluation of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Continue reading
Oct 01 Jimmy Carter celebrates 100th birthday in his hometown of Plains By Bill Barrow, Charlotte Kramon, Associated Press Former president Jimmy Carter has reached his 100th birthday. It is the first time an American president has lived a full century and marks a milestone in a life that took the son of a Depression-era farmer to the White… Continue reading
Oct 01 Dockworkers go on strike for first time in decades causing concern for holiday supply chain stoppages By Tom Krisher, Tassanee Vejpongsa, Associated Press Dockworkers at ports from Maine to Texas have started walking picket lines in a strike over wages and automation that could reignite inflation and cause shortages of goods if it goes on more than a few weeks. Continue reading
Oct 01 Exhausted first responders work around the clock in North Carolina’s mountains days after Helene’s deluge By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Residents of western North Carolina are lining up for water and food, hunting for cell signals and slogging buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after Hurricane Helene's remnants deluged the region… Continue reading