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‘Freedom of the press is your right’: Scott Pelley warns of threats to journalism during hometown visit
Veteran journalist Scott Pelley returned to his hometown of San Antonio to discuss the future of journalism and the importance of a free press. At the Press Forward summit, the former 60 Minutes correspondent described political and corporate pressures on newsrooms and warned tha...
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Trump weighs joining the fight against Houthis after Riyadh airport attack
The surge in attacks, including against other Saudi airports, military facilities and oil infrastructure, has come in the week since a Saudi-led coalition launched a major military offensive against the Houthis....
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At least 2 deaths attributed to Isaias after hurricane bashes Florida and Alabama
Hurricane Isaias is blamed for at least two deaths, after the storm made landfall on the Florida coast and ran through Alabama. There are numerous reports of downed trees, with hundreds of thousands of people without power....
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Reshaped civil rights mission at Justice Department transforms its work, workforce
Harmeet Dhillon has pushed out hundreds of longtime attorneys, replaced many with inexperienced ideological allies, and used the division's enforcement powers to pursue the president's agenda....
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Hurricane Simon nears Mexico with 155 mph winds and flooding fears
The eye of Hurricane Simon was just off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Sunday and was expected to move inland later in the day as an extremely powerful storm....
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Pope Leo XIV to undergo lung surgery this week
Pope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery after doctors found a "localized nodule" in his lung.
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ICE agent strikes, injures man with vehicle during pursuit in Houston, sheriff says
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said that ICE had a warrant for the driver of the truck and the passenger allegedly does not have legal status in the U.S....
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Some in Florida and Alabama without power as Isaias moves north to Appalachians and Mid-Atlantic
Nearly 396,000 customers across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama remained without power early Sunday as remnants of Isaias moved north, where widespread moderate to heavy rainfall was expected across the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic region. Heavy rainfall was e...
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Trump sticks with tariffs even as US voters turn against them before the midterms
Maybe President Donald Trump really does believe that “tariff” is the most beautiful word in the dictionary . Despite higher prices, criticism from trade experts and displeasure among voters, Trump holds fast to his belief that imposing the highest import duties on U.S. trading p...
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Republicans face midterm backlash from factory workers squeezed out of jobs by Trump's tariffs
Nelson Vandermeer voted Republican for decades but balked at supporting President Donald Trump , fearing that the Republican's plan for tariffs on imports would hurt workers more than help. Last year, Vandermeer's premonition came true in a very personal way. The 62-year-old lost...
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Republicans want Abdul El-Sayed to be the main character of the midterms. He's happy to oblige
Abdul El-Sayed , holding a handheld mic and wearing his signature V-neck black shirt, slowly shook his head as a woman at his town hall described how she burned through her savings after undergoing emergency brain surgery. “I’m really sorry for your experience, and I hope that yo...
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October Heat Isn’t Going Anywhere Just Yet
FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS TODAY: Mostly sunny, hot and breezy with highs in the upper 80s to mid-90s. THIS WEEK: Continued hot and muggy, with heat indices potentially reaching 100 to 108 degrees. RAIN CHANCES: Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible during the wor...