Erosion take toll on North Carolina’s vulnerable Outer Banks
Rising sea levels and more intense storms driven by climate change are making it difficult for the residents who live on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a series of barrier islands. In the last four years, the Atlantic has toppled 10 homes on Hatteras Island as officials are searching for new ways to adapt. David Schechter […]
Harris campaign ramps up ground game in battleground states
With just under two weeks left until Election Day, the Harris campaign has canvassers going door-to-door in Pennsylvania hoping to target disengaged voters. The Harris-Walz team believes 10% of battleground state voters are still persuadable, especially in the suburbs. Weijia Jiang reports.
How Harris, Trump messaging is playing to voters
Vice President Kamala Harris has made former President Donald Trump’s recent rhetoric, in which he has painted his political rivals as threats to the U.S., a focus of her campaign message. Major Garrett looks at whether that is resonating with voters.
McDonald’s Quarter Pounders at center of E. coli outbreak
McDonald’s says the sliced, raw onions topping its Quarter Pounder burgers could be to blame for an E. coli outbreak that has sickened dozens of people across 10 states, killing at least one. About 20% of McDonald’s restaurants nationwide have temporarily stopped serving Quarter Pounders. Karen Morfitt reports.
North Korea sends troops to Russia, U.S. says
North Korea sent at least 3,000 troops to Russia in mid-October, the White House said Wednesday. This comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that Ukraine had intelligence that North Korean soldiers were being prepared to fight in Ukraine. Margaret Brennan has the latest.
What a new labor contract could mean for Boeing
About 33,000 striking Boeing workers were voting Wednesday on whether to ratify a new contract with the embattled aircraft manufacturing giant. The four-year deal comes with a 35% pay hike, as well as improved health and retirement benefits, but no pension. The vote was happening on the same day that the company reported a $6.1 […]
How climate change is threatening homes on North Carolina’s barrier islands
In the last four years, the Atlantic Ocean has toppled 10 homes on Hatteras Island. Residents are grappling with an unknown future.
Major Case Squad investigators ask public’s help to solve Cahokia Heights killing
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. – Investigators with the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis are searching for the gunman who killed a man in Cahokia Heights late Tuesday evening. Fifteen Major Case Squad detectives have been working out of the Cahokia Heights Police Department. On Wednesday morning, the victim was identified as 48-year-old Larkalo Williams. […]
Mexican police capture suspect in 2016 Illinois murder
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Police in Mexico have captured a man suspected of strangling an Illinois attorney to death almost eight years ago. The U.S. Marshals Service announced Wednesday that Mexican authorities arrested John Panaligan in Tepic on Monday. Panaligan, 57, had been on the marshals’ 15 Most Wanted Fugitives List since 2020. Investigators allege he strangled […]
