Here's the news to know Friday. |
Biden orders retaliation for attacks on US troops |
The Pentagon says U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. The strikes came in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region that began early last week. In the aftermath of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, President Joe Biden warned Iran to "be careful" and not exploit Israel's war with Hamas to create a wider Middle East conflict. But the White House has treaded carefully to separate the Iranian-backed militia strikes - and subsequent U.S. response - from the Israel's fighting in Gaza. Read more |
For weekday updates about the war between Israel and Hamas, sign up here. | People search through buildings that were destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on October 27, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Ahmad Hasaballah, Getty Images |
Residents stay home as authorities search for suspect in Maine rampage |
An urgent search of communities around Lewiston, Maine, extended into Friday as hundreds of police officers seek an "armed and dangerous" suspect in two deadly shootings at a bowling alley and a bar. Terrified residents stayed at home for a second night amid the search for Robert Card, a U.S. Army reservist authorities suspect of fatally shooting 18 people and injuring 13 others Wednesday night. Read more | Law enforcement officials gather in the road leading to the home of the suspect being sought in connection with two mass shootings on October 26, 2023 in Bowdoin, Maine. Joe Raedle, Getty Images |
Can Johnson and Biden work together? |
President Joe Biden met Thursday with House Speaker Mike Johnson for the first time since the Republican Louisiana congressman secured the gavel. |
As Johnson takes over House leadership, Biden has no previous relationship with Johnson, a relative politically unknown figure who has less congressional experience than any House speaker in 140 years. |
| • | They'll need to get to know each other quickly: Congress faces a Nov. 17 deadline to fund the government or risk a shutdown. And Biden is asking Congress to approve a $106 billion security package that includes funding for Ukraine in its war against Russia and Israel to help its war with Hamas. | | • | Johnson will have to navigate the same pressure from the far-right of the GOP caucus that ended up sinking McCarthy. And both the president and speaker will have to overcome some major differences that go beyond policy. Johnson played a role in Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. | | • | They've got an experience gap: Biden, 80, first got to Washington in 1973. Johnson, 51, has served in Congress since 2017 after serving one term as a state representative. | | U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) listens during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the U.S. Capitol October 26, 2023 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer, Getty Images |
Child labor violations are up 69%. What is Congress going to do? |
Congress is facing a harrowing issue impacting America's youngest: A 69% increase in child labor law violations since 2018. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., is looking to enhance a piece of 85-year-old legislation that prohibits children under age 18 from being employed in dangerous jobs and mandates child labor provisions. Casey's new bill introduced Thursday focuses on setting harsher penalties for child labor law violations and increasing accountability for violators, including contractors and subcontractors that employ children. Read more |
Taylor Swift's '1989 (Taylor's Version)' is here! |
The album named for the year of Taylor Swift's birth, "1989," immediately captivated radio and signified that her transformation was complete when it debuted in 2014. The cavalcade of hits like "Shake it Off" and "Blank Space" and equally synth-tastic album cuts including "Welcome to New York" established that the glossy pop stomp of predecessor "Red" was merely an appetizer. Only three months after her last revisited offering, "Speak Now," Swift has dropped "1989 (Taylor's Version)" in all of its bustling beauty as she continues her quest to reclaim her artistic ownership after the contentious sale of her original master recordings in 2020. Here's our favorite songs on the record. | The re-recorded version of Taylor Swift's album 1989, is seen on display for sale at Plaid Room Records, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Loveland, Ohio. Aaron Doster, AP |
Photo of the day: First snow storm of season blankets Helena, Montana |
Spooky season quickly transformed into snowy season Wednesday morning for residents in Helena, Montana. The snowfall was the result of cold air moving down from northwestern Canada that combined with a moist Pacific weather system, leading to freezing temperatures and expected snowfall of 13 inches. Check out more photos of the snowfall. | A pedestrian crosses a snow-covered road Wednesday in Helena, Mont. The first major snowstorm of the season dropped up to a foot of snow in the Helena area by te morning, canceling some school bus routes. Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP |
Associated Press contributed reporting. | | | |
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