Now here we go with Friday's news. |
Biden to ask Congress for more support to Ukraine and Israel amid wars |
The president has made his case for the U.S. backing Israel and Ukraine in their respective wars with Hamas and Russia. |
In an address to the public Thursday night, Biden sought to drive home the value of continued U.S. support for the close allies to a war-weary public less than a day after his visit Israel to meet with the country's prime minister. |
| • | ''Why does this matter to America'': The U.S. president said it is vital to America's national security to prevent dictators and terrorists from spreading chaos and destruction. | | • | Biden will detail a request to Congress on Friday to pay for more weapons for Ukraine, buy new equipment for the American military to replace what it has sent Kyiv and replenish the Iron Dome air defense system that protects Israel. | | • | The latest in the conflict: An explosion at a Greek Orthodox church last Thursday in Gaza City where displaced Palestinians were taking refuge came after a blast earlier this week that rocked the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital. According to a preliminary U.S. intelligence analysis, the hospital death toll was on the "low end" of 100 to 300. | |
Here's more from USA TODAY on the Israel and Hamas war. You can sign up for our weekday briefing on the conflict here: | A picture taken from the southern Israeli city of Sderot on October 20, 2023, shows smoke ascending over the northern Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. JACK GUEZ, AFP via Getty Images |
Jim Jordan vows to stay in speaker's race |
Lawmakers looked like they were coming close to a deal after Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, backed a plan empowering Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., as speaker until January to get the House moving again. McHenry has already been serving as an interim speaker with limited powers, and Jordan has lost two speaker elections on the House floor. But after an hours-long, closed-door meeting, House Republicans appeared to reject the plan, putting the lower chamber − and the nation − back at square one. But Jordan vowed not to give up his bid for the speakership. Read more | U.S. Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Patrick McHenry (R) (R-NC) talks with Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) as they leave a meeting with House leadership at the Rayburn House Office Building on October 19, 2023 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee, Getty Images |
Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election conspiracy case |
A second co-defendant with Donald Trump in the Georgia election conspiracy case, Sidney Powell, pleaded guilty Thursday to a half-dozen misdemeanors dealing with a conspiracy to interfere in the 2020 election. Powell, an election lawyer who baselessly claimed widespread election fraud in 2020, had been charged with racketeering and six other counts as part of a wide-ranging scheme to overturn the election so Trump could remain in power. Powell is the second co-defendant to plead guilty in the case, after Scott Hall. Read more |
Hollywood actors strike nears 100th day |
There is no end in sight for film and TV actors who are striking in what has become the longest work stoppage in the industry's history. The strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists hits its 100th day on Saturday, while writers are busy back at work after ending their strike. Negotiations unraveled earlier this month, when studios said discrepancies with actors' demands were too significant to find common ground. The actors union decried their opponents' "bullying tactics" and said they were wildly mischaracterizing their offers. The prolonged strike means films and TV shows will remain sidelined indefinitely, as buzzy films like "Killers of the Flower Moon" hit theaters. Read more | Martin Scorsese, bottom, director and co-writer of "Killers of the Flower Moon," works the press line at the Los Angeles premiere of the film, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, at the Dolby Theater. Chris Pizzello, Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP |
Winter is expected to be unusually warm this year |
Ready or not, winter is coming − but how bad is it going to be? Federal forecasters from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center gave us their answer Thursday in an annual winter outlook. NOAA said the U.S. winter of 2023-24 will probably be dominated by the effects of what could be a powerful El Niño. That means a mild, dry winter is likely on tap for much of the northern tier of the U.S., while the southeastern U.S. should see a wetter-than-average winter. Read more |
Photo of the day: Rolling Stones and Lady Gaga belt at 'Hackney Diamonds' debut |
The Rolling Stone's latest album, "Hackney Diamonds," their first new material since 2005's "A Bigger Bang," arrived Friday. Hours before the clock struck midnight, the legendary rock band rooted by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards roared through a seven-song set that blurred the lines between vintage and fresh – featuring a kinetic Lady Gaga as a surprise guest. Read more | Mick Jagger and Lady Gaga proved a fiery pair as they duetted on the Rolling Stones' new song, "Sweet Sounds of Heaven," at the band's Oct. 19 album release party in New York City. Kevin Mazur, Getty Images for RS |
Associated Press contributed reporting. | | | |
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