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Jenna Ellis speaks with her attorney Franklin Hogue in an Atlanta court on Tuesday after pleading guilty to a felony count of aiding and abetting false statements and writing.

Politics & Government

Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis pleads guilty in Georgia election interference case

2:47pm October 24, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

Attorney Jenna Ellis has entered a guilty plea in the Georgia election interference case. The former Trump lawyer is now the fourth co-defendant to plead guilty.

Acclaimed writer Viet Thanh Nguyen reading in 2017. His cancelled reading at 92NY led to staffers at the cultural center resigning.

Books
Arts

Staff at NYC cultural center resign after acclaimed author's event canceled

11:26am October 24, 2023

by Andrew Limbong

After a talk by Pulitzer winner Viet Thanh Nguyen was "postponed," some authors also pulled out of future events. The writer had signed an open letter criticizing Israel and calling for a ceasefire.

Books
Arts

'Let Us Descend' follows a slave on a painful journey — finding some hope on the way

10:27am October 24, 2023

by Gabino Iglesias

Jesmyn Ward's narrative forces readers to look at our country's ugly past and face the lingering effects of history — but it also tells a story of perseverance and the power of the spiritual world.

Hanmei Hoffman and her husband Derrick Hoffman farm in Greeley, Colorado, where most of their produce is sold to schools. Here she's moving boxes of cucumbers from a refrigerated container and loading them onto a waiting truck to deliver them to schools along Colorado's Front Range.

Growing 'farm to school' movement serves up fresh, local produce to kids

9:00am October 24, 2023

by Rae Solomon

Some school meal programs buy fruit and veggies from local farms, improving kids' diets and supporting the agricultural economy. A boost in federal funds to expand these efforts runs out next year.

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A local citizen searches through buildings which were destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday in Khan Younis, Gaza.

World News

Up First briefing: Hamas releases 2 more hostages; posture and our mental health

7:58am October 24, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Hamas has freed two elderly women held hostage in Gaza. Why bad posture can make us feel stressed, tired and anxious — and how to fix it.

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Workers remove heavily damaged vehicles from Interstate 55 near Manchac, La., on Monday.

National

At least 7 dead in massive vehicle crashes in Louisiana caused by 'superfog'

8:53pm October 23, 2023

by The Associated Press

A "superfog" of smoke from south Louisiana marsh fires and dense fog caused multiple massive car crashes Monday morning involving a total of 158 vehicles, authorities said.

Palestinians evacuate the area following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on October 9, 2023.

Palestinian Americans on the Israel-Hamas war: "We're not even allowed to grieve"

8:41pm October 23, 2023

by Sandhya Dirks

Some Palestinian Americans in the U.S. say they feel abandoned by the U.S., and fear rising anti-Palestinian sentiment and Islamophobia at home.

World News

2 more hostages held in Gaza are freed, while Gaza officials say death toll tops 5,000

8:08pm October 23, 2023

Hamas freed two hostages on Monday, the Red Cross said. About 220 people remain hostages in Gaza. Meanwhile, more than 5,000 Palestinians have died in Israeli airstrikes, Gaza officials said.

Mitt Romney biographer offers a startling account of dysfunction in the Senate

2:05pm October 23, 2023

by Dave Davies

Atlantic writer McKay Coppins spent countless hours with the Utah senator and shares Romney's take on what Republican leaders privately think about Donald Trump. Coppins' book is Romney: A Reckoning.

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An Alaska Airlines Embraer 175 jet, similar to this one, was forced to make an unexpected landing Sunday night after an off-duty pilot who was riding in the cockpit allegedly attempted to disable the aircraft's engines.

National

An off-duty pilot attempted to shut off the engines in flight, Alaska Airlines says

1:55pm October 23, 2023

by Joel Rose

An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an unexpected landing after an off-duty pilot who was riding in the cockpit allegedly attempted to disable the aircraft's engines.