AP NewsCast 10 a.m. EDT
Summary
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to investigate gang rape allegations at Cornell University, while also addressing state law gaps regarding consent and intoxication. The episode also reports that U.S. employers added only 29,000 jobs in September, missing expectations and raising the unemployment rate to 4.2% ahead of midterm elections. Finally, mobile laboratories in eastern Congo are providing faster Ebola test results, offering hope as the death toll from the outbreak continues to rise.
Topics discussed
Hochul appoints special prosecutor for Cornell rape case
Legal gap regarding intoxication and consent
September jobs report shows weak hiring
Low approval ratings for Trump's economic handling
Mobile labs aid Ebola outbreak response in Congo
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