Protesters demand immediate impeachment Activists are
set to hit the streets today from coast to coast to call for impeachment proceedings to start right away against President Donald Trump. House Democrats have said a vote could happen
by Thanksgiving. They've subpoenaed the US ambassador to the EU, whom the White House barred last week from testifying, to
turn over documents by Monday and be deposed two days later in their impeachment inquiry.
Enjoy your long weekend! Monday is
Indigenous Peoples Day and/or
Columbus Day in the US, depending on where you are; it's a federal holiday, so government offices are closed. It's also Thanksgiving Day in Canada,
celebrated with turkey, football, long strolls and official reasons to be grateful.
Cyntoia Brown speaks The world will hear from Cyntoia Brown on
Tuesday during her first public speaking appearance since being released from a Tennessee prison in August. Brown was serving a life sentence for killing a man who bought her for sex when she was 16, but
she was granted clemency after justice advocates and celebrities brought her case into the national spotlight. She is scheduled to speak at The John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.
Major opioid trial gets underway Jury selection
is due to start Wednesday in Ohio in
a landmark case that combines the claims of nearly 2,000 cities, counties, communities and tribal lands. It accuses drug manufacturers, distributors, pharmacies and practitioners of shipping "hundreds of millions" of suspicious opioid doses over 20 years to their jurisdictions.
Drop, cover and hold on! Millions of people worldwide plan to practice what could be
lifesaving skills during
Thursday's
Great ShakeOut earthquake drills. Organizers suggest getting to an earthquake-safe spot and staying there for 60 seconds starting
at 10:17 a.m. local time (on 10/17). They also stress that an earthquake is
not actually predicted for that moment and that anytime is a fine moment to rehearse a safety plan.
EU leaders gather as Brexit and US tariff threats loom Though UK's Prime Minister has promised Brexit at month's end -- even without an exit deal -- European Union leaders may
discuss another delay when they meet
Thursday in Brussels. Their summit runs through
Friday, when US tariffs could kick in on
$7.5 billion worth of EU exports, including
wine, whiskey and Parmesan cheese.
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