Politics May 25 We asked every senator what action should be taken on guns. Here’s what they said In the wake of recent shootings, we asked every sitting U.S. senator: What action, if any, do you think should be taken on guns following the school shooting in Texas?…
Nation May 09 WATCH: National Cathedral held COVID bell ceremony for last time as U.S. nears 1 million deaths As the COVID death toll approaches 1 million in the U.S., the cathedral’s staff once again rang its largest bell, the bourdon, once for every 1,000 people who have died from the virus.
Health Apr 27 For now, the U.S. is ‘not in the pandemic phase,’ Fauci says Though the coronavirus remains a deadly public health emergency around the globe, the United States is no longer in a pandemic phase, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden.
Politics Mar 01 What to watch in Biden’s 2022 State of the Union When President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address tonight, it will be to a nation in the throes of different crises.
Nation Feb 07 National Cathedral’s bell tolls again as COVID deaths hit ‘figure I can’t even comprehend’ The Washington National Cathedral has rung its bell thousands of times in solemn tribute to the lives lost to COVID-19. But even after hitting 200,000 … 300,000 … 500,000 dead, the dean of the cathedral never imagined the toll would…
Nation Feb 07 WATCH: National Cathedral bell tolls for 900,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths Days after the United States reached its latest, grim milestone of 900,000 COVID-19 deaths, driven in part by the omicron variant, the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. rang its bourdon bell in memory of the lives lost.
Arts Dec 21 How we built new traditions during the pandemic Nearly two years into the pandemic, we've created new traditions – not only out of necessity, but out of creativity and resilience, too. Despite our separations, we found ways to forge new connections.
Arts Dec 09 How we took care of ourselves in 2021 In their own words, here are 10 meaningful changes -- big and small -- our readers made this year.
Arts Dec 02 The pandemic has been a roller-coaster ride. This poet captures the feeling Poet Jasmine Gardosi was commissioned by the British charity National Literacy Trust to write a poem about the pandemic. So she performed a poem while riding an actual roller coaster.
World Nov 03 Why China’s timeline to ditch coal may be too slow to help climate goals The PBS NewsHour examined how China’s reliance on coal could make the necessary steps toward global climate goals complicated.