Nation Aug 22 Two years after Newark's water crisis, the city has cleaned up its act When Newark, New Jersey made headlines in 2019 for a lead water crisis that impacted one in five of its citizens, people saw an echo of Flint, Michigan’s colossal public health crisis. But two years later, Newark has replaced the…
Health Aug 22 COVID-19 boosters shots 'a tough balance' for FDA, epidemiologists The Biden Administration announced last week that COVID-19 booster shots will be available by mid-September for those eight months into being fully-vaccinated. But with many Americans still unvaccinated and vaccine access worldwide varying wildly, are booster shots premature? Stat reporter…
Episode Aug 21 August 21, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, August 21, the latest from Afghanistan as evacuation efforts continue, an epidemiologist on COVID-10 ‘breakthrough infections’, the northeast braces for severe weather, and in Haiti, survivors of last week’s hurricane seek relief in the form…
World Aug 21 Afghans desperately try to flee; U.S. evacuation continues Chaos at Kabul airport continued as thousands of Afghans desperately tried to flee the country. At the same time, at least 17,000 people have been evacuated from the country, 2,500 of them American nationals. The Taliban came a step closer…
Health Aug 21 COVID-19 surge: Why we need more data on breakthrough infections In May, the CDC made a decision to reduce tracking and collecting data on breakthrough infections to only those involving hospitalizations and deaths -- leaving a big gap in understanding the impact of variants as COVID-19 cases surge across the…
Episode Aug 20 August 20, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, the Taliban targets Afghans who worked with the United States as their desperation to flee the country intensifies. Then, despite soaring levels of new COVID cases in Florida, school officials face backlash to face cover mandates.
World Aug 20 News Wrap: FDA to grant full approval to Pfizer's COVID vaccine next week In our news wrap Friday, The Food and Drug Administration is ready to grant full approval to Pfizer's COVID vaccine. A federal appeals court temporarily upheld the CDC's latest moratorium on pandemic evictions. San Francisco became the nation's first major…
World Aug 20 The U.S. ignored corruption within the Afghan government. Did that lead to its fall? As the Taliban faces protests and dissent across Afghanistan, William Brangham explores the collapse of the country's government — built and supported by the U.S. and allies for 20 years. For a deeper perspective, Brangham speaks with Sarah Chayes, who…
Politics Aug 20 Gerson and Capehart on Afghanistan, school mask mandates Washington Post columnists Jonathan Capehart and Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the politicization of mask mandates in Florida’s schools, and around the country.
Episode Aug 19 August 19, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the Taliban respond to protests by forcefully quashing dissent, limiting airport access for Afghans seeking to flee. Then, COVID-19 hospitalizations skyrocket in the southern U.S., overwhelming already strained intensive care units as the delta variant spreads.