World Jul 01 News Wrap: Biden meets with victim's families as rescue crews halt Surfside operations In our news wrap Thursday, President Joe Biden met with first responders and families of the victims in Surfside, Florida, as rescue crews halted work at a collapsed condominium tower. The heat wave scorching the Pacific Northwest and western Canada…
World Jul 01 IMF projects U.S. economy to grow 7% due to robust vaccinations, but warns of inflation An annual report released Thursday by the International Monetary Fund projects that the U.S. economy will grow roughly 7% this year as federal stimulus programs fuel consumer spending — but that growth raises the risk of inflation. The report also…
Arts Jul 01 A choreographer's Brief But Spectacular take on life and movement Alonzo King is a visionary choreographer who is altering the way we look at dance. Born in Georgia to civil rights activist parents, King found his own form of expression through the language of movement, and ultimately went on to…
Episode Jun 30 June 30, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesdayon the NewsHour, at least 100 deaths in western Canada are believed to have been caused by a record-breaking heat wave, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan warns the country could descend into civil war, Bill Cosby is released from…
Nation Jun 30 Crippling heat wave in Canada blamed for at least 100 deaths Parts of Washington state, Oregon, and Idaho spent another day on Wednesday baking in sweltering temperatures, as a dangerous heat wave in Canada begins to ease in parts of British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba. David Phillips, senior climatologist at Environment…
World Jun 30 News Wrap: Death toll rises to 16 in Surfside condo collapse In our news wrap Wednesday, search teams recovered four more bodies from a collapsed condominium tower in Surfside, Florida, the head of the CDC said mask guidelines will be left to local officials, an indigenous group in Canada reports finding…
Nation Jun 30 Donald Rumsfeld, architect of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, dies at 88 Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who championed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has died. His family said he passed away Tuesday in Taos, New Mexico. Nick Schifrin reports on his life and legacy.
Nation Jun 30 Bill Cosby released from prison after sexual assault conviction is overturned The decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to overturn the sexual assault conviction of actor Bill Cosby on Wednesday stunned many. The court said that Cosby's due process rights were violated when he was charged in 2015 for a 2004…
Episode Jun 29 June 29, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, rescue crews comb the wreckage as officials look for answers in the collapse of the Surfside, Florida condo. Then, we discuss the ongoing pandemic recovery and threats from new COVID variants with Dr. Anthony Fauci. And,…
World Jun 29 News Wrap: Biden to visit Surfside condo collapse site on Thursday In our news wrap Tuesday, rescue crews in Surfside, Florida, have spent another long day, delicately digging into a collapsed condominium tower and hoping to find survivors. A scorching heat wave along the Pacific Northwest coast has moved east after…