World Jul 02 News wrap: U.S. economy shows signs of rebound with 850,000 jobs added in June In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. Labor Department reported a net gain of 850,000 jobs in June — the most in 10 months. The World Health Organization warned the delta variant of the coronavirus has opened a dangerous new…
Health Jul 02 U.S. surgeon general on delta variant, vaccine hesitancy and COVID long haulers Health officials are sounding the alarm this holiday weekend about the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus that is causing an increase in COVID-19 cases in the United States. Its greatest threat is to those who are unvaccinated. Judy…
Politics Jul 02 Brooks and Capehart on Trump Org indictments, Supreme Court ruling on Arizona voting laws New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Trump Organization indictments, the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold two restrictive voting laws in Arizona, and the…
Episode Jul 01 July 1, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court upholds Arizona's voting restrictions. A top Trump Organization official surrenders to authorities as charges are filed in the investigation of the former president's business. Then, we discuss the impending troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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…