Nation Apr 22 A Brief But Spectacular take on chronic illness The emergence of long COVID has drawn attention to poorly understood chronic illnesses. This week, over a thousand people living with those diseases signed up to meet virtually with members of Congress to push for more funding for chronic illnesses.
Episode Apr 21 April 21, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, we talk with George Floyd's family a day after Derek Chauvin's conviction for his murder. Then, the latest from Russia where support for a jailed opposition leader has sparked calls for change. And, we discuss the…
Nation Apr 21 News Wrap: India sets grim new records for COVID cases, deaths In our news wrap Wednesday, India set new high records with 2,000 deaths and 295,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours. Meanwhile, the United States reached 200 million vaccinations. There's word that President Joe Biden will pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse…
Politics Apr 21 Global climate summit to prove 'America's back in the driver's seat,' Michael Regan says The Biden administration is preparing to host 40 world leaders in a two-day virtual global climate change summit aimed at tackling that threat, overturning President Trump's environmental policies, and reasserting America's leadership on the world stage. The new administrator of…
Episode Apr 20 April 20, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, we get national reactions as a Minneapolis jury convicts Derek Chauvin on all counts for the murder of George Floyd. Then, efforts to create electric planes and cleaner jet fuel become more urgent as the climate…
Nation Apr 20 Jubilant crowds take to the streets to celebrate guilty verdict in Chauvin trial Former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murder and manslaughter. A panel of six white and six Black or multi-racial jurors convicted him on all three charges Tuesday afternoon. Floyd's death last May ignited a wave of…
Nation Apr 20 How the Chauvin verdict could become a 'defining moment' for future policing To discuss the trial and verdict of Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, Judy Woodruff is joined by Chuck Wexler, the executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, and Janai Nelson, the Associate Director-Counsel of the NAACP…
World Apr 20 News Wrap: Democrats block effort to censure Maxine Waters for Chauvin trial comments In our news wrap Tuesday, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives blocked a vote on censuring congresswoman Maxine Waters. Latino lawyers and community leaders in Chicago called for a federal investigation of the police shooting of Adam Toledo. The…
Politics Apr 20 Al Gore on how Walter Mondale made the vice president's role a 'substantive partnership' Former Vice President Walter Mondale passed away Monday night at the age of 93. He was a lifelong public servant who transformed the role of vice president, and championed civil rights under President Jimmy Carter. For more on the way…
Nation Apr 20 George Floyd's family vows to 'keep fighting' for just policing after Chauvin verdict After a Minneapolis jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the murder of George Floyd, President Joe Biden spoke with the Floyd family over the phone. While happy with the verdict, the family vowed to continue efforts towards…