Nation Dec 24 How the pandemic has exposed America's deep divide 2020 has been a year unlike any within living memory, and one that exposed some of America's deepest divides. Judy Woodruff spoke with emergency medical physician Dr. Uche Blackstock, Eddie Glaude, of Princeton University, New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore,…
Making Sen$e Dec 24 With the economy teetering, millions of Americans try to launch new businesses With the pandemic raging and the nation’s economy teetering, now might seem like a curious time to start a business. But is it? Paul Solman asks the question, and answers it. Transcript:…
Nation Dec 24 During a tough year, viral video captures spontaneous moments of joy For many Americans, 2020 has been a long, difficult year. But this holiday season, one video is spreading joy and warming hearts for millions of its viewers. Stephanie Sy explains.
Nation Dec 24 U.S. service members around the world sing 'Little Drummer Boy' Each year we've asked the Department of Defense to spread a little holiday cheer and record service members singing a Christmas song. This year, members from across the services performed "Little Drummer Boy.”…
Episode Dec 23 December 23, 2020 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, President Trump threatens to reject COVID relief bill if his demands are not met, controversy swirls around the president's latest pardons including government-paid contractors convicted of killing civilians in Iraq, and a look at the benefits…
Politics Dec 23 With his demands unmet, Trump threatens to reject long-awaited COVID relief bill As the nation nears 325,000 total deaths, millions of Americans are feeling the economic impact of the pandemic. The Department of Labor on Wednesday reported 803,000 new jobless claims last week, and up to 14 million people could soon lose…
Politics Dec 23 Controversy swirls as Trump issues new wave of pardons and commutations President Trump late Tuesday announced a flood of pardons and commutations for three former Republican members of Congress and two others who pleaded guilty in the Russian probe. Trump's latest round of executive clemency was a nearly 50 percent increase…
Nation Dec 23 News Wrap: Pfizer doubles the number of COVID vaccine doses in the U.S. In our news wrap Wednesday, Pfizer agrees to give the U.S. an additional 100 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, President-Elect Biden introduces Miguel Cardona as his nominee for Secretary of Education, the FBI says Iran was behind efforts to…
Nation Dec 23 Tennessee hospitals near capacity, with 'mixed messages' complicating COVID fight Tennessee has been hit especially hard as of late by the coronavirus. While it's numbers are lower than those in other states, it has had the highest rate of new cases and infections twice this week, and some hospitals are…
World Dec 23 Brexit and border closures create dual challenges in Britain There is something close to chaos in southeastern England, where thousands of trucks began crawling toward Europe after a full-border closure between the U.K. and the continent due to COVID-19. This comes just eight days before the U.K. leaves the…