Dec 30 France, Spain to require negative COVID tests for China passengers By Associated Press France says it will require negative COVID-19 tests of all passengers arriving from China and is urging French citizens to avoid nonessential travel to China. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 8:13 Southwest Airlines cancels more flights but promises a return to normal By Stephanie Sy, Alexis Cox Southwest Airlines has created a website for travelers impacted by the thousands of flight cancellations over the past week. The airline said it will reimburse passengers who paid for alternative travel arrangements, hotels, meals, rental cars and fuel. The company… Continue watching
Dec 29 Lack of information from China on COVID surge stirs global worry By Ken Moritsugu, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak — and that the government may not inform the rest of the world quickly… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 8:15 Western New York digs out of snow as winter storm death toll rises By John Yang, Alexis Cox, Tommy Walters, Mike Fritz The great blizzard of 2022 is passing into the history books, but its legacy lingers on the ground and in the air. Confirmed deaths from the storm topped 60 with more than half of those in western New York state. Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 5:07 Jackson dealing with another water crisis after cold weather damages beleaguered system By Lisa Desjardins, Sarah Clune Hartman Jackson, Mississippi, is dealing with its third water crisis in two years. This time, residents and businesses are under a boil advisory because of a loss of pressure that began on Christmas Eve. Ted Henifin is the interim manager hired… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 9:10 Movement in Thailand aims to help sex workers earn basic rights and protections By Neha Wadekar In one of the world's most popular sex tourism destinations, sex workers, nonprofit organizations and politicians are part of a growing movement to decriminalize the industry. It's an attempt to help sex workers earn basic rights and protections. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 3:16 A Brief But Spectacular take on ‘glassroots’ recycling Franziska Trautmann is the founder and CEO of Glass Half Full, a recycling company that converts glass into sand for coastal restoration projects and disaster relief. She and her co-founder Max were students at Tulane University when they launched the… Continue watching
Dec 28 Travelers from China must test for COVID-19 starting next week, U.S. announces By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Beginning Jan. 5, all travelers to the U.S. from China will be required to take a COVID-19 test no more than two days before travel and provide a negative test before boarding their flight. The testing applies to anyone 2… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 2:32 Winter storm death toll tops 60 as crews in Buffalo work to clear 4 feet of snow By Nicole Ellis, Tommy Walters The casualties keep climbing from a savage winter storm gripping much of the nation. The latest counts show at least 60 dead, with more than half of those around Buffalo. Roads there are still paralyzed and air travel in many… Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 10:32 COVID rapidly spreads in China as government eases strict quarantine rules By Judy Woodruff, Zeba Warsi China is grappling with the rapid spread of COVID-19 after the government began rolling back its zero-COVID restrictions earlier this month. Now, cases are spiraling across towns and cities, hospitals are overburdened, medical staff are outnumbered and crematoriums are running… Continue watching