Dec 26 Years into the pandemic, scientists are still trying to understand long COVID By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American preschool teacher share a prominent pandemic bond: They're each credited with describing, naming and helping bring long COVID into the public's consciousness in early 2020. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: Severe winter weather prompts multiple states of emergency In our news wrap Saturday, blizzards and frigid temperatures gripped much of the U.S., Russian shelling killed at least five people in Kherson, China plans to ease border restrictions with Hong Kong despite a wave of COVID infections in the… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 8:25 Wine and spirit recommendations for the holiday season By PBS NewsHour Weekend Most Americans spend more on wine and spirits during the holidays than at any other time of the year. Whether you are giving a gift or looking for the perfect drink to pair with your holiday feast, Brian Freedman —… Continue watching
Dec 24 COVID-19 wave rolls through China, overwhelming hospitals outside Beijing By Dake Kang, Associated Press As China grapples with its first-ever national COVID-19 wave, emergency wards in small cities and towns southwest of Beijing are overwhelmed. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 2:47 Winter storm creates treacherous holiday travel season By Nicole Ellis, Shoshana Dubnow It's a winter storm of epic proportions and created one of the most treacherous holiday travel seasons the U.S. has seen in decades. So far, there are reports of at least seven weather-related deaths and some 4,900 flights were canceled… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 6:56 Frigid temperatures create dangerous conditions for migrants gathering near border By Geoff Bennett, Layla Quran, Sam Lane Just days before Christmas, the future of the pandemic-era policy known as Title 42 remains uncertain. The Supreme Court put a hold on its expiration date this week. Now thousands of migrants and communities along the southern border are caught… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 6:07 Psychiatrist discusses mental health struggles around the holidays The holiday season is considered one of the hardest times of the year for anyone struggling with mental health. The recent death by suicide of famed dancer, producer and DJ Stephen "tWitch" Boss sparked a national conversation about the struggles… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 8:47 Jordan battles influx of cheap amphetamines from neighboring Syria By Simona Foltyn In the first part of our series on the regional drug trade in the Middle East, we explored how crystal meth is affecting Iraq. In this segment, we turn our attention to Captagon, a cheap amphetamine that is popular in… Continue watching
Dec 23 After abrupt reopening, China faces COVID-19 spiral By Aniruddha Ghosal, Huizhong Wu, Dake Kang, Associated Press Nearly three years after the coronavirus was first identified in China and an unyielding "zero-COVID" approach, it is now spreading through the country after an abrupt reopening on Dec. 7 caught the nation under-vaccinated and short on hospital capacity. Experts… Continue reading
Dec 23 Massive winter storm brings snow, ice, plunging temperatures to U.S. By Heather Hollingsworth, Jill Bleed, Associated Press Winter weather is blanketing the U.S. as a massive storm sent temperatures crashing and created whiteout conditions. Continue reading