May 11 Watch 5:19 U.S. senators go on the record with their stance on abortion Republicans in the U.S. Senate blocked efforts on Wednesday to enshrine abortion rights into federal law. Democrats fell well short of the 60 votes needed to break a filibuster on codifying abortion access, with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin joining all… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 8:51 How misinformation and the partisan divide drove a surge in U.S. COVID deaths By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Ian Couzens As the death toll from the coronavirus nears 1 million Americans, we’ve been exploring why the u.S. Suffered such a terrible loss, especially when compared to other nations similar to us. While there are many reasons for this, one of… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 5:17 Overdose deaths in the U.S. reached record levels in 2021 By Geoff Bennett, Dorothy Hastings New CDC data released Wednesday indicates that deaths from drug overdoses in the U.S. reached a record-high last year. More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2021, the highest annual death toll ever recorded. Deaths from fentanyl, methamphetamine… Continue watching
May 11 Why Louisiana counseling centers are seeing a rise in kids with grief By Roby Chavez As the number of COVID deaths reach another grim milestone, mental health experts are concerned for the tens of thousands of young people struggling through a growing wave of grief, many of them without the services they need. Continue reading
May 11 CDC says more than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2021, setting 'staggering' record By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic U.S. record. Continue reading
May 11 WATCH: No clarity yet on how many COVID vaccine boosters will be needed in the future, Fauci says By News Desk The nation's top infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee on the National Institutes of Health budget. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 5:29 News Wrap: Biden defends his economic policies amid rising inflation By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden defended his economic policies in the face of the worst inflation in 40 years and said his proposal for taxing billionaires could bring down rising costs. Also, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argued abortion… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 7:09 Former Pennsylvania attorney general who argued against Roe reflects on Supreme Court leak The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion shows justices appear poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would result in the biggest change to abortion rights since the 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which reaffirmed the right to an abortion… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 6:04 India's early heat wave has major implications for agriculture Extreme heat is gripping large parts of India and Pakistan, affecting hundreds of millions of people in one of the most densely populated parts of the world. Temperatures in India’s capital rose above 100 F again this week. The NewsHour… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 7:49 A highly contagious strain of bird flu plagues farmers across the U.S. By William Brangham, Sam Weber The U.S. is in the midst of its worst deadly bird flu outbreak in years. Millions of poultry and wild birds have been killed. And although the risk to human health is low, the impacts have trickled down to consumers. Continue watching