Apr 14 Watch 8:14 White House COVID response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha discusses the uptick in coronavirus cases By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Cybele Mayes-Osterman With the rise of the BA.2 variant in some parts of the country, many questions remain about how to best navigate daily life and what precautions should or should not be taken. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 5:26 Florida and Kentucky become the latest states to pass new restrictive abortion laws By John Yang, Saher Khan, Ebony Joseph Restrictive abortion laws continue to pass in state legislatures across the country. Florida signed a 15-week abortion ban into law on Thursday soon after Kentucky’s new abortion bill was implemented, one that opponents say effectively shuts down all abortion access. Continue watching
Apr 14 Abortions stop in Kentucky as rights groups seek to block new law By Bruce Schreiner, Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, Associated Press Abortion-rights groups have gone to court seeking to restore abortion services in Kentucky. Their lawsuits come a day after the Republican legislature imposed new abortion restrictions. Continue reading
Apr 14 Florida governor signs law banning abortions after 15 weeks By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press The new law deals a significant blow to abortion access in the South, where Florida has provided wider access to the procedure than its regional neighbors. Continue reading
Apr 14 In Africa, COVID cases and deaths are at their lowest levels yet By Associated Press The World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in Africa have dropped to their lowest levels since the pandemic began, marking the longest decline yet seen in the disease. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 10:02 People with alopecia share their stories: 'Hair does not define any of us' By Nicole Ellis, Karina Cuevas Alopecia, an auto-immune disease that causes hair loss, was brought center stage at the Oscars, when actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock over a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from the condition. We hear from… Continue watching
Apr 13 WATCH: 'Searching for Justice: Life After Lockup,' a PBS NewsHour special report By Dan Cooney Amna Nawaz and the PBS NewsHour present "Searching for Justice: Life After Lockup," a documentary that follows four people who spent time incarcerated and reveals the challenges they faced after they were released. The documentary is part of the NewsHour’s… Continue reading
Apr 13 CDC extends public transit mask requirement to May 3 as COVID cases tick up By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration has announced it will extend through May 3rd the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Continue reading
Apr 12 COVID helped make 2021 the deadliest year in U.S. history By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Federal data confirms that 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history. New research is offering more insights into how it got that bad. Continue reading
Apr 12 Alabama families file lawsuit against state's transgender youth treatment ban By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Families with transgender teens have sued the state of Alabama to block a law that makes it a crime for doctors to treat trans youth under 19 with puberty blockers or hormones to help affirm their gender identity. Continue reading