Aug 14 Watch 5:29 The pandemic has created unexpected summer jobs for these young people By John Yang, Gretchen Frazee The summer job is a rite of passage for many teens and younger adults. Because of the pandemic, however, traditional roles such as camp counselor, lifeguard and waiter, are scarce. But as John Yang reports, some local governments are providing… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 3:23 Remembering 5 lives lost to the coronavirus As we do at the close of every week during this pandemic, we want to take a moment to honor a group of individuals who lost their lives to the coronavirus. Judy Woodruff shares their stories, from a 21-year-old baseball… Continue watching
Aug 14 Texas doctors warn police not to use ‘less lethal’ munitions which can severely hurt people By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America In a letter published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine, 12 doctors from the Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas say Austin police who fired beanbag rounds caused injuries including bleeding on the brain and… Continue reading
Aug 14 Trump’s younger brother, Robert, is hospitalized in New York By Aamer Madhani, Jill Colvin, Associated Press White House spokesperson Judd Deere says the president is expected to visit his 72-year-old brother at a hospital in Manhattan on Friday. Trump says his brother is having "a hard time."… Continue reading
Aug 14 Russia is cutting corners on COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials. Here’s why they matter By Abram L. Wagner, The Conversation As Russia fast tracks a coronavirus vaccine, scientists worry about skipped safety checks – and the potential fallout for trust in vaccines if something ends up going wrong. Continue reading
Aug 14 Trust in Trump sinks over COVID-19 as Biden support grows By Laura Santhanam Days before the Democratic National Convention, this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden with his widest lead yet over incumbent President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 13:27 Fauci says despite upcoming election, science will not be politicized By Judy Woodruff, Courtney Vinopal The United States has reported its highest daily death toll from COVID-19 since mid-May, with nearly 1,500 lives lost Wednesday. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the lag… Continue watching
Aug 13 WATCH: Trump attacks Biden over mask policy during virus briefing By Alexandra Jaffe, Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump is attacking Joe Biden for calling on governors to mandate that all Americans wear masks for the next three months. Continue reading
Aug 13 WATCH: Trump’s EPA drops methane emissions rule for oil, gas fields By Ellen Knickmeyer, Marc Levy, Associated Press Andrew Wheeler, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, signed the rollback of the 2016 methane emissions rule in Pittsburgh, in the heart of the nation's most prolific natural gas reservoir and in the premier presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Aug 13 Georgia governor to drop lawsuit over Atlanta mask mandate By Associated Press Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he's dropping a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta in a dispute over the city's requirement to wear masks in public and other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading