May 09 WATCH: National Cathedral held COVID bell ceremony for last time as U.S. nears 1 million deaths By Joshua Barajas As the COVID death toll approaches 1 million in the U.S., the cathedral’s staff once again rang its largest bell, the bourdon, once for every 1,000 people who have died from the virus. Continue reading
May 09 How poor dental care in prison makes reentry harder for formerly incarcerated people By Justin Stabley After leaving prison, the consequences of missing treatment fall on those formerly incarcerated individuals, since so few dental care resources are available, adding more expenses, more stress and more challenges to an already difficult transition to life outside. Continue reading
May 09 AP-NORC poll finds 1 in 3 people fear immigrants influence U.S. elections By Anita Snow, Associated Press Almost 3 in 10 people expressed concern that more immigration is causing native-born Americans to lose economic, political and cultural influence. Continue reading
May 09 More human remains found in Lake Mead amid water level drop By Associated Press A week after a decades-old body in a barrel was found in Lake Mead, authorities in Las Vegas are trying to identify a second set of newly discovered human remains. Continue reading
May 08 Watch 2:07 News Wrap: China loyalist elected as Hong Kong’s next leader By PBS NewsHour Weekend In our news wrap Sunday, a staunch Beijing loyalist has been elected as Hong Kong's next chief executive in a rubber-stamp committee vote, Nepali Sherpa Kami Rita scaled Mnt. Everest for a record 26th time, and the Kentucky Derby saw… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 4:12 As pressure builds, Biden makes plans to cancel some student loan debt Canceling at least $10,000 of student loan debt per person was a campaign pledge that helped President Biden get elected. Now, the Biden administration is planning to move ahead on this through executive action. While the proposal is not finalized,… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 7:27 Senate Democrats seek to codify abortion rights into federal law This week brings the first big test in the political fight over abortion rights. Senate Democrats will try to pass federal legislation guaranteeing the right to an abortion, an effort that will fail because they do not have the votes. Continue watching
May 08 G-7 leaders stress unity on Ukraine as U.S. rolls out new sanctions against Russia By Sylvia Hui, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Leaders from the Group of Seven developed democracies have pledged to phasing out or banning the import of Russian oil, as they met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stress their support. Continue reading
May 08 Supreme Court leak further erodes public trust in government By Calvin Woodward, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Is there a new American motto: In nothing we trust? By lots of measures, most in the U.S. lack much confidence in large institutions and have for years. Congress? Two big thumbs down. The presidency? Ehh. Americans… Continue reading
May 08 Jill Biden makes surprise visit to Ukraine By Darlene Superville, Associated Press The first lady traveled by vehicle to the town of Uzhhorod, about a 10-minute drive from a Slovakian village that borders Ukraine. Continue reading