Jan 16 Outpouring of grief as victims of Bronx fire laid to rest By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press A Bronx community gathered Sunday to pay its final respects to perished loved ones, a week after a fire filled a high-rise apartment building with thick, suffocating smoke that killed 17 people, including eight children. Continue reading
Jan 16 British man identified as hostage-taker at Texas synagogue By Jake Bleiberg, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Malik Faisal Akram was shot and killed after the last of the hostages got out at around 9 p.m. Saturday at Congregation Beth Israel near Fort Worth. In a statement, the FBI said there was no indication that anyone else… Continue reading
Jan 16 Snow, ice blasts through South with powerful winter storm By Associated Press Tens of thousands of customers were without power in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. Highway patrols were reporting hundreds of vehicle accidents, and a tornado ripped through a trailer park in Florida. Continue reading
Jan 15 Man takes hostages at Texas synagogue By Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press Authorities say a man apparently took hostages Saturday during services at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas. The Colleyville Police Department tweeted Saturday afternoon that it was conducting SWAT operations at the address of Congregation Beth Israel. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 3:58 Omicron spreads as free home tests are set to roll out By PBS NewsHour Starting Saturday, private insurers are required to cover the cost of up to eight at-home testing kits, while those without insurance can get a free kit from the federal government. Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases rose by another 800,000 across the U.S. Continue watching
Jan 15 King family rally in Arizona for voting bills for MLK Day By Terry Tang, Associated Press As the nation prepares to mark the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., some members of his family are spending it in conservative-leaning Arizona to mobilize support for languishing federal voting rights legislation. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 4:23 News Wrap: Ukraine blames Russia for sweeping cyberattack In our news wrap Friday, Ukraine blamed Russia for a sweeping cyberattack that left government websites unusable as the White House warned that Russia may attack its own allies in Ukraine as a pretext to invade. Also, Oath Keepers leader… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 6:30 Health systems buckle under latest surge of COVID hospitalizations By William Brangham, Courtney Norris President Biden on Friday announced free tests to help combat the rapidly spreading omicron variant. But the surge is battering hospitals and stretching some to capacity, with COVID hospitalizations jumping 179 percent in the past two weeks. William Brangham reports,… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 5:52 Boston schools face staff shortages amid sky-high COVID cases By Stephanie Sy, Claire Mufson Most of the nation’s nearly 100,000 public schools are open. But as the omicron surge continues, some districts are struggling to keep in-person learning going. Boston Public Schools have been operating in person since last spring, though a high number… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 12:13 Brooks and Capehart on voting rights legislation and partisanship New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Democrats' push for voting rights legislation, partisanship and President Biden’s handling of key issues within his party. Continue watching