Sep 20 Former attorneys sue Texas doctor who defied state’s abortion ban to force court review By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Former attorneys in Arkansas and Illinois filed lawsuits Monday against Dr. Alan Braid, who in a weekend Washington Post opinion column became the first Texas abortion provider to publicly reveal he violated the law that took effect on Sept. 1. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 6:49 How the White House plans to combat the ‘silent killer’ of rising heat levels By PBS NewsHour 2021 had one of the hottest summers on record, with July being the hottest single month recorded. Extreme heat is expected to worsen with climate change. The Biden administration announced a plan Monday that would develop new workplace standards for… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 6:51 What pediatricians are prioritizing in Pfizer data about vaccinating kids ages 5 to 11 Kids now account for more than one in five new COVID cases, and the highly contagious delta variant has put more children in the hospital than at any other point in the pandemic. While there is no vaccine available yet… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 8:37 Colombia’s President Duque on environmental terrorism, migration and democracy The United Nations General Assembly gathers this week in New York to discuss the pandemic, climate change, and migration — as more than 80 million people are displaced across the planet. President Ivȧn Duque of Colombia has been in office… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 7:42 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden immigration policy, reconciliation bill NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the Biden administration’s policy on immigration, and the fate of the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. Continue watching
Sep 20 Decades after ‘the Arab problem,’ Muslim and Arab Americans are leading political change in Metro Detroit By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Despite a long history, Muslim or Arab American communities in the metro Detroit area have not had significant presence in local government other than city council -- until now. Continue reading
Sep 20 COVID has killed about as many Americans as estimated toll from 1918-19 flu By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. And like the worldwide scourge of a century ago, the coronavirus may never entirely disappear. Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: Psaki says Biden will hold call with French president after defense deal causes rift By News Desk France is reeling after being humiliated by a major Pacific defense pact orchestrated by the U.S., Australia and Britain involving a submarine deal that sank a rival French submarine contract. Continue reading
Sep 20 Biden easing foreign travel restrictions, requiring vaccines By Zeke Miller, Associated Press All foreign travelers flying to the U.S. will need to demonstrate proof of vaccination before boarding, as well as proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days of flight. Continue reading
Sep 20 Senate parliamentarian deals blow to Democrats’ immigration push By Alan Fram, Associated Press The decision by Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate's nonpartisan interpreter of its often enigmatic rules, is a damaging and disheartening setback for President Joe Biden, congressional Democrats and their allies in the pro-immigration and progressive communities. Continue reading