Sep 22 Lawsuits against Ohio State over sex abuse by doctor are dismissed By Kantele Franko, Associated Press A federal judge has dismissed some of the biggest remaining lawsuits filed by men who say Ohio State University officials failed to stop decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Senate Dems, GOP end police reform talks, face stalemate over debt ceiling By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, Democratic Senators say they ended bipartisan negotiations on police reform and collecting data on use of force. Senators have also reached a stalemate on the fight over the debt ceiling. There's word that large numbers… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 4:26 Extending government funding and raising debt ceiling face uphill Senate battle By PBS NewsHour Congress must act soon just to keep the federal government functioning. But Democratic leaders are navigating internal divides and logjams as they try to pass two bills that would together dole out trillions of dollars toward infrastructure, child care and… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 7:19 Rep. Jayapal on progressive priorities, compromise on reconciliation and infrastructure By PBS NewsHour Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington state, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Congress' efforts around reconciliation and infrastructure. Continue watching
Sep 22 Senators say bipartisan police overhaul talks end with no deal By Alan Fram, Associated Press The congressional effort followed high-profile, fatal police shootings last year of Black people including George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. Continue reading
Sep 22 Existing U.S. home sales fell in August, price growth slows By Alex Veiga, Associated Press Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in August and prices that have been soaring eased, the latest sign the housing market is cooling as intense competition leaves many would-be buyers on the sidelines. Existing homes sales fell 2% last… Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: CDC Advisory Committee discusses COVID-19 boosters By Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The meeting came days after a different advisory group — this one serving the Food and Drug Administration — overwhelmingly rejected a sweeping White House plan to dispense third shots to nearly everyone. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 9:36 As Biden touts American democracy, here are the issues allies want U.S. to deliver on By Nick Schifrin, Yamiche Alcindor President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered his first speech to the United Nations as part of its annual general assembly. Biden touted diplomacy and the endurance of democracy as he faces tensions with old allies, and global challenges, like COVID… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: White House continues deporting Haitian migrants in Texas as Dems decry move By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, the Biden administration stepped up deportations of Haitian migrants gathered in Del Rio, Texas, on the border with Mexico. Johnson & Johnson says a booster for its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine triggers a strong immune response. Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 8:29 How COVID-19's death toll and social impact compares to past U.S. pandemics By William Brangham, Ryan Connelly Holmes The death toll from the COVID pandemic has put the U.S. at another tragic milestone — more than 675,000 Americans, overall, have died of COVID as of Monday. That number surpasses the number of lives lost to the 1918 flu. Continue watching