Sep 16 Watch 6:32 France furious over new U.S. pact meant to confront China's growing ambitions in Asia Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday tried to calm tensions with France over a new defense pact between the U.S., United Kingdom and Australia. Australia had scrapped a $40 billion submarine contract with France in favor of U.S. nuclear-powered… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 5:45 Hospitals in sparsely vaccinated areas prepare to ration care Last week we heard how some hospitals in Idaho were overflowing and starting to ration care. That crisis has now spread statewide, and is forcing hospitals to start sending sick patients to neighboring states. William Brangham reports. Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 11:15 Ordinary people are taking the law into their own hands to counter cartel threat By Monica Villamizar In the mountain top village of Ayahualtempa in Guerrero state Mexico, children are learning how to use firearms and preparing for an attack by a nearby drug cartel. In our third and final story on the ravages of the cross-border… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 7:31 Facebook probe looks at how the company handles its 'negative side effects' The social media giant Facebook is the subject of a Wall Street Journal investigative series out this week that highlights the ways in which Facebook handles -- or doesn’t handle -- a range of issues across its vast digital empire… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 2:44 What returning to school looks and feels like in 'unpredictable, unprecedented times' Millions of students are heading back to school in person after a year of online learning. We asked students in our Student Reporting Labs network what returning to in-person learning looks and feels like amid new delta variant concerns, vaccinations… Continue watching
Sep 16 Post-9/11 surveillance has left a generation of Muslim Americans in a shadow of distrust and fear By Saher Khan, Vignesh Ramachandran National security programs and their reach went through significant changes in the period that followed 9/11. Continue reading
Sep 16 New York City's Rikers Island jail spirals into chaos amid pandemic By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex has been troubled by years of neglect and now has spiraled into turmoil during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 16 Biden tasks OSHA with vaccine mandate By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press President Joe Biden directed OSHA to write a rule forcing employers with at least 100 workers to require staff get vaccinated or produce weekly test results showing they are virus free. Continue reading
Sep 16 Federal Reserve reviews ethics policies after prolific trading uncovered By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Federal Reserve is reviewing the ethics policies that cover the financial holdings of its senior officials in the wake of disclosures that two regional Fed presidents engaged in extensive trading last year. Continue reading
Sep 16 Budget bill reopens moderate vs. progressive divide for Democrats By Will Weissert, Associated Press Opposition from some leading moderate Democrats over a $3.5 trillion budget proposal championed by the party's most-liberal, progressive wing has left the party grappling with deeper ideological questions. Continue reading