May 26 Watch 6:10 News Wrap: Biden directs US intelligence to redouble efforts probing origin of COVID-19 In our news wrap Wednesday, President Biden ordered U.S. Intelligence agencies to redouble efforts to pinpoint COVID-19's origins, pressing China to cooperate. A tropical cyclone roared ashore in eastern India, forcing more than a million people to flee and killing… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 2:14 A look at the life and career of longtime GOP Sen. John Warner Former long-time Republican Senator John Warner of Virginia died of heart failure Tuesday night at his Alexandria home. Apart from serving in Congress for 30 years, Warner was a former navy secretary and veteran of both World War II and… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 7:19 Could a land bridge project help minority communities recover from displacement? By Fred de Sam Lazaro President Joe Biden has proposed using some of the $2 trillion of his infrastructure plan to repair harm done to America's minority communities when highways were originally built through them. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro has the story of… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 6:19 Myanmar military killing protestors, civilians as ‘psychological warfare’ after coup By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Since the Myanmar military staged a coup 8 weeks ago, activists say it has killed more than 800 people. An open source investigation released Wednesday from the Human Rights Center and the Associated Press shows Myanmar's military tried to use… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 10:06 Can Black, Asian Americans move past historical animosity in the interest of solidarity? By Stephanie Sy, Murrey Jacobson The recent show of solidarity among Black and Asian American activists belies a fraught history. Can the communities now work side by side? Stephanie Sy explores the question with Tamara Nopper, a sociologist at New York University’s Center for Critical… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 5:44 Could electric airplanes propel a third revolution in aviation? By Miles O'Brien Major oil companies Exxon and Royal Dutch Shell took some hits legally and among their shareholders Wednesday. The hits come amid growing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuel for transportation. So what are the available alternatives to achieve… Continue watching
May 26 Employee shoots, kills 8 at California rail yard, police say By Jocelyn Gecker, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press An employee opened fire at a California rail yard serving Silicon Valley, killing eight people before ending his own life. Authorities say the shooting took place Wednesday in San Jose at a transit control center that stores trains and has… Continue reading
May 26 Could summer school catch kids up after a disrupted year? Here’s what experts say By Jo Napolitano, The Hechinger Report Schools looking to shore up students’ skills after pandemic-related shutdowns turn to summer school and enrichment programs — but there’s no guarantee kids will attend or that gains will last into fall and beyond. Continue reading
May 26 Amazon to buy MGM, the studio behind James Bond and ‘Shark Tank’ By Associated Press Amazon is paying $8.45 billion for MGM, making it the company's second-largest acquisition after it bought grocer Whole Foods for nearly $14 billion in 2017. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 56:39 Race Matters: America After George Floyd | A PBS NewsHour Special On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Judy Woodruff and PBS NewsHour reporters will focus on what has changed, and what hasn’t, since the outrage and protests of last summer, focusing on Minneapolis as well as several other communities… Continue watching