May 21 WATCH: Race Matters — America After George Floyd | A PBS NewsHour Special By News Desk In the special “Race Matters: America after George Floyd,” PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff and our reporters talk to people and experts across the country about the lasting effects of systemic racism. Continue reading
May 21 California to drop social distancing requirements in June By Don Thompson, Associated Press State health director Dr. Mark Ghaly said Friday that dramatically lower virus cases and increasing vaccinations mean it's safe for the state to remove nearly all restrictions next month. Continue reading
May 21 ‘It feels like freedom,’ 8 people describe getting their COVID-19 vaccine By Chloe Jones, Joshua Barajas Permission to hug your family. Freedom from fear. A chance to carry on the memories of those who were lost to the pandemic. We asked our audience what getting the vaccine meant to them. Many called it a harbinger of… Continue reading
May 21 White House proposes lower $1.7 trillion infrastructure in GOP talks By Lisa Mascaro, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The new proposal drops President Joe Biden's sweeping $2.3 trillion proposal "in the spirit of finding common ground," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Friday. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Biden bestows Medal of Honor on Korean War veteran By Josh Boak, Associated Press It took a policy change for retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. to receive the military's highest honor. The 2020 defense policy bill removed a requirement that such awards be given within five years of a valorous act. Continue reading
May 21 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1 – here’s what forecasters are watching right now By Kristopher Karnauskas, The Conversation To get a sense of how bad the 2021 hurricane season will be, keep an eye on the African monsoon, ocean temperatures and a possible late-blooming La Niña. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: White House COVID-19 Task Force gives pandemic update By News Desk Most U.S. adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and the rate of new infections has declined. But a new report from the World Health Organization makes an urgent case for global action to help other… Continue reading
May 20 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Biden signs COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act to combat rise in anti-Asian attacks In our news wrap Thursday, President Biden signed the new COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act that passed Congress with bipartisan support. The U.S. House of Representatives approved nearly $2 billion to increase security at the Capitol in the wake of the… Continue watching
May 20 U.N. refugee agency calls on U.S. to end asylum restrictions By Associated Press U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Thursday asked for an end to so-called Title 42 authority. It's named for a section of an obscure 1944 U.S. public health law that former President Donald Trump used last year to… Continue reading
May 20 Report says Chris Cuomo advised brother on sex harassment claims By David Bauder, Associated Press The Washington Post reported that the CNN news anchor was involved in strategy sessions on how to respond to sexual harassment allegations against his older brother. Continue reading