Aug 05 Thousands of Floridians hospitalized with COVID-19, as governor rejects CDC recommendations By Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press Across Florida, more than 12,000 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 on Wednesday, and nearly 2,500 of them were in ICU beds. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: White House COVID Response Team holds news briefing By Associated Press Foreign nationals traveling to the United States "may need to have some type of a vaccine requirement," Jeff Zients, White House Coronavirus coordinator said during a COVID briefing Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 05 Fast-moving wildfire decimates Northern California town By Noah Berger, Associated Press A 3-week-old wildfire engulfed Greenville, California, leaving much of its downtown in ashes, while a new wind-whipped blaze also destroyed homes as crews braced for another explosive run of flames in the midst of dangerous weather. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Senators struggle to finish the $1 trillion infrastructure bill By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Nearing decision time, senators were struggling to wrap up work on the bipartisan infrastructure plan despite hopes to expedite consideration and voting on the nearly $1 trillion proposal. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on domestic terrorism By News Desk The hearings examined the threat of racially, ethnically, religiously and politically motivated attacks. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing By News Desk President Joe Biden granted temporary refuge Thursday to people from Hong Kong amid the Chinese government's effort to crush the pro-democracy movement and tighten its control on a city once known for its freedom. Continue reading
Aug 04 This year's summer of climate extremes hits wealthier places By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press The founder of a disaster database maintained at a Belgian University says, "It is not only a poor country problem, it's now very obviously a rich country problem."… Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 5:38 News Wrap: As COVID cases rise, concern over global vaccines and potential boosters grows In our news wrap Wednesday, as the world nears 200 million COVID cases, the World Health Organization calls for delaying booster shots until more countries get the vaccine, and the White House argues the U.S. has enough vaccine to do… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 7:02 How the infrastructure bill delivers on clean water -- and how it falls short As many as 22 million people get drinking water from systems with lead pipes, and twice as many rely on systems that violate safe water standards. A large part of the Senate infrastructure bill aims to solve those issues. NewsHour… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 10:18 Why keeping delta variant in check is so important to our economy As the economy tries to regain ground lost during the pandemic, and the delta variant threatens its progress, the nation’s top economists are watching a number of measures of recovery -- from housing costs and ownership rates, to jobs, interest… Continue watching