Sep 08 WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year By Associated Press World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is calling on rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines to refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year. Continue reading
Sep 08 U.S. may hit debt limit in October, Yellen warns By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning Congress that she will run out of maneuvering room to prevent the U.S. from broaching the government's borrowing limit in October. Continue reading
Sep 08 WATCH: Praising labor, Biden touts his infrastructure plan By Associated Press A day after the national holiday that recognizes labor and labor unions, President Joe Biden praised the movement for its contributions to increasing the prosperity of American workers. Continue reading
Sep 07 South Dakota governor orders restrictions on abortion meds By Stephen Groves, Associated Press South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has issued an executive order to restrict access to abortion medication and make it clear that medicine-induced abortions fall within state law requiring an in-person consultation with a physician. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill limiting all-night, mail-in voting In our news wrap Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a measure banning all-night and drive-thru voting and limiting mail-in ballots, dismissing the lawsuits being filed. The U.S. COVID death toll reached 650,000 out of nearly 4.6 million worldwide. Mexico's… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 5:04 Most of New Orleans regains power, but many across Gulf Coast still waiting By Roby Chavez While President Joe Biden visited New York and New Jersey, hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses in Louisiana, which he visited earlier last week, have remained without power, water or other basic needs for over a week. PBS NewsHour… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 8:45 Middletown lost the most residents on 9/11 after NYC. Here's how the community is healing By Ali Rogin Ali Rogin returns to Middletown, a New Jersey town where she grew up that was disproportionately affected by the 9/11 attacks in 2001, to see how residents and neighbors coped over the past two decades. Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 6:03 The 'direct line' between national unity after 9/11 and partisan polarization in 2021 It has been two decades since Sept. 11,2001 and we are still learning how the terror attacks shaped our politics, military and sense of national unity. Garrett Graff is the author of the book "The Only Plane in the Sky:… Continue watching
Sep 07 Biden seeking additional funds for Hurricane Ida victims, Afghan resettlement By Josh Boak, Associated Press The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters. It also is seeking $6.4 billion for the resettlement of evacuees from Afghanistan. Continue reading
Sep 07 430,000 still without power 9 days after Hurricane Ida By Kevin McGill, Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press The state Public Service Commission said Tuesday that 95 percent of utility customers in the four hardest-hit parishes remain without electricity. In contrast, nearly all power has been restored in the capital city of Baton Rouge, and 73 percent of… Continue reading