Apr 11 Pentagon chief declares ‘ironclad’ U.S. commitment to Israel By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday declared an “enduring and ironclad” American commitment to Israel, reinforcing support at a tense time in Israeli politics and amid questions about the Biden administration’s efforts to revive nuclear negotiations with Israel’s archenemy,… Continue reading
Apr 11 Biden sees ‘win’ for U.S. in electric vehicle battery deal By Matthew Daly, Tom Krisher, Associated Press The agreement between LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation ended the need for Biden to intervene in a case closely watched for its implications on Biden's clean-energy agenda, which includes a sharp increase the number of electric vehicles as part… Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 5:02 Medical experts, masks, social distancing: Week 2 of Derek Chauvin’s trial By PBS NewsHour Prosecutors called medical examiners to the stand as the trial of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd, entered its second week. Brandt Williams, Minnesota Public Radio reporter, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the testimonies --… Continue watching
Apr 10 Watch 6:33 Library of Congress seeks diverse archivists and storytellers By Ivette Feliciano Founded in 1802, the U.S. Library of Congress is one of the world’s largest repositories of human knowledge. Now, a new initiative backed by a $15 million grant seeks to expand the National Archive to include diverse experiences. NewsHour Weekend’s… Continue watching
Apr 10 ‘Clear the Capitol,’ Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows By Lisa Mascaro, Ben Fox, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press From a secure room in the Capitol on Jan. 6, as rioters pummeled police and vandalized the building, Vice President Mike Pence tried to assert control. In an urgent phone call to the acting defense secretary, he issued a startling… Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 6:27 News Wrap: U.S. to see sharp drop in Johnson & Johnson vaccines over quality control issue In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. will see a sharp drop in deliveries of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine next week amid quality control concerns at a Baltimore production plant. President Biden released an outline of his… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 2:17 Medical examiner doubles down on original autopsy finding, labels Floyd’s death a homicide By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Alison Thoet Friday was a closely watched day in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd. It featured key testimony about what led to Floyd's death from medical examiner Dr. Andrew Baker, who… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 6:11 Amazon workers’ push to unionize is over for now. Here’s what it means for the future By Stephanie Sy Amazon is the second largest private employer in the U.S. with nearly 800,000 workers. But none of its facilities are unionized and the push to unionize from workers in Alabama is over — for now. Stephanie Sy speaks to Margaret… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 8:00 Examining the microaggressions and ‘building blocks to extremism’ within the military By Nick Schifrin, Sam Lane, Maea Lenei Buhre About 15 percent of the insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol on January 6 were current or former members of the military. The military admits it has an extremism problem, but advocates say it hasn’t taken the necessary steps to tackle… Continue watching
Apr 09 Watch 5:56 Meat-packing plants were the earliest COVID hotspots, but vaccinating workers isn’t easy By Fred de Sam Lazaro Workers in meatpacking factories and livestock farms that supply them are among the hardest hit by COVID-19. Nationwide, at least 50,000 meatpackers have been infected and some 250 lost their lives. But things may finally be looking better for them. Continue watching