Feb 06 Inmates at St. Louis jail set fires, break out windows By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Inmates at a St. Louis jail set fires, broke out windows and threw things from fourth-floor windows Saturday in the latest disturbance over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and restrictions that have limited visits and stalled court proceedings, officials said. Continue reading
Feb 06 Calendar timing means virus deaths won’t be seen in census By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The human loss from the coronavirus will not be reflected in the 2020 census because of a matter of timing, which could save a congressional seat for New York but cost Alabama one. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: Pentagon to mobilize more than 1,100 troops to expedite vaccinations By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 active duty troops to help with coronavirus vaccinations, the U.S. trade deficit surged to a 12-year-high in 2020 due to the pandemic, hundreds of people in Myanmar protested… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 1:46 A look back at actor Christopher Plummer’s most iconic roles Award-winning actor Christopher Plummer died Friday at his home in Connecticut at the age of 91. During his nearly 70-year career he became known for a wide variety of roles that won him an Oscar, two Emmys and a pair… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 3:38 Paying homage to 5 remarkable people who lost their lives to COVID-19 By PBS NewsHour After a week reaching yet another tragic milestone in the COVID-19 death toll, we remember five remarkable individuals in the United States who have lost their lives to the pandemic. Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 3:38 A historian’s Brief But Spectacular take on understanding the past to live a better future In recognition of Black History Month, this Brief But Spectacular comes from historian Daina Ramey Berry, who chairs the history department at the University of Texas at Austin. She is dedicated to rethinking the way we teach American history to… Continue watching
Feb 05 Can you safely play indoor sports during the pandemic? By Jamie Leventhal As COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations rise, just how safe are indoor sports?… Continue reading
Feb 05 A meager gain in U.S. jobs last month highlights virus’ damage By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The increase of just 49,000 positions in January made scarcely any dent in the nearly 10 million jobs that remain lost since the virus intensified nearly a year ago. Continue reading
Feb 05 Why we haven’t cracked the mystery of COVID ‘long-haulers’ By Stephanie Sy, Lorna Baldwin, Vika Aronson, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry For people whose COVID-19 symptoms linger for months, the effects can be devastating and debilitating. Continue reading
Feb 05 $3 million bond for former Ohio officer who fatally shot Andre Hill By Farnoush Amiri, Report for America, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Associated Press The officer was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday following a monthlong investigation by the Ohio Attorney General's Office into the fatal shooting of Hill, 47, on Dec. 22. Continue reading