Mar 28 Watch 9:06 Economic loss due to the pandemic hit women hard. This educational tool aims to help By PBS NewsHour While the COVID-19 pandemic has had dire economic consequences worldwide, its impact on women has been especially harsh, setting back strides made towards gender and economic equity. Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg, co-founders of TheSkimm, a digital media company aimed… Continue watching
Mar 27 US waives FBI checks on caregivers at new migrant facilities By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The Biden administration is not requiring FBI fingerprint background checks of caregivers at its rapidly expanding network of emergency sites to hold thousands of immigrant teenagers, alarming child welfare experts who say the waiver compromises safety. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 4:08 How regulators are approaching the push for offshore wind By PBS NewsHour There are more than a dozen offshore wind projects currently proposed off the U.S. East Coast, which together could power millions of homes. But the proposed projects must balance the need for renewable energy with concerns from and commercial ocean… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 3:35 How migrants are being 'expelled' from the U.S. border By PBS NewsHour The Biden administration has been struggling to deal with migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The current influx is straining resources and sowing confusion for migrants on both sides of the border. Mallory Falk covers the U.S.-Mexico border for Texas KERA… Continue watching
Mar 27 Watch 11:00 Under Biden, will offshore wind finally drive major energy gains in the U.S.? By Ivette Feliciano, Sam Weber For decades, scientists have seen vast potential for offshore wind energy. Despite this, offshore wind in the U.S. barely exists, as projects have faced local opposition and concern about how they would affect ocean habitats and fisheries. But with a… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 1:57 Six dead, thousands displaced as tornadoes leave path of destruction in Georgia, Alabama Americans in Alabama and Georgia are now facing a future of rebuilding as they awoke Friday to heavy damage and the loss of six lives after a series of powerful tornadoes that wreaked havoc in the region Thursday night. The… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: More than 200 ships blocked as efforts to clear Suez Canal fail In our news wrap Friday, congestion outside the suez canal grew to over 200 ships as officials failed to move a giant container ship that has been wedged in the waterway since Tuesday. Then, fresh appeals for the U.S. to… Continue watching
Mar 26 The eviction moratorium is expiring. What will Biden do? By Ashraf Khalil, Michael Casey, Associated Press Housing advocates are expressing confidence that the ban running through March 31 will be extended. But they also warn that the existing moratorium hasn't been a blanket protection and that thousands of families have still been evicted. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 7:56 Outcry from Biden, Democrats over Georgia's new elections law By Lisa Desjardins, Geoffrey Lou Guray, Saher Khan A new law signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Thursday night imposes a series of new restrictions on elections in the state. Supporters say it's necessary for election security, but as Lisa Desjardins reports, it is drawing ire from voting… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 6:38 Immigrant families in limbo as Biden's immigration bill fails to get support in Congress By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee, Tommy Walters After years of failed attempts, Congress is again struggling to make any headway on immigration reform. President Joe Biden’s massive immigration bill has failed to gain the support it needs to pass as is, leaving immigrant families caught in limbo. Continue watching