Nov 28 Watch 6:25 Stranded in the U.S., American Samoans are unable to go home By Laura Fong American Samoa is one of the few places in the world with zero reported COVID-19 cases. The U.S. territory, 2,600 miles from Hawaii, shut down its borders in March to commercial flights to prevent the spread of the virus to… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 5:03 Mistakes, victories in one hospital during COVID-19 By PBS NewsHour What has it been like handling the COVID-19 pandemic day to day in a busy hospital? Dr. Adam Jarrett, Chief Medical Officer at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey and co-author of: “In the Time of COVID: One… Continue watching
Nov 28 AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts military role in vaccines By Robert Burns, Associated Press From the get-go, President Donald Trump has miscast or exaggerated the military’s role in his administration’s crash program to accelerate the development, production and eventual distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Continue reading
Nov 28 Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46 By Associated Press Hsieh was with family when he died Friday, according to DTP Companies, which he founded. He died of injuries suffered in a Nov. 18 fire in New London, Connecticut, Downtown Partnership spokesperson Megan Fazio told Hearst Connecticut Media on Saturday. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s election challenge in Pennsylvania In our news wrap Friday, President Trump has lost yet another legal round in his bid to challenge the election results, "Black Friday" unofficially ushers in the holiday shopping season under the pall of the pandemic, and thousands of Indian… Continue watching
Nov 27 Los Angeles issues stay-home order as coronavirus surges By Associated Press Los Angeles County has announced a stay-home order as coronavirus cases surge out of control in the nation’s most populous county. The three-week order takes effect Monday. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 5:58 High hospitalization numbers are putting a strain on nurses There are now more than 90,000 people hospitalized in the country with COVID-related illness, the highest number since the pandemic began. Hospital ICU's are nearly filled in some places, and the U.S. currently averages more than 1,500 deaths a day. Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 10:23 Capehart and Abernathy on why Trump is still casting doubts on the election Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart, and Gary Abernathy, an Ohio-based writer and contributing columnist to The Washington Post, join Amna Nawaz to discuss this week's politics, including President Trump's undermining of the election process and President-elect Joe Biden's picks for… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 3:05 Honoring 5 victims of the COVID-19 pandemic Each Friday since the coronavirus outbreak began, NewsHour has been offering tributes to just some of those who have perished from COVID-19. During this Thanksgiving holiday, we remember five special people who have fallen to the pandemic. Continue watching
Nov 27 U.S. women beat Netherlands 2-0 in World Cup rematch By Associated Press Rose Lavelle scored against the Netherlands again, Kristie Mewis scored in her first appearance for the United States in six years and the U.S. women won a rematch of last year’s World Cup final by the same score, 2-0. Continue reading