Nov 27 New rule could allow firing squads, gas for federal executions By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The amended rule, published Friday in the Federal Register, allows the U.S. government to conduct executions by lethal injection or use “any other manner prescribed by the law of the state in which the sentence was imposed.”… Continue reading
Nov 27 U.S. colleges mull new virus protocols for students’ return By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press As coronavirus cases are surging around the country, some colleges and universities are rethinking some of their plans for next semester. Continue reading
Nov 27 Trump administration moves forward with gutting bird protections By Associated Press The Trump administration moved forward Friday on gutting a longstanding federal protection for the nation's birds, over objections from former federal officials and many scientists. Continue reading
Nov 27 Virus keeps Black Friday crowds thin as shoppers shift online By Associated Press The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into… Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: Americans adjust to a Thanksgiving impacted by surging COVID-19 infections By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, Americans adjust to a dramatically different Thanksgiving Day with surging COVID-19 cases across the country, and Ethiopia's prime minister says he's ordered the final assault against the rebellious region of Tigray as human rights groups… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 7:21 U.S. Supreme Court blocks New York’s cap on religious services In a 5-to-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court overnight blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's effort to slow rising COVID-19 cases with a cap on the number of attendees at religious services in high-risk communities. Amna Nawaz speaks with the… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 35:04 On Thanksgiving, remembering those we’ve lost due to COVID-19 On this Thanksgiving Day, tens of thousands of our friends and neighbors have one less person at the table because of COVID-19. It is this pandemic, and the devastation it has wrought in this country, that makes this holiday so… Continue watching
Nov 26 Watch 5:16 Essential workers’ Brief But Spectacular takes on what they’re grateful for this year During the last eight months, our Brief But Spectacular team has profiled numerous brave voices whose work has been deemed essential and whose lives have been transformed by the pandemic. We reconnected with them this past week to ask how… Continue watching
Nov 26 James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president, dies at 86 By Associated Press Wolfensohn worked on Wall Street for many years before taking over as the head of the World Bank in 1995. Continue reading
Nov 26 Empty seats, delivered feasts as virus changes Thanksgiving By Regina Garcia Cano, Matt Sedensky, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Americans are marking the Thanksgiving holiday amid an unrelenting pandemic that has upended traditions at dinner tables all around the country. Continue reading