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
Nov 26 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade takes flight in pandemic times By Associated Press The balloons were in the sky and the marching bands took to the streets for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 26 Americans risk traveling over Thanksgiving despite warnings By Lisa Marie Pane, Sophia Tulp, Associated Press Millions of Americans took to the skies and the highways ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire, disregarding increasingly dire warnings that they stay home and limit their holiday gatherings to members of their… Continue reading
Nov 26 Supreme Court blocks New York coronavirus limits on houses of worship By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press As coronavirus cases surge again nationwide the Supreme Court late Wednesday barred New York from enforcing certain limits on attendance at churches and synagogues in areas designated as hard hit by the virus. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 7:39 Navajo Nation's health care system strained by COVID-19 By Stephanie Sy, Casey Kuhn, Lena I. Jackson The Navajo Nation, home to more than 170,000 Navajo, has been hit hard by COVID-19. More than 600 Navajo have died of COVID-19 in parts of three states, and daily positive cases are soaring. Stephanie Sy spoke with Dr. Daniel… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 7:48 Six months after George Floyd's death, what has changed in Minneapolis? Six months ago, George Floyd was killed under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, triggering protests and spasms of property destruction in cities across America. The Minneapolis Police Department is now facing calls for its abolition while struggling with… Continue watching