Dec 19 Trump downplays Russia in first comments on cyberattack By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested without evidence that China — not Russia — may be behind the cyberattack against the United States and tried to minimized its impact. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 9:55 A second COVID-19 vaccine is on its way. What's next? By PBS NewsHour The U.S. has approved a second COVID-19 vaccine, made by Moderna, to begin rollout on Sunday. With America regularly recording more than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths per day, the much-needed additional doses will provide a boost to efforts to vaccinate healthcare… Continue watching
Dec 19 Fight over Fed powers stalls $900 billion aid plan By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press An arcane battle over emergency Federal Reserve powers is frustrating efforts to lock down an agreement on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Saturday’s impasse is just the latest stumble in a partisan, monthslong fight, and feelings hardened… Continue reading
Dec 18 U.S. clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day. Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch 5:57 News Wrap: Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Trump's plan for 2020 census In our news wrap Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to President Trump’s plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the 2020 census, the FDA moved to clear a second COVID-19 vaccine, the president takes heat for not addressing a… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch 3:40 Remembering 5 people lost to the coronavirus pandemic December has seen a staggering rise in the number cases and the deaths in the U.S. from the pandemic. As we do each Friday, we take a moment to honor five individuals who have lost their lives to COVID-19. Continue watching
Dec 18 How COVID-19 could worsen America's childhood trauma crisis By William Brangham, Cat Wise, Laura Santhanam, Jaywon Choe, Sam Lane, Leah Nagy, Rachel Wellford, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux In this episode, PBS NewsHour correspondent William Brangham talks to special correspondent Cat Wise and reporter Laura Santhanam about why the pandemic is likely making the childhood trauma crisis worse and how caregivers can help their kids and themselves through… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watchdog criticizes NYPD methods at Floyd protests for stoking conflict By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The six-month probe focused on the NYPD's institutional planning and response to the May and June protests and not the actions of individual officers. Continue reading
Dec 18 AP report: Pentagon memo maps out plan to expand diversity in the force By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The plan, however, skirts the more politically sensitive issues that have roiled the nation and the Trump administration this year, such as the renaming of bases that honor Confederate leaders or removing Confederate statues. Continue reading
Dec 18 WATCH: Pence celebrates anniversary of U.S. Space Force By PBS NewsHour and Associated Press It's been one year since the U.S. Space Force was created. Vice President Mike Pence celebrated the anniversary Friday. Continue reading