Aug 06 Watch 8:58 Kudlow: Trump might use other funding to pay for federal unemployment As another 1.2 million Americans file for unemployment amid the pandemic’s economic wreckage, Congress and the White House are still stalled on a deal for a new coronavirus relief package. President Trump’s top economic adviser, Lawrence Kudlow, joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 9:48 Across the U.S., teachers and administrators scramble to adapt school plans U.S. schools are still struggling with questions about how to open for the new academic year. In some cases, districts have reversed course in just the past few weeks, based on changing coronavirus circumstances. How are teachers enduring this uncertainty… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 5:25 Why Mississippi’s top health official is warning against in-person school Mississippi is a coronavirus hot spot, with confirmed cases per 100,000 residents and positive test rates among the highest in the U.S. The state is seeing increased hospitalizations and deaths, too, at a time when schools are beginning the academic… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 7:56 In Japan, young people rush to document Hiroshima survivors’ memories By Grace Lee It has been 75 years since the United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, leveling the city and killing some 150,000 people. The horrifying aftermath of that attack, and one on Nagasaki three days later, has… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 2:32 An essay on power and the police The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis this past May sparked protests nationwide, and even across the globe, about racism and police brutality. But for many Black Americans, more frequent and mundane interactions cause a permanent sense of fear. In… Continue watching
Aug 06 In Michigan, political divides create two pandemic realities By Daniel Bush In interviews across the state, Michigan residents expressed a wide range of views about the coronavirus pandemic, and why their political beliefs help shape their public health decisions. Continue reading
Aug 06 Seeking refuge in U.S. amid pandemic, children fleeing danger are expelled By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press More than 2,000 unaccompanied children have been expelled from the United States since March under an emergency declaration enacted by the Trump administration. Continue reading
Aug 06 Workers want mandated temp checks for casino patrons By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Five Atlantic City casinos are not physically checking the temperatures of guests entering the property, workers say. Continue reading
Aug 06 Fort Hood has high rates of murder, assault says Army secretary By Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America McCarthy visited the based Thursday as part of an independent review he ordered of the command climate at Fort Hood following the slaying of Spc. Vanessa Guillen. Continue reading
Aug 06 Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 aid calling it a ‘nightmare’ By Sarah Skidmore Sell, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Even if Congress does reach a deal, the extra unemployment amount is likely to be less than $600. By the time the money starts flowing, it could be too late for many Americans who are already in dire straits. Continue reading