May 18 WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces full Phase 1 of recovery plan By Associated Press Florida is entering the full Phase 1 of its step-by-step plan for recovery, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in a news conference on Monday. Continue reading
May 18 Tech-assisted COVID-19 tracking is having some issues By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Harnessing today's technology to the task of fighting the coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be more complicated than it first appeared. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: NYC could ease some virus restrictions in early June, mayor says By Candice Norwood "The first half of June is the first opportunity to relax anything," de Blasio said in a news conference. Continue reading
May 18 Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouraging, Moderna says By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers, its maker announced Monday. Continue reading
May 18 Tropical Storm Arthur crawls closer to North Carolina coast By Associated Press Life-threatening surf and rip currents will spread along U.S. East coast beaches in the days ahead. Continue reading
May 18 Pandemic delivers financial blow to health care sector By Tom Murphy, Associated Press COVID-19 worries have kept patients away from doctors' offices and forced the postponement and cancellation of non-urgent surgeries. Continue reading
May 18 WATCH: FBI says shooter at Pensacola base coordinated with al-Qaida By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Chris Wray are set to hold a news conference to announce developments in the shooting late last year at the Pensacola Naval Air Station. Continue reading
May 18 Thousands defer plans to leave the military during crisis By Associated Press Across the military, uncertainty about future jobs or college opportunities is driving more service members to re-enlist or at least postpone their scheduled departures. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 6:44 Keystone pipeline project proceeds amidst COVID-19 pandemic By Ivette Feliciano As thousands of transient, out-of-state oil workers enter states along the Keystone XL construction route in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, legal challenges are once again piling up against the Trump administration due to mounting health concerns. NewsHour Weekend’s… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 5:17 Voter suppression and the impact of COVID-19 on people of color The Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred. His Poor People’s Campaign in June will hold a digital assembly and march on Washington to draw attention to civil rights issues. Hari Sreenivasan spoke… Continue watching