Mar 08 Cruise ship hit by virus to dock in Oakland, California By Daisy Nguyen, Janie Har, Associated Press A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus is headed to the port of Oakland, California, the captain told passengers, though they were destined to stay aboard the ship for at least another day. Continue reading
Mar 08 Harris endorses Biden; Jesse Jackson backs Sanders By Associated Press Kamala Harris endorsed Joe Biden on Sunday and said she would "do everything in my power'' to help elect him. Sanders, a Vermont senator, countered with his own major endorsement on Sunday, announcing that civil rights icon Jesse Jackson was… Continue reading
Mar 07 Travel chaos erupts as Italy quarantines north to halt virus By Frances D'Emilio, Yuri Kageyama, Associated Press Italy has announced a sweeping quarantine for its northern regions, restricting the movements of 16 million people. That aims to halt the relentless march of the new coronavirus across Europe. Continue reading
Mar 07 Trump 'not concerned' as coronavirus cases rise in DC area By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he isn't concerned “at all” about the coronavirus getting closer to the White House after the nation's capital reported its first case Saturday. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 1:53 Remembering Rosalind P. Walter's impact on PBS programming Rosalind P. Walter, one of the most generous supporters of PBS programming, died this week at age 95. Her name has been on the credits of shows like American Masters, Great Performances, Ken and Ric Burns’ films and dozens of… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 3:56 How women in Iowa are leading farmland conservation efforts By Mark Bittman, Melanie Saltzman, Steve W. Thompson Each year, produce like corn and soybeans are grown on millions of acres of Iowa farmland. While the bulk of the farming is conducted by men, roughly half of the state's farmland is owned, or co-owned, by women. Mark Bittman… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 5:54 Voter suppression continues 55 years after 'Bloody Sunday' Fifty-five years ago today, hundreds of civil rights marchers were attacked by state troopers in Selma, Alabama. The violent assault came to be known as "Bloody Sunday," and set in motion the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Continue watching
Mar 07 AP FACT CHECK: Trump's sunny side up take on coronavirus By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press As the stock market convulses, airline schedules buckle and businesses worry their overseas supply lines will snap, President Donald Trump is looking on the sunny side of an economy clouded by the coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 07 Iditarod looks for relevance as race across Alaska starts By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press Interest in the world’s most famous sled dog race has waned in recent years, in part because of smaller cash prizes that make it difficult for mushers to compete in an expensive sport. Animal rights activists also have stepped up… Continue reading
Mar 07 As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic By Maria Cheng, Associated Press As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it's plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic — a serious global outbreak. Continue reading