Aug 20 Watch 7:17 What to know about this summer’s major surge in COVID infections By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas As summer winds down, much of the U.S. is seeing the biggest COVID wave in at least two years, and hundreds of people are still being killed by the virus every week. According to a CDC analysis of hospitalizations, 25… Continue watching
Aug 20 After Ernesto, the power is still off for tens of thousands in Puerto Rico By Dánica Coto, Associated Press It's been a week since Ernesto swiped the U.S. territory as a tropical storm. Continue reading
Aug 20 Army and police missed chances to intervene before Maine mass shootings, special commission report finds By Patrick Whittle, David Sharp, Associated Press The special commission cited shortcomings by police for failing to seize the gunman's weapons and by the Army Reserves for failing to get proper psychiatric care for the reservist responsible for the attack. Continue reading
Aug 19 Jury decides parents of Texas student accused in 2018 deadly school shooting not responsible By Associated Press The victims’ lawsuit sought to hold Dimitrios Pagourtzis and his parents, Antonios Pagourtzis and Rose Marie Kosmetatos, financially liable for the shooting at Santa Fe High School on May 18, 2018. Continue reading
Aug 19 Billionaire Carl Icahn strikes settlement with US regulators for using company to secure personal loans worth billions By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that Icahn Enterprises and Icahn have agreed to pay $1.5 million and $500,000 in civil penalties, respectively, to settle the charges. Continue reading
Aug 19 Phil Donahue, pioneering daytime talk show host who launched a new TV genre, has died By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press NBC's ‘Today’ show, citing family members, said that Donahue died Sunday. Dubbed “the king of daytime talk,” Donahue was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 2:46 News Wrap: Secretary of State Blinken visits Israel, as more strikes hit Gaza In our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Israel, as more airstrikes hit Gaza. Ukraine ramps up its military operations, nearly two weeks into its incursion of Russia. Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Gov. Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 8:58 A look back at the 1968 Democratic convention and its relevance today By Judy Woodruff, Sarah Clune Hartman, Connor Seitchik, Frank Carlson Chicago has hosted more presidential nominating conventions than any other U.S. city, going back to Abraham Lincoln in 1860. The notorious and consequential 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago occurred when divisions over the Vietnam War sparked major protests in the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 9:02 The importance of earthquake planning beyond the West Coast By John Yang, Claire Mufson This week’s 4.4 magnitude tremor in Los Angeles was along a fault that runs through a densely populated area. But California isn’t the only region in the U.S. with the potential for major earthquakes. Brian Houston, director of the University… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 5:13 Glitches with an app designed to help migrants seek legal asylum in the U.S. In July, arrests of those illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border were the lowest U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen in nearly four years. It comes after the Biden Administration imposed new rules to encourage migrants to use legal pathways… Continue watching