Mar 01 COVID-19 conspiracies soar after new classified report on virus origins By David Klepper, Associated Press Online speculation about the origins of COVID-19 is soaring after a new report from the Energy Department concluding the coronavirus that caused the disease leaked from a China lab. Continue reading
Mar 01 Ohio senators to promote new rail safety bill after derailment By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The legislation would subject all trains carrying hazardous materials to additional safety regulations and state notification requirements, and increase penalties for violations. Continue reading
Mar 01 Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan returns to 16th parole hearing By Julie Watson, Associated Press A California parole board voted in 2021 to free Robert F. Kennedy's assassin, but the decision later was overturned by the governor. Continue reading
Mar 01 Kobe Bryant’s family settles lawsuit over photos shared following deadly helicopter crash By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press County deputies and firefighters had shot photos of the bodies and shared them with others in their departments. A county lawyer said the pictures were part of their job, but Vanessa Bryant's lawyer said they were shared as “visual gossip.”… Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: White House bans TikTok from government-issued devices In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House gave federal agencies 30 days to remove TikTok from all government-issued devices citing security concerns, a Ukrainian commander says Russian forces are trying to encircle Bakhmut, Ukraine has received over $100 billion… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 7:11 Food banks prepare for spike as pandemic SNAP benefits come to an end By William Brangham, Layla Quran, Dorothy Hastings In the last three years, households eligible for food assistance received at least $95 more per month as part of a pandemic-era increase to combat hunger. But Wednesday, those benefits will expire, meaning a smaller monthly food budget for nearly… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 5:09 Exhibit spotlights portraits and stories of Black Southerners living during Jim Crow era By Casey Kuhn, Rachel Liesendahl, Nicole Ellis On this last day of Black History Month, we feature the stories of Black Southerners during Jim Crow, as told in a single frame. NewsHour Digital Anchor Nicole Ellis visited the University of Virginia to see how historical portraits are… Continue watching
Feb 28 Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for children By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bill to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18. Continue reading
Feb 28 Bringing historical Black newspapers into the digital age, students discover their past By Kenichi Serino The stories told by Black newspapers about their own communities are less well known. The Black Press Archives seeks to change that. Continue reading
Feb 28 Why Seattle banned caste discrimination By Nicole Ellis, Julia Griffin, Yasmeen Alamiri Nearly 5.4 million South Asians live in the U.S., most of whom trace their roots to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka, according to the group South Asian Americans Leading Together. In many of these communities, a 3,000-year-old… Continue reading