• Pelosi says GOP still doesn't recognize 'gravity' of coronavirus crisis

    Pelosi says GOP still doesn't recognize 'gravity' of coronavirus crisis

    Aug 04, 2020 10:55 PM EST

    As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage across the U.S., the Trump administration and Congress are still discussing another economic aid package. But on Tuesday, the White House and leading Democratic lawmakers gave different accounts of how much progress is being made. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a central figure in those negotiations, joins Judy Woodruff...

  • How authoritarianism has spread since the coronavirus pandemic began

    How authoritarianism has spread since the coronavirus pandemic began

    Aug 04, 2020 10:35 PM EST

    According to pro-democracy institutions, authoritarianism was on the rise globally even before the coronavirus pandemic hit. But experts say the distraction of the crisis has allowed some leaders to indulge their dictatorial impulses without attracting much attention from the people they govern. Nick Schifrin reports and talks to The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum about this dangerous...

  • What kids are losing as coronavirus cancels camp

    What kids are losing as coronavirus cancels camp

    Aug 03, 2020 10:35 PM EST

    ... that I'm just really proud of him for. John Yang: And in Kansas City, Elle Tunley says she's looking forward to when the coronavirus isn't a problem. Girl: I would like to go really, really, really bad, because I want to meet new friends, I want to ...

  • Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan recovers from coronavirus

    Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan recovers from coronavirus

    Aug 02, 2020 09:51 PM EST

    NEW DELHI — Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was discharged from a Mumbai hospital on Sunday after undergoing three weeks of treatment for the coronavirus. His actor son, Abhishek Bachchan, who is still in the Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital with the virus, said in a tweet that his father has tested negative ...

  • Final days of Islamic hajj and Eid al-Adha holiday impacted by coronavirus

    Final days of Islamic hajj and Eid al-Adha holiday impacted by coronavirus

    Jul 31, 2020 11:09 PM EST

    The pandemic has pushed millions of people around the world closer to the brink of poverty, making it harder for many to fulfill the religious tradition of purchasing livestock. 

  • Honoring 5 lives lost to coronavirus

    Honoring 5 lives lost to coronavirus

    Jul 31, 2020 10:25 PM EST

    The United States passed another devastating milestone this week, with more than 150,000 dead from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Judy Woodruff takes a moment to remember a few of them. ... Judy Woodruff: The U.S. passed another devastating milestone this week, with more than 150,000 lives lost to ...

  • Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus

    Pilgrims pray on peak day of hajj in shadow of coronavirus

    Jul 30, 2020 12:25 PM EST

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Masked pilgrims arrived Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near Islam's holiest site, to pray and repent on the most important day of the hajj, the annual pilgrimage in Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The global coronavirus pandemic has cast a shadow over every ...

  • Why people are taking more coronavirus risks as the pandemic drags on

    Why people are taking more coronavirus risks as the pandemic drags on

    Jul 29, 2020 08:33 PM EST

    ... was,” Van Bavel said, particularly on how people are not aware of such threats, and the way avoiding other people goes against human nature. The coronavirus we are battling now may be new, but human reactions to these types of risks are not. “They stand the test of time, and ...

  • Rep. Gohmert tests positive for coronavirus, cancels Trump trip

    Rep. Gohmert tests positive for coronavirus, cancels Trump trip

    Jul 29, 2020 05:36 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, tested positive Wednesday for the coronavirus, forcing him to abruptly cancel his plan to travel to his home state with President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One, a House Republican aide said. Gohmert, 66, one of the House's most conservative and outspoken ...

  • Where Senate Republicans stand on proposal for more coronavirus aid

    Where Senate Republicans stand on proposal for more coronavirus aid

    Jul 27, 2020 10:50 PM EST

    It has been months since Congress passed a coronavirus relief bill into law. The extra $600 per week in unemployment benefits granted by an earlier piece of legislation expires this Friday, leaving millions of Americans in financial limbo. Though Senate Republicans unveiled their proposed bill on Monday, it's not clear it will garner enough support....