Jul 16 Watch 7:49 Arkansas hospitals expect COVID admissions to double by August due to the unvaccinated The White House warned Friday about a surge of COVID cases in some states and the connection with low vaccination rates and misinformation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported about 33,000 new cases Thursday — up from a… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: Search proceeds in Surfside, Florida after remaining condo tower is demolished In our news wrap Monday, crews in Surfside, Florida pulled three more bodies from the ruins of a collapsed condominium building after a controlled demolition overnight leveled the remaining wing of the tower, Britain is set to drop face masks… Continue watching
Jul 05 Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers By David Koenig, Associated Press The airline industry convinced tens of thousands of employees to quit last year, and now some of them don't have enough pilots or flight attendants. Continue reading
Jul 05 UK can ease COVID restrictions, Johnson says despite rising cases By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Johnson on Monday confirmed plans to reopen society despite rising coronavirus cases. He says legal sanctions will be replaced by individual "informed decisions" when the country moves to the final stage of lifting its long lockdown. He said that's scheduled… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 7:11 U.S. surgeon general on delta variant, vaccine hesitancy and COVID long haulers By PBS NewsHour Health officials are sounding the alarm this holiday weekend about the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus that is causing an increase in COVID-19 cases in the United States. Its greatest threat is to those who are unvaccinated. Judy… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 8:13 IMF projects U.S. economy to grow 7% due to robust vaccinations, but warns of inflation An annual report released Thursday by the International Monetary Fund projects that the U.S. economy will grow roughly 7% this year as federal stimulus programs fuel consumer spending — but that growth raises the risk of inflation. The report also… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 7:59 School districts intensify summer programs to combat learning lost during the pandemic By Stephanie Sy Summer is here, but the disruptions caused by the pandemic are affecting summer plans of some students and teachers. Educators around the country are scrambling to help students catch up. Many are utilizing billions in federal stimulus funds to beef… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 3:33 Highly contagious delta variant on path to become dominant strain in the U.S. By William Brangham The U.S. is in a far better place this summer than many other countries witnessing new COVID cases. But the delta variant of the virus — now expected to become the dominant strain in the U.S. — is posing serious… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 8:35 Dr. Fauci on delta variant, booster shots and masks for the vaccinated To understand more about the threat to Americans from the delta variant of the novel coronavirus, including the need for vaccinated individuals to wear masks or require booster vaccines, Judy Woodruff turns to Dr. Anthony Fauci. Fauci is the director… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 5:29 News Wrap: Blinken says Syria, Iraq airstrikes meant to ‘deter future action’ In our news wrap Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria and Iraq. President Joe Biden welcomed outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin to the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court refused to… Continue watching