Mar 29 Watch 7:22 WHO report says COVID originated in bats, but critics claim the study was biased By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Layla Quran The PBS NewsHour has obtained a study by a group of independent researchers convened by the WHO to find the origins of COVID-19 in China. As Nick Schifrin reports, the virus that caused the worst pandemic in a century most… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 7:27 American renters hard-hit by pandemic juggle complicated assistance systems, eviction laws By John Yang, Gretchen Frazee, Lynsey Jeffery With 9.5 million Americans, or 17 percent of tenants, in the U.S. still behind on their rent according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Biden administration on Monday extended a federal moratorium on evictions through the end of June. There… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 8:11 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the push to reform gun laws, end COVID-19 NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the recent mass shootings, the resulting actions towards gun control, and the latest on the government's efforts to fight… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: More than 200 ships blocked as efforts to clear Suez Canal fail In our news wrap Friday, congestion outside the suez canal grew to over 200 ships as officials failed to move a giant container ship that has been wedged in the waterway since Tuesday. Then, fresh appeals for the U.S. to… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 3:19 Remembering five beautiful souls lost to COVID-19 This Friday, we continue our look at some beautiful souls that were lost to COVID-19, as remembered by their loved ones. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch 3:43 One monastery shows how faith and science can work together to serve humanity As part of a reflection on the importance of both faith and science during the pandemic, Rickey Bevington from Georgia Public Broadcasting guides us on a journey inside a Catholic monastery in rural Georgia, where science is helping the faithful… Continue watching
Mar 26 The Longest Year: The people we've lost to COVID-19 By Amna Nawaz, Maea Lenei Buhre, Lorna Baldwin, Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry Four people who lost a loved one in the pandemic tell us about what they remember, how they’re grieving and how they're trying to move forward. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 7:42 Shot chasers: How volunteers are helping bridge America's vaccine gap By John Yang, Diane Lincoln Estes As the U.S. continues to grapple with the pandemic, vaccine supply remains limited in some areas. Distribution systems are fragmented and tough to navigate, especially for the estimated 25 million Americans who don’t have internet access for online registration. Luckily,… Continue watching
Mar 25 Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 COVID-19 deaths By Mauricio Savarese, Débora Álvares, Associated Press Foes and allies of President Jair Bolsonaro are pleading for him to change course to stem a recent surge of the virus, but he continues to refuse restrictions on activity and promotes unproven cures for the disease. Continue reading
Mar 25 How teens adapted and changed during the pandemic By Rawan Elbaba, Student Reporting Labs, Leila Jackson, Student Reporting Lab From gaining a better understanding of themselves and learning lifelong lessons to struggling with their mental health and education, teens are creating a new normal as they attend online school and grow accustomed to a pandemic that has forced them… Continue reading