Mar 08 Watch 9:24 President Biden’s sweeping stimulus package on the cusp of becoming law By PBS NewsHour House Democrats are waiting to give final approval to the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package that was backed along party lines Saturday in the Senate. They are pressing to get the bill to President Biden to sign before federal unemployment… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 2:52 ‘The Longest Year’ podcast explores what Americans have faced during the pandemic By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz We are now one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and the virus has altered our lives in many ways. The NewsHour launched a new podcast series called, "America Interrupted: The Longest Year." Hosted by Amna Nawaz, she speaks to Americans… Continue watching
Mar 07 Calls grow for Cuomo to quit from top New York lawmakers By Karen Matthews, David Porter, Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins became the first senior Democrat in the state to say the three-term governor should resign. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie stopped short of demanding that Cuomo quit, but said in a statement that “it is time… Continue reading
Mar 06 Europe staggers as infectious variants power virus surge By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Genetic analysis confirmed what officials already suspected: The highly contagious coronavirus variant first identified in England was racing through the community, a densely packed city of nearly 40,000 with a chemical plant and a Pirelli bicycle tire factory a 15-minute… Continue reading
Mar 05 Watch 3:40 Honoring 5 remarkable people who lost their lives to the coronavirus Even as hope for an end to the pandemic grows, more than 520,000 people in the U.S. have died from COVID-19. We take a moment to remember five remarkable individuals lost to this disease. Continue watching
Mar 05 Introducing ‘The Longest Year,’ a podcast about life during the pandemic By News Desk We hear the stories of people across America as they've tried to get their arms around the staggering toll the coronavirus has taken. New episodes drop every Friday in March. Continue reading
Mar 05 The Longest Year: Fighting ‘the invisible enemy’ By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane, Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry In the first episode of a series we're calling "The Longest Year," which tells the stories of the isolation, uncertainty, fear, loss and new understanding that have spread alongside the virus, we focus on the people on the front lines. Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 5:33 News Wrap: Capitol Police ask the National Guard to remain deployed for two more months In our news wrap Thursday, Capitol Police asked for National Guard troops to remain deployed there for two more months, U.S. Senate begins debate on President Biden's COVID relief package, the U.S is now vaccinating more than 2 million people… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 5:48 COVID-19 lockdown compounds Lebanon’s economic crises By Leila Molana-Allen Protests erupted again this week in Lebanon, as a spiraling currency crisis led to violence in the streets. A strict COVID-19 lockdown has crushed the economy, causing many Lebanese to go months without an income. And as special correspondent Leila… Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch 7:10 Senate battle begins over Biden’s relief plan amid new security concerns at the Capitol With the Senate set to debate the details of the COVID relief bill, members of Congress received new information about the ongoing security threats facing the Capitol. All of this comes to a head as security officials raise new questions… Continue watching