Dec 24 Africa CDC: New virus variant appears to emerge in Nigeria By Cara Anna, Associated Press Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa's top public health official said Thursday, but he added that further investigation was needed. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 5:08 Tennessee hospitals near capacity, with ‘mixed messages’ complicating COVID fight Tennessee has been hit especially hard as of late by the coronavirus. While it's numbers are lower than those in other states, it has had the highest rate of new cases and infections twice this week, and some hospitals are… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 4:41 Brexit and border closures create dual challenges in Britain There is something close to chaos in southeastern England, where thousands of trucks began crawling toward Europe after a full-border closure between the U.K. and the continent due to COVID-19. This comes just eight days before the U.K. leaves the… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 4:21 Congress passes relief bill, impacting millions of Americans Members of the U.S. Congress are mostly home for the holidays after approving aid for an economy battered by the pandemic. The mega-deal includes economic relief and a catch-all spending bill to fund the government for the rest of the… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 8:03 Covering coronavirus hotspots, until it struck at home NewsHour Special Correspondent Malcolm Brabant has covered some of Europe's virus hotspots during the pandemic. But he has not been impacted personally until now. As he explains from his home in Brighton in the south of England, he is currently… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 8:28 NBA begins new season amid COVID jump, but a bubble remains ‘a last resort’ It's been about two months since the NBA finished a delayed season that saw its players confined to COVID "bubbles." But with a new season set to begin amid a surging pandemic, the NBA now plans to allow teams to… Continue watching
Dec 22 California desperately searches for more nurses and doctors By Daisy Nguyen, Associated Press Much of California has exhausted its usual ability to staff intensive care beds, and the nation's most populated state is desperately searching for 3,000 temporary medical workers to meet demand. Continue reading
Dec 22 EU recommends against nonessential travel to the UK By Pan Pylas, Associated Press The European Union recommended Tuesday that all 27 member countries should discourage all nonessential travel to and from the United Kingdom until further notice. Continue reading
Dec 22 Before COVID-19, U.S. life expectancy was making a slight rebound By Laura Santhanam New federal data shows life expectancy before the pandemic was on the rise, but tens of thousands of deaths caused by opioids… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 8:27 Impasse ends in Congress with ‘arsenal’ of coronavirus relief The stalemate is over as the nation's lawmakers prepared to vote Monday on measures to provide financial relief during the pandemic, to fund the federal government and to address other key concerns. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. Continue watching