Nov 25 Watch 7:39 Navajo Nation’s health care system strained by COVID-19 By Stephanie Sy, Casey Kuhn, Lena I. Jackson The Navajo Nation, home to more than 170,000 Navajo, has been hit hard by COVID-19. More than 600 Navajo have died of COVID-19 in parts of three states, and daily positive cases are soaring. Stephanie Sy spoke with Dr. Daniel… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 4:38 How Americans are approaching Thanksgiving differently this year By PBS NewsHour, Maea Lenei Buhre Public health officials remain concerned too many people are traveling this holiday week to be with loved ones, even though air travel is 60 percent below where it was at this time last year and with millions of Americans deciding… Continue watching
Nov 25 How deteriorating schools fuel the inequality crisis amid COVID-19 By Meredith Kolodner and Bracey Harris, Neal Morton, The Hechinger Report The rampant spread of the coronavirus has exposed a crisis of crumbling and dilapidated school buildings brought on by decades of underfunding and neglect. Continue reading
Nov 25 WATCH: Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb gives coronavirus update By Candice Norwood The state has seen more than 312,000 positive coronavirus cases since March. Continue reading
Nov 25 WATCH: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo gives coronavirus update By Associated Press Cuomo will hold a news conference ahead of Thanksgiving to give an update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 25 With domestic violence on the rise during COVID-19, activists push for protections By Associated Press Activists are holding protests Wednesday from France to Turkey and world dignitaries are trying to find ways to protect millions of women killed or abused every year by their partners. Continue reading
Nov 25 27 coronavirus deaths at Illinois veterans nursing home prompts probe By Associated Press State officials have launched investigations into a coronavirus outbreak at a veterans nursing home in Illinois that has infected nearly 200 residents and staff members, and killed 27 veterans. Continue reading
Nov 25 U.S. jobless claims rise to 778,000 as pandemic worsens The Labor Department's report Wednesday said jobless claims climbed from 748,000 the week before. Continue reading
Nov 24 Watch 6:39 As the holidays approach, demand for food soars in the U.S. As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches millions of people are out of work and struggling to put food on the table. And as food insecurity soars across the nation due to COVID-19, the hardest hit are often children and people of… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 5:50 Wisconsin hospitals face critical staffing shortages during COVID-19 surge Wisconsin is in the midst of a month-long surge of cases that is hitting rural areas of the state particularly hard. And about 70 percent of Wisconsin's hospitals will face a dearth of medical professionals by the end of this… Continue watching