Oct 01 WATCH: Federal officials testify on fraud prevention in small business loan programs By Courtney Vinopal Officials from the Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. Government Accountability Office will testify Oct. 1 about efforts to prevent fraud within federal programs set up to support small businesses affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 01 Unemployment rises in Europe as pandemic grinds on By David McHugh, Helena Alves, Associated Press Unemployment rose for a fifth straight month in Europe in August and is expected to grow further amid concern that extensive government support programs won't be able keep many businesses hit by coronavirus restrictions afloat forever. Continue reading
Oct 01 U.S. layoffs remain elevated as 837,000 seek jobless aid By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tentative recovery that began this summer. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Small businesses in food industry testify about COVID-19 impact By Associated Press Business owners and leaders in the food industry will testify Sept. 30 about the challenges food producers and retailers are facing amid COVID-19 and what lies ahead in the next several months as the pandemic continues. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 9:40 How schools are coping with constantly changing landscape of COVID-19 By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris The past few weeks have represented a back-to-school period like no other in recent memory. How are students, teachers, parents and administrators adapting to an academic year reshaped by the pandemic? We hear directly from some of them, and Daniel… Continue watching
Sep 28 India's confirmed coronavirus tally reaches 6 million cases By Associated Press The Health Ministry reported 82,170 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, driving the overall total to 6,074,703. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: Trump says millions of rapid COVID-19 tests will be sent to states By Associated Press Nearly 205,000 people have now died from the coronavirus, according to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, and cases continue to rise in a number of states. Continue reading
Sep 27 Nearly 1M who died of COVID-19 also illuminated treatment By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer The nearly 1 million people around the world who have lost their lives to COVID-19 have left us a gift: Through desperate efforts to save their lives, scientists now better understand how to treat and prevent the disease — and… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: Breonna Taylor's family demands grand jury transcripts In our news wrap Friday, Breonna Taylor’s family demanded Louisville officials release transcripts from grand jury proceedings over whether to charge police in her death. Kentucky’s attorney general said officers had acted in self-defense, after Taylor’s boyfriend fired first. Also,… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 3:07 Remembering victims of COVID-19 The NewsHour has been honoring victims of the coronavirus pandemic for six months. With the number of American lives lost now over 200,000, we share the stories of five more. Continue watching