May 21 China kicks off key political event delayed by pandemic By Associated Press China began its most important political event of the year on Thursday after a two-month delay because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 1:54 Millions in India and Bangladesh flee strongest cyclone in a decade By Judy Woodruff, Layla Quran A tropical cyclone is blasting India and Bangladesh, killing at least 14 people and destroying homes by the hundred. The storm surged out of the Bay of Bengal Wednesday into a densely populated area that has been beset by the… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 5:58 How the Trump administration is leveraging COVID-19 to tighten immigration The Trump administration is saying increased security on the U.S.-Mexico border is necessary to prevent the coronavirus' spread. As a result, more than 900 migrant children were deported in March and April shortly after they reached the border -- much… Continue watching
May 20 Most Americans think it will be at least 6 months before a return to normal from COVID-19 By Laura Santhanam Republicans were far more optimistic about the country’s resilience while reopening under COVID-19 than American adults overall, according to this latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, while Democrats were more pessimistic. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Child vaccine doses down 63 percent during pandemic, NYC mayor says The city health department compared numbers between March 23 and May 9, 2020 to the same period in 2019. Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Biden delivers graduation address at Columbia Law School By Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Biden urged Columbia University Law School graduates on Wednesday to “trust in self-governance. Because right now, it’s under attack.”… Continue reading
May 20 Pence participates in discussion of COVID-19 challenges in nursing homes By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence will deliver personal protective equipment to a nursing home in Orlando. Continue reading
May 20 As U.S. births fall, the virus could drive them down more By Associated Press The CDC found the number of births fell about 1% from 2018, to about 3.7 million. Birth rates continued to fall for teen moms and for women in their 20s. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: Mayor de Blasio says online schooling will last through summer for 1 in 6 NYC kids By Associated Press Online schooling will continue through the summer for some 177,700 New York City public school students, officials announced Tuesday. Continue reading
May 19 WATCH: Fed’s Powell says new lending programs to launch by June 1 By Martin Crutsinger, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will testify Tuesday at 10 a.m. before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. Continue reading