Jun 14 Watch 7:48 Are the G-7 pledges to combat climate change enough? An expert weighs in By William Brangham, David Coles As carbon emissions build up in the atmosphere more than ever before in human history, western leaders at the Group of Seven summit pledged to reduce their use of coal, lower their overall emissions, and help nations most impacted by… Continue watching
Jun 10 Mumbai building collapse kills 11 after monsoon flooding By Associated Press Heavy monsoon rains had flooded several parts of the city that is India's financial and entertainment capital. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 7:55 Capturing the horror and hope of India's recent COVID-19 surge from afar COVID-19 has torn across India with a deadly ferocity. While infection numbers have dropped from their horrific peaks last month, more than 120,000 new cases were reported on Monday. All the while, Indians living in the U.S. have raced to… Continue watching
May 26 Watch 6:10 News Wrap: Biden directs US intelligence to redouble efforts probing origin of COVID-19 In our news wrap Wednesday, President Biden ordered U.S. Intelligence agencies to redouble efforts to pinpoint COVID-19's origins, pressing China to cooperate. A tropical cyclone roared ashore in eastern India, forcing more than a million people to flee and killing… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: NYC, LA schools to resume in-person learning this fall In our news wrap Monday, schools in New York City and Los Angeles will make a return to full, in-person learning this fall, with remote options unavailable in NYC and available in only some cases in LA. The World Health… Continue watching
May 23 India battles fatal fungal threat as virus deaths near 300K By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Doctors in India are fighting a fatal fungal infection affecting COVID-19 patients or those who have recovered from the disease amid a coronavirus surge that has driven the country’s fatalities to nearly 300,000. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 6:04 4 ways the US can help stem COVID deaths globally By William Brangham While the pandemic's toll is easing in the U.S., COVID-19 still has a deadly grip on many other countries. The estimated global death toll remains around 13,000 people a day, and the World Health Organization's new estimates are far higher. Continue watching
May 19 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: New York state conducting criminal probe of Trump Organization In our news wrap Wednesday, the New York state attorney general's office opened a criminal probe into former President Trump's business. House Democrats moved to create an independent commission to investigate the Capitol assault on January 6. More pandemic restrictions… Continue watching
May 18 Watch 6:16 News Wrap: No charges for sheriffs who shot Andre Brown Jr. in North Carolina By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, a North Carolina prosecutor says he will not charge three sheriff's deputies who shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. last month in Elizabeth City. U.S. public health officials stepped up appeals for younger Americans to… Continue watching
May 16 Hundreds of bodies found buried along Indian riverbanks By Associated Press Police are reaching out to villagers in northern India to investigate the recovery of bodies buried in shallow sand graves or washed up on the Ganges River banks, prompting speculation on social media that they’re the remains of COVID-19 victims. Continue reading