Sep 19 As leaders reconvene at UN, climate and COVID top the list By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press With the coronavirus pandemic still raging in many parts of the world, leaders from more than 100 nations are heading to New York this week for the United Nations' annual high-level gathering — a COVID-inflected, semi-locked down affair that takes… Continue reading
Sep 17 New York millionaire Robert Durst guilty of best friend's murder By Brian Melley, Associated Press Durst, 78, was convicted of the first-degree murder of Susan Berman, who was shot at point-blank range in the back of the head in her Los Angeles home in December 2000 as she was prepared to tell police how she… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 4:18 Scattered thunderstorms, lack of power complicate Louisiana recovery efforts Power is now restored to most of New Orleans, but several hundred thousand people in southeast Louisiana are still without amid a rising death toll. Local officials say 9 more people in New Orleans have died of excessive heat, bringing… Continue watching
Sep 09 This church was destroyed on 9/11. Now it's reopening as a shrine to victims By Dan Cooney Two decades after it was destroyed on 9/11, St. Nicholas is embarking on a resurrection of sorts. Continue reading
Sep 09 Ground Zero rebuilding still continues in New York, 20 years after 9/11 By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Two decades after its destruction in the Sept. 11 attacks, the work to rebuild the World Trade Center complex remains incomplete. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 5:04 Most of New Orleans regains power, but many across Gulf Coast still waiting By Roby Chavez While President Joe Biden visited New York and New Jersey, hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses in Louisiana, which he visited earlier last week, have remained without power, water or other basic needs for over a week. PBS NewsHour… Continue watching
Sep 07 WATCH: Biden surveys New York and New Jersey storm damage, talks climate change By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Pointing accusingly at climate change, President Joe Biden toured deadly Northeast flood damage Tuesday and said he was thinking about the families who suffered “profound” losses from the powerful remnants of Hurricane Ida. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 4:05 Hundreds of thousands of Americans still without power in Ida's aftermath By Roby Chavez New Jersey, New York and other Northeastern states continued cleaning up in the aftermath of the Ida storm system. At least 50 deaths from Virginia to Massachusetts have been linked with the storms. In Louisiana, at least 13 deaths have… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 5:01 Biden visits Louisiana as Gulf Coast, Northeast recover from Ida's toll By Roby Chavez The death toll from Ida grew Friday as first responders in some places went door to door to list the missing. At least 49 people were killed in five Northeast states. President Joe Biden traveled to Louisiana to see the… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 5:13 Nearly a decade after Hurricane Sandy, NYC's outer boroughs see 'bare minimum' investment Justin Brannan, a New York City councilman representing Brooklyn, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Ida's toll on New York City, and how the city can brace itself for similar weather events in the future. Continue watching