Feb 27 Watch 7:57 Shutdowns, layoffs, virtual tours: How Dutch museums are coping with COVID-19 By Megan Thompson, Joan Martelli Before COVID-19 hit, millions of people annually visited Amsterdam’s over 140 museums, including the Van Gogh Museum, which houses the iconic Sunflowers masterpiece. Since the pandemic, these museums have been closed. Special Correspondent Megan Thompson reports on the financial toll… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch 5:50 J&J vaccine: Fight against COVID-19 gets another shot in the arm By PBS NewsHour Vaccination efforts to fight the pandemic got another shot in the arm. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which is expected to rollout soon after the FDA nod, will speed up inoculations against COVID-19, but it might be a while before… Continue watching
Feb 27 Myanmar police deploy early to crank up pressure on protests By Associated Press Security forces in some areas appeared to become more aggressive in using force and making arrests, utilizing more plainclothes officers than had previously revealed themselves. Photos posted on social media showed that residents of at least two cities, Yangon and… Continue reading
Feb 27 Archeologists find intact ceremonial chariot near Pompeii By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Officials at the Pompeii archaeological site in Italy announced Saturday the discovery of an intact ceremonial chariot, one of several important discoveries made in the same area outside the park near Naples following an investigation into an illegal dig. Continue reading
Feb 27 Biden hails House passage of $1.9T virus bill, now to Senate By Alan Fram, Associated Press The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that was championed by President Joe Biden, the first step in providing another dose of aid to a weary nation as the measure now moves to a tense Senate. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 7:04 Immigration advocates want Biden to do more to prevent discriminatory policies By Ivette Feliciano On his first day in office, President Biden rescinded the Trump-era so-called “Muslim Travel Bans,” which affected travel from several Muslim-majority nations. And while immigration advocates praised the reversal of what they called discriminatory policies, NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 5:20 As the COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues, when will children be vaccinated? As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to expand to new groups of people, there is the question of when children can begin to get shots. Dr. Fauci recently said children as young as first-graders may be vaccinated by the start of school… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch 4:39 Blocking roads and banging pots, Myanmar protests continue despite military crackdown By PBS NewsHour Hundreds of protesters held a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, for those killed in the protests over the last 21 days. Across the nation, pro-democracy demonstrators continued to oppose the military coup, holding photographs of jailed… Continue watching
Feb 21 U.S. coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000 By John Raby, Associated Press A year into the pandemic, the running total of lives lost was about 498,000 — roughly the population of Kansas City, Missouri, and just shy of the size of Atlanta. The figure compiled by Johns Hopkins University surpasses the number… Continue reading
Feb 21 UN nuclear chief says Iran to grant ‘less access’ to program By Amir Vahdat, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says that Iran will begin offering its inspectors “less access” but will still allow the agency to monitor its atomic program. Continue reading