Dec 19 Watch 9:55 A second COVID-19 vaccine is on its way. What’s next? By PBS NewsHour The U.S. has approved a second COVID-19 vaccine, made by Moderna, to begin rollout on Sunday. With America regularly recording more than 3,000 COVID-19 deaths per day, the much-needed additional doses will provide a boost to efforts to vaccinate healthcare… Continue watching
Dec 19 Fight over Fed powers stalls $900 billion aid plan By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press An arcane battle over emergency Federal Reserve powers is frustrating efforts to lock down an agreement on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package. Saturday’s impasse is just the latest stumble in a partisan, monthslong fight, and feelings hardened… Continue reading
Dec 13 Master of espionage John le Carre dies at 89 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press In classics such as “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold,” “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “The Honourable Schoolboy,” Le Carre combined terse but lyrical prose with the kind of complexity expected in literary fiction. His books grappled with… Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 6:58 Prisons, jails are COVID-19 hotspots. Is vaccinating inmates a priority? By Zachary Green Jails and prison, which house 2 million incarcerated people, have had some of the largest rates of COVID-19 in the country. As new vaccines begin to be distributed, what priority do incarcerated people take in receiving treatment? NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 7:37 CARE packages helped Europeans during WWII. Today, they are helping Americans By Mike Cerre CARE packages, a box of army surplus rations Americans could buy and ship to the millions of needy and displaced Europeans during the Second World War, are, for the first time in CARE’s history, being used to help Americans, many… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 4:30 As the Electoral College prepares to meet, Trump remains defiant By PBS NewsHour Members of the Electoral College will gather in their respective states on Monday to cast their official votes for president, a process that is usually a straightforward formality. But this year could be different. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari… Continue watching
Dec 13 Italy surpasses UK for worst COVID-19 death toll in Europe By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Italy has eclipsed Britain to become the nation with the worst official coronavirus death toll in Europe, with 64,520, to Britain’s 64,267. Continue reading
Dec 13 More U.S. churches are committing to racism-linked reparations By David Crary, Associated Press The Episcopal Diocese of Texas acknowledges that its first bishop in 1859 was a slaveholder. An Episcopal church in New York City erects a plaque noting the building’s creation in 1810 was made possible by wealth resulting from slavery. Continue reading
Dec 13 Hundreds of Nigerian students missing after attack on school By Sam Olukoya, Associated Press Nigerian police say that hundreds of students are missing after gunmen attacked a secondary school in the country’s northwestern Katsina state. Continue reading
Dec 13 Here’s how much COVID-19 vaccine will be shipped in the U.S. By Candice Choi, Associated Press COVID-19 vaccines have begun shipping in the U.S. after getting emergency authorization, setting off the nation’s biggest ever vaccination push. But with limited supplies, how will the vaccine be allocated?… Continue reading