In our news wrap Friday, firefighters in Southern California faced an uphill battle against three raging wildfires. A statewide heat wave, bone-dry conditions and gusty winds made for a difficult task, and more than 5,400 homes are at risk. Also,…
Aug 10

By PBS NewsHour
Do you have a question about how the coronavirus pandemic will affect your vote and the 2020 campaign? Now's your chance to ask the experts and our reporters.
Aug 08

By Marcelo de Sousa, Associated Press
Brazil passed the grim milestone of 100,000 dead from the COVID-19 pandemic.
While national and state eviction moratoriums have temporarily helped slow a pandemic-induced housing and homelessness crisis, they have a long-term impact. Matthew Desmond, a professor at Princeton University who helped build the first nationwide database on evictions joins Hari Sreenivasan…
Aug 06

By Daniel Bush
In interviews across the state, Michigan residents expressed a wide range of views about the coronavirus pandemic, and why their political beliefs help shape their public health decisions.
Aug 04

By Gretchen Frazee
Young Americans are reporting high levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompted by job loss or fears that their loved ones might become seriously ill.
Aug 01

By Andrew Meldrum, Associated Press
South Africa, with a population of about 58 million, has the fifth-highest number of cases in the world, behind the U.S., Brazil, Russia and India, all countries with significantly higher populations, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Experts…
Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the question of whom Joe Biden will choose as his running mate, congressional failure to deliver another pandemic aid…
After a long hiatus forced by coronavirus, the NBA resumes its season Thursday, with the playoffs following close behind. The return comes a week after Major League Baseball began play and days before the National Hockey League resumes. But there…
Coronavirus infections and deaths are still climbing in much of the nation, and Florida has become the new national epicenter. With Congress back in session after recess, continuing COVID-19 increases are fueling urgent negotiations on an economic rescue package. But…
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