Sep 21 Justin Trudeau's party wins Canada vote but fails to get majority By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party secured victory in parliamentary elections but failed to get the majority he wanted in a vote that focused on the coronavirus pandemic but that many Canadians saw as unnecessary. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 8:19 As U.S. deports Haitian migrants, fate of DACA immigrants also hangs in the balance Thousands of migrants — most of whom are from Haiti — have been removed from an encampment in the town of Del Rio, Texas, along the U.S. southern border as U.S. officials have started to take more aggressive steps to… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 6:49 How the White House plans to combat the 'silent killer' of rising heat levels By PBS NewsHour 2021 had one of the hottest summers on record, with July being the hottest single month recorded. Extreme heat is expected to worsen with climate change. The Biden administration announced a plan Monday that would develop new workplace standards for… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 5:03 Can Dems overcome Senate parliamentarian's blow to their immigration push? As the Biden administration cracks down on immigrants at the southern border, Amna Nawaz takes a wider look at the status of immigration reform in this country, and what's at stake, with Marielena Hincapié, the executive director of the National… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: U.S. to ease restrictions on vaccinated foreign travelers in November In our news wrap Monday, the Biden administration plans to lift restrictions on vaccinated foreigners flying to the U.S. as of November. India, the world's largest vaccine producer, says it will resume exports and donations of COVID shots to other… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 6:51 What pediatricians are prioritizing in Pfizer data about vaccinating kids ages 5 to 11 Kids now account for more than one in five new COVID cases, and the highly contagious delta variant has put more children in the hospital than at any other point in the pandemic. While there is no vaccine available yet… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 8:37 Colombia's President Duque on environmental terrorism, migration and democracy The United Nations General Assembly gathers this week in New York to discuss the pandemic, climate change, and migration — as more than 80 million people are displaced across the planet. President Ivȧn Duque of Colombia has been in office… Continue watching
Sep 20 WATCH: Biden speaks at 2021 U.N. General Assembly By Josh Boak, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden said the world stands at an "inflection point in history" and must move quickly and cooperatively to address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuse. Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: United Nations General Assembly 2021 — Day 1 By Edith Lederer, Associated Press The United Nations chief is warning global leaders at the opening of the U.N.'s foremost gathering that the world has never been more threatened and divided and “we face the greatest cascade of crises in our lifetime.”… Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: K-pop stars BTS dip into global diplomacy at U.N. gathering By Sally Ho, Associated Press The seven-member musical juggernaut appeared before the renowned green-marbled backdrop in the General Assembly hall to help promote U.N. goals for 2030. Continue reading