JUDY WOODRUFF: The daily briefings at the White House do continue, but, tonight, there is new information on a key firing, allegedly pitting science against politics. Our Yamiche Alcindor is here with the latest. Yamiche, we did report earlier that a...
JUDY WOODRUFF: When you think of essential workers during this pandemic, typically, first responders and hospital workers come to mind. But a key function of society is, of course, picking up our garbage to keep our communities clean. PBS station WTT...
JUDY WOODRUFF: After the pandemic aid for small businesses, the so-called Paycheck Protection Program, ran out of the allotted $350 billion, there were questions about when and if lawmakers could make a deal to find more money for small business loan...
JUDY WOODRUFF: We want to turn now to remember some of the tens of thousands of Americans who have lost their lives in this pandemic, the schoolteachers, health care workers, musicians, public servants, and local leaders who've left a permanent mark...
JUDY WOODRUFF: It sounds biblical, but as the world grapples with the COVID pandemic, the continent of Africa is facing another plague: locusts. As Nick Schifrin reports, the small insects pose a serious threat to food security throughout the region....
Hari Sreenivasan: This holy week, celebrated by christians worldwide, coincides with the jewish holiday passover, usually that means being with family for religious gatherings. But these are not normal times. NewsHour Weekend's Melanie Saltzman recen...
Hari Sreenivasan: As everyone knows, America's children are going to school online these days and how that will affect education is yet to be known. But as NewsHour Weekend special correspondent Karla Murthy reports, classroom social-distancing doesn...
JUDY WOODRUFF: The human cost of the coronavirus pandemic is still rising worldwide tonight, including well over 14,000 confirmed deaths in the United States. At the same time, infections are leveling off in parts of Europe, with similar signs in New...
Hari Sreenivasan: Governor Ron DeSantis issued a state-wide stay-at-home order for Florida in response to the spread of the coronavirus just yesterday. This came after some local counties and cities had already put similar orders in place ahead of th...
JUDY WOODRUFF: Returning now to the question of wearing masks, how effective they are, and whether homemade masks can help stop the spread of the virus. We want to look at what is motivating the small army of citizens making masks in their own commun...
