AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: July 26-30, 2021AvatarCurated byThis EveningThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that the COVID-19 delta variant may be as contagious as the chickenpox. Plus, House Democrats launch a last-ditch effort to extend the CDC's eviction moratorium, and the Justice Department says former President Trump's taxes must be shared with Congress. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: July 19-23, 2021AvatarCurated byThis EveningLouisiana, Nevada and more: These states reported the highest daily averages of new COVID-19 cases per capita in the past week. Plus, everything you should know about the nation's largest active wildfire, and the Olympic Games are underway in Tokyo despite the ongoing pandemic. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: July 12-16, 2021AvatarCurated byThis EveningCOVID-19 "is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated," according to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. Plus, Europe's worst floods in decades have killed at least 120 people, and the latest on the assassination of Haiti's president, Jovenel Moïse. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: July 5-9, 2021AvatarCurated byThis EveningThe delta coronavirus variant is now the dominant strain in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Plus, the U.S. experienced its hottest June on record last month, and the latest on the Surfside condo collapse. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: June 28-July 2, 2021AvatarCurated byThis EveningThe U.S.'s seven-day average of new coronavirus cases is steadily rising ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. Plus, hundreds of heat deaths are suspected across the Pacific Northwest as the region's temperature records topple, and the death toll in the Miami condo collapse grows while Hurricane Elsa approaches. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: June 21-25, 2021AvatarCurated byThis EveningThe World Health Organization is calling on fully vaccinated people to continue wearing masks as the contagious delta variant spreads globally. Plus, former police officer Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22.5 years for the murder of George Floyd, and Britney Spears calls for an end to her conservatorship: "They’ve done a good job at exploiting my life." Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: June 14-18, 2021AvatarCurated byThis EveningThe U.S. crosses another COVID-19 milestone that no other nation has reached: 600,000 deaths. Plus, President Biden establishes June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, and a record-setting "heat dome" is scorching the American West. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: May 31-June 4, 2021AvatarCurated byThis EveningThe U.S. COVID-19 death toll crossed 600,000 this week as the CDC urged parents to vaccinate their teenagers and adolescents. Plus, the Biden administration formally put an end to the Trump-era immigration policy that forced asylum seekers to wait in Mexico. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: May 24-28, 2021AvatarCurated byThis EveningAbout half of all Americans have now received at least one vaccine shot as daily COVID-19 case counts continue to fall. Plus, remembering the nine people killed in the San Jose mass shooting, and President Biden's budget proposal includes $300 billion in new funding for education, health and more. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: May 10-14, 2021AvatarCurated byThis EveningU.S. COVID-19 case counts continue to fall, as the CDC releases new mask guidelines and Pfizer's vaccine is cleared for kids as young as 12. Plus, the latest on the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: May 3-7, 2021AvatarCurated byThis EveningThe devastating COVID-19 surge in India continues. The nation recorded more than 2.7 million COVID-19 cases in the last week, while the U.S. saw its daily infections decline in 30 states. Plus, key takeaways from the latest (surprisingly disappointing) U.S. jobs report. Catch up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: April 26-30, 2021AvatarCurated byThis Evening100 million U.S. adults are now fully vaccinated, the Biden administration says, as the COVID-19 crisis in India worsens and Brazil exceeds 400,000 virus deaths. Plus, the Republican push to restrict voting continues, this time in Florida. Read up on these and more of the week’s top stories.
AvatarThis EveningStoryboardWhat Mattered This Week: April 19-23, 2021AvatarCurated byThis EveningThe U.S. lifts its pause on the one-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, saying the benefits outweigh the risks. Plus, Derek Chauvin is convicted in the murder of George Floyd, and President Biden pledges to halve U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Catch up on these and more of the week’s top stories.