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Several cities across America including Hudson, New York, Stockton, California, and Gary, Indiana have piloted monthly guaranteed income programs to help those in need. NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary Green speaks to Natalie Foster, Co-Chair of the Economic Security Project about cash

New York City’s deadliest fire in more than three decades, killing 19 people including nine children Sunday at a Bronx apartment building, was caused by a faulty space heater, officials said.

Conservative justices are sceptical of a test-or-jab requirement for big firms

Haim Mizrachi was beaten, arrested, threatened and kept in custody overnight after trying to speak with undercover detectives who drove against traffic and hit another car

More than one-third of America’s ambassadors are missing from the action

As founder and frontwoman of seminal bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre, Kathleen Hannah led the way for countless artists looking to meld art and activism. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on how the punk rock legend inspired generations of

In the U.S. 30% of families headed by Black mothers live below the poverty line. But one initiative in Mississippi is trying to address that problem with a guaranteed income program Magnolia Mother’s Trust is giving $1,000 a month to

The death toll includes nine children. Mayor Eric Adams said the fire was one of the worst in the city “in modern times.” Follow updates here.

L.A. County sets new daily record with 45,000 coronavirus cases  Los Angeles Times L.A. County Public Health Reports Big Daily Case Totals Drop, As UCLA Says It Will Extend Remote Learning Period  Deadline Rady Children’s hospitalizations triple in the last week  CBS 8

Canada has reported COVID-19 case numbers in recent days many times higher than it has seen at any other point during the pandemic. Demand has overwhelmed testing capacity in much of the country.