I’ve been a professional journalist for 20 years. But this week, the media failed Latinos in America during what was perhaps our darkest hour in my lifetime.On Monday, days after a deadly attack on Latino shoppers at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, President Donald Trump gave a statement calling for unity and condemning white supremacy, a message he’s delivered after other mass-casualty gun massacres. On the same day, the El Paso police identified the dead.Rodriguez. Anchondo. Benavides. Garcia. Velazquez. Regalado. Hernández. De Alba. Campos. Flores. Juarez. Marquez. Legarrega. Loya. Manzano....…I’ve been a professional journalist for 20 years. But this week, the media failed Latinos in America during what was perhaps our darkest hour in my lifetime.On Monday, days after a deadly attack on Latino shoppers at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, President Donald Trump gave a statement calling for unity and condemning white supremacy, a message he’s delivered after other mass-casualty gun massacres. On the same day, the El Paso police identified the dead.Rodriguez. Anchondo. Benavides. Garcia. Velazquez. Regalado. Hernández. De Alba. Campos. Flores. Juarez. Marquez. Legarrega. Loya. Manzano....WW…

Who Is Watching Over Coronavirus Bailout Spending? As trillions of dollars begin to flow to bail out American industries, who's watching over it? We speak with Bharat Ramamurti, the first to be named to the Congressional Oversight Commission.Heard onToggle more optionsAs trillions of dollars begin to flow to bail out American industries, who's watching over it? We speak with Bharat Ramamurti, the first to be named to the Congressional Oversight Commission.LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:Congress is working to push out more rescue money, mainly for the small-business program, which quickly ran out...…Who Is Watching Over Coronavirus Bailout Spending? As trillions of dollars begin to flow to bail out American industries, who's watching over it? We speak with Bharat Ramamurti, the first to be named to the Congressional Oversight Commission.Heard onToggle more optionsAs trillions of dollars begin to flow to bail out American industries, who's watching over it? We speak with Bharat Ramamurti, the first to be named to the Congressional Oversight Commission.LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:Congress is working to push out more rescue money, mainly for the small-business program, which quickly ran out...WW…

Why We Can't Break Up With Big Tech Gizmodo's Kashmir Hill spent six weeks trying to cut Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple out of her life completely. "Spoiler," she says. "It's not possible."Heard onToggle more optionsKashmir Hill wanted Amazon out of her life, completely. It was the first week of a six-week experiment in living without tech giants. She had a virtual private network, or VPN, that would keep her devices walled off from any Amazon product. She would avoid Whole Foods and power down her Kindles. But she had a problem. A small, chipper problem. Alexa. She couldn't...…Why We Can't Break Up With Big Tech Gizmodo's Kashmir Hill spent six weeks trying to cut Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple out of her life completely. "Spoiler," she says. "It's not possible."Heard onToggle more optionsKashmir Hill wanted Amazon out of her life, completely. It was the first week of a six-week experiment in living without tech giants. She had a virtual private network, or VPN, that would keep her devices walled off from any Amazon product. She would avoid Whole Foods and power down her Kindles. But she had a problem. A small, chipper problem. Alexa. She couldn't...WW…

Coronavirus Containment Still Can Be Achieved, WHO Official Says : Goats and Soda China's experience shows how the virus can be stopped. But the World Health Organization's Dr. Bruce Aylward says other countries may be drawing the wrong lessons about how China achieved it.Toggle more optionsEven as the number of new coronavirus infections continues to spiral upward in countries around the world, a top global health expert says it's not too late to contain the virus. "As long as you have these discrete outbreaks ... there is the opportunity to control them — to get on top of these and...…Coronavirus Containment Still Can Be Achieved, WHO Official Says : Goats and Soda China's experience shows how the virus can be stopped. But the World Health Organization's Dr. Bruce Aylward says other countries may be drawing the wrong lessons about how China achieved it.Toggle more optionsEven as the number of new coronavirus infections continues to spiral upward in countries around the world, a top global health expert says it's not too late to contain the virus. "As long as you have these discrete outbreaks ... there is the opportunity to control them — to get on top of these and...WW…

Relief Money Could More Than Double Support For Child Care Needs In Mississippi : Coronavirus Updates Carol Burnett, who heads an advocacy group for child care centers, says the funds will help mothers enormously — "whether they're trying to get out of poverty" or "find a pathway to higher income."Heard onToggle more optionsInside the President Biden signed on Thursday is a huge, much-needed boost for the child care industry. Almost $25 billion is going toward child care providers and centers, and an additional $15 billion will go toward helping families get access to child care. The child...…Relief Money Could More Than Double Support For Child Care Needs In Mississippi : Coronavirus Updates Carol Burnett, who heads an advocacy group for child care centers, says the funds will help mothers enormously — "whether they're trying to get out of poverty" or "find a pathway to higher income."Heard onToggle more optionsInside the President Biden signed on Thursday is a huge, much-needed boost for the child care industry. Almost $25 billion is going toward child care providers and centers, and an additional $15 billion will go toward helping families get access to child care. The child...WW…

Stacey Plaskett Defends Decision Not To Call Witnesses At Impeachment Trial : Trump Impeachment Aftermath: Updates Plaskett, a House manager in former President Trump's Senate trial, defends the decision not to call witnesses. "As all Americans believed at that moment, the evidence was overwhelming," she says.Toggle more optionsJust before voting Saturday to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, the Senate seemed to reverse course, with a decision not to call witnesses. Del. Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat from the U.S. Virgin Islands who was one of the House...…Stacey Plaskett Defends Decision Not To Call Witnesses At Impeachment Trial : Trump Impeachment Aftermath: Updates Plaskett, a House manager in former President Trump's Senate trial, defends the decision not to call witnesses. "As all Americans believed at that moment, the evidence was overwhelming," she says.Toggle more optionsJust before voting Saturday to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, the Senate seemed to reverse course, with a decision not to call witnesses. Del. Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat from the U.S. Virgin Islands who was one of the House...WW…

Your 'Doomscrolling' Breeds Anxiety. Here's How To Stop The Cycle So many of us do it: the long scroll through grim news on social media before bed. A cognitive behavioral specialist offers advice on how to stop "doomscrolling" for the sake of your mental health.Heard onToggle more optionsSo many of us do it: You get into bed, turn off the lights, and look at your phone to check Twitter one more time. You see that . Maybe your kids can't go back to school. The economy is cratering. Still, you incessantly scroll though bottomless doom-and-gloom news for hours as you sink into a pool of...…Your 'Doomscrolling' Breeds Anxiety. Here's How To Stop The Cycle So many of us do it: the long scroll through grim news on social media before bed. A cognitive behavioral specialist offers advice on how to stop "doomscrolling" for the sake of your mental health.Heard onToggle more optionsSo many of us do it: You get into bed, turn off the lights, and look at your phone to check Twitter one more time. You see that . Maybe your kids can't go back to school. The economy is cratering. Still, you incessantly scroll though bottomless doom-and-gloom news for hours as you sink into a pool of...WW…

Quarantined Health Workers Compound Staffing Shortages At California Hospitals : Coronavirus Updates With a spike in COVID-19 infections, hospitals in California's San Joaquin Valley are suffering from a staffing shortage. It's made worse because hundreds of health care workers are quarantined.Heard onToggle more optionsThe number of coronavirus cases in California has topped 1.2 million, leaving the state's hospitals near a breaking point. There are projections that the state could run out of intensive care beds . And Gov. Gavin Newsom says he's considering another statewide to stop the...…Quarantined Health Workers Compound Staffing Shortages At California Hospitals : Coronavirus Updates With a spike in COVID-19 infections, hospitals in California's San Joaquin Valley are suffering from a staffing shortage. It's made worse because hundreds of health care workers are quarantined.Heard onToggle more optionsThe number of coronavirus cases in California has topped 1.2 million, leaving the state's hospitals near a breaking point. There are projections that the state could run out of intensive care beds . And Gov. Gavin Newsom says he's considering another statewide to stop the...WW…

News Brief: Pfizer Vaccine, Election Probe, Calif. COVID-19 Cases U.K. approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The Justice Department finds no evidence of widespread election fraud. California experiences sharp increases in COVID-19 cases and deaths.Heard onToggle more optionsU.K. approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The Justice Department finds no evidence of widespread election fraud. California experiences sharp increases in COVID-19 cases and deaths.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:Today, the world is one small step nearer normal.LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:The U.K. has...…News Brief: Pfizer Vaccine, Election Probe, Calif. COVID-19 Cases U.K. approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The Justice Department finds no evidence of widespread election fraud. California experiences sharp increases in COVID-19 cases and deaths.Heard onToggle more optionsU.K. approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The Justice Department finds no evidence of widespread election fraud. California experiences sharp increases in COVID-19 cases and deaths.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:Today, the world is one small step nearer normal.LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:The U.K. has...WW…

News Brief: Coronavirus Pandemic, Biden Transition, Census Court Case Health experts warn of another surge in COVID-19 cases. President-elect Biden's team announces more picks for administration posts. And, the Supreme Court hears another case over the 2020 census.Heard onToggle more optionsHealth experts warn of another surge in COVID-19 cases. President-elect Biden's team announces more picks for administration posts. And, the Supreme Court hears another case over the 2020 census.RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:The U.S. has seen more than 13 million documented cases of the coronavirus in the U.S.,...…News Brief: Coronavirus Pandemic, Biden Transition, Census Court Case Health experts warn of another surge in COVID-19 cases. President-elect Biden's team announces more picks for administration posts. And, the Supreme Court hears another case over the 2020 census.Heard onToggle more optionsHealth experts warn of another surge in COVID-19 cases. President-elect Biden's team announces more picks for administration posts. And, the Supreme Court hears another case over the 2020 census.RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:The U.S. has seen more than 13 million documented cases of the coronavirus in the U.S.,...WW…