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Week In News: Plan To Save Eurozone Takes A Hit

On Friday, British Prime Minister David Cameron vetoed an E.U. plan to solve its economic woes, which caused a severe rift among Europe's greatest powers. Weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz speaks with James Fallows of The Atlantic about the Eurozone crisis and other top stories from the past week.

<p> Members of the Women in Peacebuilding Network, started by Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee, sing as part of their daily activism for peace Monday, the eve of presidential elections in Monrovia, Liberia. Africa's first democratically elected female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who shares the Nobel Prize with Gbowee and a Tunisian peace activist, is seeking re-election.</p>

Peace Prize Winner Seeks Re-Election In Liberia

Liberians go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new president. The incumbent, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — Africa's first democratically elected female president — jointly won the Nobel on Friday, but her opponents say she deserves neither the award nor re-election.

NFL Shake-Ups: 'Bounty' Suspension, Tebow Trade

The NFL came down like a ton of bricks on the New Orleans Saints, suspending head coach Sean Payton for the entire 2012 season over payments to players for injuring opponents. Also reported Thursday, quarterback phenom Tim Tebow is headed to the New York Jets from Denver, where Peyton Manning is taking his place.

A U.S. soldier instructs Afghan soldiers in the western city of Herat last July. Afghans in security force uniforms have killed a number of U.S. and NATO troops recently. The shootings come as NATO works to prepare the Afghan forces to take control of security.

U.S., Afghan Forces Try To Rebuild Trust

More than 70 members of the NATO coalition have been killed by men in Afghan police or army uniforms in the last five years. After several recent attacks, new measures are being put in place.

Federal Legislation Seeks Ban On Shackling Of Pregnant Inmates

Incarcerated pregnant women are often shackled during medical appointments and childbirth. A provision in a criminal justice bill aims to end the practice in federal facilities.

Have We Reached Peak Streaming Service Fatigue?

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Edmund Lee of The New York Times about Disney's acquisition of Hulu, and what it means for streaming services.

Stock Market Tumbles, Trading Briefly Halts

Stocks continued their downward slide on Thursday amid growing fears of the coronavirus. Trading was briefly halted after the S&P 500 index fell 7% in the opening minutes of trading.

Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House's coronavirus response coordinator, speaks during a news briefing with the coronavirus task force at the White House on Wednesday.

'They're Feeling Invincible': White House Steps Up Warnings To Young Adults

President Trump and top officials are giving younger citizens increasingly dire warnings about their ability to easily spread the coronavirus and fall seriously ill.

"As long as you have these discrete outbreaks ... there is the opportunity to control them," says Dr. Bruce Aylward, team leader of the joint mission between the World Health Organization and China on COVID-19.

WHO Official Says Coronavirus Containment Remains Possible

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.

In separate remarks to reporters at the White House on Friday, President Trump insisted he wanted to see Congress pass legislation that would end his administration's policy of separating migrant families at the border.

Trump Injects Chaos Into Immigration Debate — Opposing, Then Backing GOP Bill

Trump said Friday that he would not sign a House GOP immigration bill crafted to meet his policy demands, triggering confusion. Later, a White House spokesman said the president backed the measure.

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