Nation Aug 20 Why so many gay and bisexual men can't donate blood in the U.S. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking for new scientific research as it reevaluates a controversial policy banning men from donating blood if they admit to having had sex with another man in the past year. Gay rights advocates…
Nation Aug 20 Justice Department will not renew contracts with private prisons Twelve percent of inmates serving sentences for federal crimes in the U.S. are located in private prisons. This week, the Justice Department announced it would phase out its contracts with those prisons, following findings that they are less safe and…
Health Aug 20 Aetna announces it will leave exchanges in 11 states Since the Affordable Care Act took effect three years ago, more than 20 million more Americans have obtained health coverage. But this week, Aetna -- one of the nation's largest private insurers -- decided to drop out of Affordable Care…
Episode Aug 19 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 19, 2016 Friday on the NewsHour, Paul Manafort resigns from Donald Trump's campaign. Also, the CDC tells pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach due to Zika, the State Department says the $400 million for Iran was “leverage” for a hostage release, the…
Politics Aug 19 Shields and Rubin on Trump's staff shift and Clinton's 'self-inflicted' damage This week, the Trump campaign underwent possibly its biggest overhaul yet -- the candidate made major staffing changes and publicly said he regrets some past comments. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is excelling in the polls, but her emails and foundation still…
Politics Aug 19 Payment to Iran was used as 'leverage' for hostage release, admits State Department In January, Iran released American hostages in a development coinciding with a U.S. payout of $400 million -- money that had been owed for decades. The Obama administration previously denied a connection between the two events, but on Friday, the…
World Aug 19 A portrait of turmoil in South Sudan, from behind the lens South Sudan, the world’s newest country, is again on the brink of a civil war. Photographer Sebastian Rich has covered the conflict in the country for more than four decades, and he is there now on a mission with UNICEF,…
Politics Aug 19 TV ads, resignation and 'regret' spell change for Trump campaign On Friday, Paul Manafort became the second head of Donald Trump's campaign to resign. The Republican nominee was in Baton Rouge surveying the damage from devastating flooding this past week. As for Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported she…
Health Aug 19 News Wrap: CDC warns pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach; Louisiana cleanup continues In our news wrap Friday, the CDC warned pregnant women to avoid traveling to Florida’s Miami Beach in light of the recent Zika outbreak there. Officials say mosquitoes are now transmitting the virus in the tourist destination; five local cases…