Health Apr 27 When a player takes a hit, this concussion sensor measures the blow What if coaches could know as soon as an athlete sustains a head injury? A startup in upstate New York has a wearable device that could help keep players safer by sending alerts and measuring hits as soon as they…
Episode Apr 27 PBS NewsHour full episode April 27, 2016 Wednesday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump lays out his foreign policy approach after victories in five more states. Also: Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert sentenced for a hush-money scandal, how a Seattle murderer slipped through the cracks, using brain trauma…
Nation Apr 27 How a Seattle murderer slipped through the cracks of the mental health system In 2009, Jennifer Hopper and Teresa Butz were attacked and sexually assaulted in their home; Butz did not survive. In “While the City Slept,” Eli Sanders, a Pulitzer winner for his reporting on the case, examines the troubled life of…
Politics Apr 27 Analyzing Trump’s tough-talking foreign policy speech GOP front-runner Donald Trump articulated his foreign policy approach Wednesday morning, promising to always put American interests and security first. For two perspectives on Trump’s speech, Judy Woodruff talks with Trump foreign policy advisor Walid Phares and former State Department…
Politics Apr 27 Hastert faces sex abuse past in hush money case Dennis Hastert was once second-in-line for the presidency. But on Wednesday, the former speaker of the House was sentenced to 15 months behind bars for banking violations. During the hearing, Hastert admitted that he sexually abused minors decades ago. Hari…
Politics Apr 27 News Wrap: Supreme Court hears McDonnell corruption appeal In our news wrap Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s corruption appeal with seeming sympathy, as both liberal and conservative justices suggested the federal bribery law is too broad. Also, House Speaker Paul Ryan suggested the…
Politics Apr 27 Trump shares worldview as Cruz rolls out running mate Donald Trump talked foreign policy in a speech in Washington, a day after sweeping all five Northeast primaries and going after Hillary Clinton for "playing the woman card." Rival Sen. Ted Cruz meanwhile vowed to fight on, with a big…
Health Apr 27 The shocking experience of finally seeing the full spectrum of emotion A medical procedure used to diagnose damage from brain injuries may also help some autistic patients make connections and understand emotions they’ve never experienced. Author John Robison underwent that experimental therapy, detailed in a new memoir, “Switched On.” Hari Sreenivasan…
World Apr 26 Chernobyl’s haunting impact, 30 years later Bells tolled 30 times in Kiev on Tuesday, once for each year since the world's worst nuclear disaster. Fallout from Chernobyl haunts Europe: It’s estimated that long-term radiation effects will claim at least 9,000 lives. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien offers…
Politics Apr 26 Will Northeast primaries help front-runners close the door on competitors? Five Northeastern states go to cast their primary ballots on Tuesday. While front-runners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump hope to run up big margins and big delegate wins, Sen. Bernie Sanders insisted he would continue campaigning no matter the night’s…