Health Feb 24 Feeding infants peanuts could reverse dramatic allergy rise, study finds Since 1997, the estimated percentage of children in the U.S. who are allergic to peanuts has quadrupled. A new study challenges conventional wisdom, suggesting that introducing peanuts into infants’ diets could prevent allergies later on. Jeffrey Brown learns more from…
Nation Feb 24 News Wrap: DOJ declines to charge George Zimmerman In our news wrap Tuesday, the Justice Department announced that they found insufficient evidence to charge George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin in a civil rights case. Also, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald apologized for falsely claiming…
Episode Feb 23 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 23, 2015 Monday on the NewsHour, communities in Gaza struggle to rebuild after the war between Israel and Hamas. Also: Why more graduates are failing to pay back college debt on time, the week ahead in politics with Amy Walter and Nia…
Health Feb 23 When memory misses a beat, music can offer dementia patients new meaning Special correspondent Judy Muller reports on a band of musicians who also have Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and dementia. They use music to stay active, socially connected and to find new purpose.
Science Feb 23 How raising tigers as farm animals drives illegal poaching in the wild In “Blood of the Tiger,” author J.A. Mills examines the multi-billion dollar market for tigers -- a worldwide problem but most prominent in China. Jeffrey Brown interviews the author about how tiger farms drive mass demand for products made from…
Politics Feb 23 Analyzing the impasse over Homeland Security, politics at the Oscars Gwen Ifill speaks with Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about Republican motives in the fight over funding the Department of Homeland Security, who to be on the lookout for at two…
World Feb 23 Alan Turing's family fights to correct a historical injustice The 2015 Oscar winner “The Imitation Game” tells the story of British mathematician Alan Turing, whose early computer helped the allies win World War II. But the movie also brings attention to the anti-sodomy laws that drove Turing to suicide.
World Feb 23 Gazans suffer as post-war rebuilding lags More than six months since the war between Israel and Hamas, parts of Gaza look as if the conflict ended yesterday. Many who lost their homes still live in tents. Despite billions of dollars pledged to aid the reconstruction, little…
Education Feb 23 Why American students are struggling with – and defaulting on – small debts Student loan balances climbed to $1.2 trillion at the end of 2014, and delinquencies are rising even as they fall for most other types of debt. In fact, students with the smallest balances are most likely to default. Judy Woodruff…