Education Dec 24 Sparking a love for science by studying how Christmas trees burn A group of high school students in Maryland aren’t just playing with fire -- they are gathering and studying the data as well. The NewsHour’s April Brown reports on a fire science class at the University of Maryland for local…
Education Dec 24 With virtual seminars and lower tuition, Minerva Schools offers online alternative to college There are no lectures allowed at San Francisco’s Minerva Schools, an innovative college with a curriculum specifically designed to improve knowledge retention for students. Professors hold their seminar-style classes online, allowing Minerva students to move around the globe each semester,…
Nation Dec 24 Your family’s political fights don’t have to ruin Christmas The holiday season is a time of joy, love and the occasional family brawl over politics. Steven Petrow of The Washington Post joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how to make it through the big family dinner while staying on speaking…
World Dec 24 ‘They want to win and they are ready to die’: Lessons from 10 days with the Islamic State
Nation Dec 24 Will leadership shakeup help Takata tackle airbag safety concerns? More than 24 million vehicles have been recalled in the U.S. and around the world this year due to a defect in airbags manufactured by Takata. The Japanese company has resisted calls to do more, and today its president stepped…
Nation Dec 24 News Wrap: UPS, FedEx cap big retaliers’ last-minute holiday shipments In our news wrap Wednesday, UPS and FedEx tried to avoid a repeat of last year’s mass delay of Christmas deliveries by capping air-express shipments by some major retailers. Also, authorities in Berkeley, Missouri, called for calm after a white…
Episode Dec 23 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 23, 2014 Tuesday on the NewsHour, we take a closer look at factors helping the U.S. economy pick up steam. Also: Who’s really behind the Sony hack, archaeologists protect some of the Western Hemisphere’s oldest treasures, FDA recommends lifting its ban on…
World Dec 23 Will American baseball get more Cuban imports? How will opening the door to normal relations with Cuba affect the world of professional baseball, a game that so many Cubans love? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Jim Litke of the Associated Press to understand the possible implications.
Dec 23 Soldiers find special bond with dogs trained for war Some 2,500 dogs have accompanied American warriors on patrol and in close combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Tasks like bomb detection and protection demand dedication to their human handlers, with whom they often form a special bond in the face…
Health Dec 23 FDA plans to end prohibition on blood donation by gay men, with conditions The FDA is set to ease a 31-year ban on blood donations by gay men, put in place in the early days of the AIDS crisis. The policy revision will allow gay men to donate blood one year after their…