Nation Oct 25 Young kids should stop heading the ball, says top neurosurgeon One of the nation's leading experts on concussions in youth sports answers questions about the growing concern over head injury in youth soccer.
Nation Oct 25 Is soccer safe for kids? Amid concussion fears, a parent searches for answers Youth soccer has become one of the leading causes of concussions for kids in America, sending an estimated 10,000 kids to the E.R. every year. NewsHour Weekend correspondent William Brangham, whose three kids all play soccer, weighs the risks and…
Arts Oct 24 Tony Bennett goes Gaga on 'Cheek to Cheek' Legendary singer Tony Bennett found an unlikely collaborator in shape-shifting pop superstar Lady Gaga. The two have united for a jazzy album of popular American standards called “Cheek to Cheek.” Jeffrey Brown sits down with Bennett to discuss their hit…
Episode Oct 24 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 24, 2014 Friday on the NewsHour, a New York doctor is isolated after being infected with Ebola. Also: Liberian immigrants face stigma, massive recalls for cars with defective air bags, why health reform matters in this election, Shields and Brooks analyze the…
Health Oct 24 Saving lives and bearing witness in hot spots around the world The New York doctor infected with Ebola was working in Guinea for Doctors Without Borders, a humanitarian organization that deploys specialists to provide medical help in crisis zones all over the world. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro offers a…
Nation Oct 24 What consumers should know about the Takata airbag recalls Automakers have recalled more than 50 million vehicles in 2014. The latest wave impacts certain cars with defective airbags from the Japanese company Takata. The airbags, which can can rupture and blast metal debris, have been linked to at least…
Politics Oct 24 Will strong feelings about Obamacare influence Kentucky's election? In Kentucky there's a disconnect in public opinion for the Affordable Care Act versus the state's popular health exchange program. Special correspondent Renee Shaw of Kentucky Educational Television reports on how voter opinions of the president’s health care law stands…
Politics Oct 24 Shields and Brooks on changes if the GOP takes the Senate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including what Ebola anxiety says about the national mood, as well as what challenges both parties may face going into the…
Nation Oct 24 Liberian immigrants face Ebola stigma in U.S. While Manhattan is confronting its first Ebola infection, a Liberian community on Staten Island has been following the devastating toll of the epidemic in West Africa. Hari Sreenivasan reports from “Little Liberia,” where he talks to people who have been…
Health Oct 24 Officials try to ease worries about NYC's first Ebola case New York health officials say an American doctor who contracted Ebola after treating patients in Guinea showed no symptoms for more than a week before falling ill. Dr. Craig Spencer has been isolated and his fiancee and two friends have…