Arts Oct 27 Music Maker eases the blues for down-and-out artists For every American musician who makes it big, there are many, many more who eke out a living to be able to afford new guitar strings. The Music Maker Foundation, based in North Carolina, helps struggling blues artists meet their…
World Oct 27 News Wrap: U.S., British forces leave Afghan military base after 13 years In our news wrap Monday, American and British troops were airlifted from a major military base in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, closing the facility after 13 years of use. Also, a suicide bombing in central Iraq killed at least 24 people,…
Episode Oct 26 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Oct. 26, 2014 On this edition for Sunday, Oct. 26, a top federal health official suggests the decision by governors to quarantine doctors who treated Ebola patients might hurt efforts to curb the disease. Later, after several recent incidents in Canada and New…
Nation Oct 26 What threat do 'lone wolf' terrorists pose to America's national security? Last Monday in Quebec, a man purposely crashed his car into two soldiers, killing one of them. On Thursday in Queens, New York, a man who had posted comments sympathetic to jihadists used a hatchet to attack four rookie police…
World Oct 26 Nigerian schoolgirls remain in captivity despite pledges for release For 10 days now there have been reports from Africa that those hundreds of school girls abducted by Boko Haram extremists last Spring would be released. But the girls remain in captivity. And, another 30 adolescents were reportedly abducted in…
Nation Oct 26 Viewers respond to report on the risk of soccer concussions for kids Viewers respond to a report examining whether soccer is safe, given the thousands of concussions that occur every year after kids use their heads to make contact with the ball. Hari Sreenivasan reports.