Episode Oct 14 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 14, 2014 Tuesday on the NewsHour, we look for causes of recent turbulence in the financial markets. Also: Islamic State militants gain ground in Iraq, how women may decide a Colorado Senate race, the debate over choosing to die, creating tasty food…
Science Oct 14 Can science make low-sodium foods without sacrificing flavor? Americans eat twice as much salt as recommended, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the health risks associated with high sodium intake are widely known, many Americans won’t sacrifice taste to eat healthily. What causes these…
Health Oct 14 Should terminally ill patients be able to choose when they die? After being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, 29-year-old Brittany Maynard moved her family from California to Oregon to die on her own terms. Oregon law allows Maynard to take lethal prescription medication to end her life. Jeffrey Brown gets debate…
Science Oct 14 In 'Innovators,' Isaacson tells story of digital revolutionaries After profiling visionary individuals like Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, biographer Walter Isaacson has turned his attention to a whole group of creative minds, weaving the tale of the many inventive thinkers who launched the digital revolution. Judy Woodruff sits…
World Oct 14 On Baghdad's doorstep: Islamic State militants gain ground in Iraq The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack that killed 23 people in a Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad. Judy Woodruff speaks with Ned Parker of Reuters about the militants’ long approach toward the capital, as well as fresh…
Economy Oct 14 What Wall Street's wild swings say about the global economy Lately the financial markets have been swinging from record leaps to sudden drops. Eswar Prasad, an economist at Cornell University and the Brookings Institution, says that while the U.S. economy is continuing its recovery, the rest of the world is…
Politics Oct 14 Independently minded Coloradans make Senate race unpredictable In Colorado, one of the GOP’s main midterm battlegrounds to take control of the Senate, the candidates seem to be advocating to women to decide the race. But Rocky Mountain voters are just as likely to legalize marijuana as expand…
World Oct 14 News Wrap: West Africa's Ebola fatality rate rises to 70 percent In our news wrap Tuesday, the World Health Organization updated its Ebola death count to 4,450 fatalities out of 8,900 cases. There could be 10,000 new cases per week within a month, according to the agency. Also, Amnesty International reported…