Nation Oct 11 Sugar showdown: Vote on San Francisco soda tax draws near As a vote on whether to raise the tax on sodas, teas, energy drinks and any others that contain added sugar sold in San Francisco draws near, advocates for the beverage industry and public health arena weigh in on how…
Episode Oct 10 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 10, 2014 Tonight on the program, we take a look at the deeds that earned 2014's two Nobel peace prize winners, Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi their shared prize. Also: how the new "sharing economy" can boost micro-entrepreneurs but hurt traditional businesses,…
Health Oct 10 Giving coal country a healthy makeover One of the least healthy places in the United States is taking an unexpected shift toward better health. In West Virginia's coal country, a growing health gap is fueled in part by shrinking industry and prosperity. Hari Sreenivasan reports on…
World Oct 10 Looking back at the peace-promoting work of Malala Yousafzai, Kailash Satyarthi - Part 1
Episode Oct 09 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 9, 2014 Tonight on the program, we examine the latest steps in the ongoing Ebola crisis in West Africa as U.S. troops arrived in Liberia. Also: U.S. aiming to decrease child migration through sponsored Central American programs, a conversation with former CIA…