Health Sep 12 How doctor-owned outpatient medical centers differ from hospitals Outpatient medical centers perform 23 million surgeries in the U.S. per year. The death of comedian Joan River from complications after surgery has prompted investigation of how these clinics operate. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Shannon Pettypiece of Bloomberg News about…
Nation Sep 12 Automakers recall 14 million cars for exploding airbags Airbags are a major defense for car passengers in an accident. But airbags supplied by the Takata Corporation to several automakers have been found to rupture or explode after a front crash, causing serious injuries and two deaths. Recalls related…
World Sep 12 Who's behind the Chinese takeover of world's biggest pork producer? Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, was acquired by a Chinese firm in 2013 for nearly $5 billion -- more than the company’s market value. The surprising purchase caused some lawmakers to wonder if there might be a hidden…
Nation Sep 12 Bill Clinton celebrates 20 years of AmeriCorps, talks Islamic State strategy and midterm election outlook In the 20 years since President Bill Clinton signed the AmeriCorps National Service Program into existence, more than 900,000 participants have worked on service projects across the U.S. They've tutored kids, aided communities after disaster and fought hunger. The former…
World Sep 12 News Wrap: Kerry seeks Turkish support against Islamic State In our news wrap Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry met with Turkish leaders in hopes of garnering support for an expanded U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State. Separately, the new Iraqi prime minister said France had agreed to…
Sep 12 Clinton: I'm not sure that we'll ever eliminate domestic violence, but America is making headway
World Sep 11 Classified pages of a 9/11 report may implicate key U.S. ally Thirteen years since September 11, 2001, some revelations of a joint congressional inquiry into the 9/11 attacks remain classified. But some lawmakers argue the secret pages reveal little about national security and a great deal about Saudi Arabia's role in…
Episode Sep 11 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 11, 2014 Thursday on the NewsHour, we get reaction and analysis to President Obama’s plan to expand military action to cripple the Islamic State group. Also: the NFL investigates its handling of the Ray Rice scandal and a look at what classified…