Health Mar 27 New research suggests possibility of common underlying biology in children who develop autism As the U.S. government increases its estimate of the prevalence of autism to being one in every 68 children, scientists have announced new research that shows there may be a common disruption in parts of the brain essential to emotions,…
World Mar 27 News Wrap: Philippine government signs peace accord ending conflict with Muslim rebel group In our news wrap Thursday, the Philippine government signed a peace agreement with the country’s largest Muslim rebel group to end decades of conflict. The deal creates an autonomous Muslim region in the south. Also, the International Monetary Fund will…
Politics Mar 27 Debating Kansas' mandate on tighter voter ID enforcement In a recent spate of voter identification controversies sweeping the country, a federal judge in Kansas ordered election officials to help Kansas and Arizona enforce laws requiring new voters to show proof of citizenship. Hari Sreenivasan get two views from…
World Mar 27 Scammers take advantage of Filipino nurses lured by promise of employment in the U.S. Shortages in the American health care system are raising demand for foreign nurses, who can unknowingly face great risk in finding a way to get to the United States. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from the Philippines about…
Episode Mar 26 Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Wednesday on the NewsHour, we update the rescue operation for missing people in Washington mudslide. Also: The Obama administration extends health care enrollment, former president Jimmy Carter discusses women's rights issues around the world, Ukraine's new leadership faces challenges, college…
Health Mar 26 Obama administration extends health care sign-up completion deadline to April 15 Five days before the March 31 enrollment deadline, the Obama administration says that Americans will have more time to sign up on federal health care exchanges if they’ve begun but can’t finish the process on time. Gwen Ifill talks to…
Nation Mar 26 Labor board rules Northwestern football players are entitled to unionize as school employees The National Labor Relations Board has made a landmark ruling in favor of football players at Northwestern University who claim they are school employees. Currently the decision only applies to private schools, but it is expected to reverberate more widely.
Economy Mar 26 Facebook invests in a virtual reality future with $2 billion Oculus Rift acquisition Facebook has bought the maker of a virtual reality headset and interface for $2 billion. Economics correspondent Paul Solman profiles the company, Oculus VR, and Hari Sreenivasan talks to Vindu Goel of The New York Times for more on the…
World Mar 26 Hoping for a brighter future, can Ukraine overcome division and corruption? President Obama urged Europeans to rededicate themselves to defending freedom in the face of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Meanwhile, Ukrainians say they’re ready to put the corruption of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych behind them. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner…
Nation Mar 26 News Wrap: Rescue teams use dogs, sonar to search for those left trapped in Washington mudslide