Health Apr 23 New Hepatitis-C drug raises hope at a hefty price A new drug has a 90 to 100 percent chance of curing the Hepatitis-C virus, but costs tens of thousands of dollars for a course of treatment. The announcement by the manufacturer that it earned more than $2 billion in…
World Apr 23 Obama kicks off four-nation Asia tour with visit to Japan President Obama made Tokyo his first stop on tour of Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines. The trip is the latest step in a stated policy shift toward Asia and away from a decade of war in Iraq and…
World Apr 23 Rebel leader denies blame for South Sudan massacre Bodies were strewn in the streets of the city of Bentiu, South Sudan, when a U.N. convoy arrived in the aftermath of a massacre of civilians. South Sudan’s foreign minister charged that rebels of the Nuer ethnic group are behind…
World Apr 23 News Wrap: Rival Palestinian groups reach new reconciliation deal In our news wrap Wednesday, rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah have reached a deal to form an interim unity government in five weeks, and hold national elections six months later. The American and Israeli governments criticized the move. Also,…
World Apr 23 Will violent rivalry tip South Sudan toward famine? The slaughter of hundreds of civilians is just the latest act of reprisal violence in South Sudan that began as a rivalry between two politicians of different ethnic groups. Judy Woodruff takes a closer look at the root of the…
Episode Apr 22 Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Supreme Court upheld a ban on affirmative action in Michigan and considered the copyright fight in the Aereo case. Also: The debate on reviving extinct species, Vice President Biden issues a warning to Russia on…
Economy Apr 22 How much does it really cost to live in a city like Seattle? In Seattle, there is a growing push to raise the minimum wage 62 percent to $15 an hour, which the University of Washington has calculated as the minimum cost of living for an adult with one child. But would the…
Science Apr 22 Potential to revive extinct animals raises ethical questions Researchers are working to bring back extinct animals like the woolly mammoth and passenger pigeon, operating under the belief that reviving such species could restore vanishing habitats. But many biologists suggest these efforts should focus on endangered, rather than extinct,…