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
World Mar 26 Jimmy Carter on Ukraine, Israel and addressing injustices faced by women around the world
World Mar 25 Dissent in Egypt persists despite government's mass trials, death sentences In a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, their supporters and other dissenters, an Egyptian court put 638 suspected Islamists on trial for murder or attempted murder during riots last year. A day earlier, more than 500 suspected supporters of ousted…
Politics Mar 25 Can corporations exercise religious rights? Supreme Court hears case on contraception coverage