Episode Feb 10 Monday, February 10, 2014 On the PBS NewsHour tonight, we explore an additional delay announced for businesses that must comply with the Affordable Care Act. Also: more civilians are evacuated from Homs in Syria, an NFL draft prospect comes out as openly gay, plus…
World Feb 10 Homs evacuations continue amid delicate ceasefire Aid officials rushed to evacuate more citizens as a humanitarian ceasefire in the blockaded Syrian city of Homs was extended three more days. Judy Woodruff talks to Patrick McDonnell, reporting from Damascus for the Los Angeles Times, about violence against…
Nation Feb 10 Obama administration delays health insurance mandate until 2016 for midsize employers The Obama administration announced that mid-sized businesses would get an additional year before being required to provide health insurance to its employees. Alex Wayne of Bloomberg News joins Judy Woodruff to explain the impetus behind the surprise delay, the reaction…
World Feb 10 News Wrap: Accidental car bomb explosion kills insurgents in Iraq In our news wrap Monday, a car bomb killed a group of 21 insurgents-in-training in Iraq when the explosive was accidentally detonated in an orchard; police arrested an additional two dozen suspects. Also, the Thames River burst its banks 20…
Feb 10 Tod Machover, creator of "Death and the Powers," explores the interaction of music and technology
Episode Feb 09 Sunday, February 9, 2014 On tonight’s program, Iran produces new information about its nuclear program. Later, in our signature segment, a look a how high-tech entrepreneurs are creating a startup culture in India. And, what growing income inequality means for middle class-serving businesses in…
World Feb 09 Iran takes notable steps in nuclear negotiations Iran and officials of the International Atomic Energy Commission are meeting in Teheran. Prospects for success of negotiations, ultimately designed to make it impossible for Iran to produce a nuclear weapon, are unclear. David Albright, one of the leading experts…