Health Mar 18 A Brief But Spectacular take on how to eat like a genius When healthcare journalist and podcaster Max Lugavere's mother was diagnosed with a form of Parkinson’s disease, he drew on medical studies to train himself on best practices for improving brain health through food. Lugavere is now releasing a cookbook entitled…
Episode Mar 17 March 17, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Thursday on the NewsHour, Russia's push to capture major Ukrainian cities stalls as the civilian costs grow more pronounced amid indiscriminate shelling. Then, Dr. Anthony Fauci weighs in on pandemic funding and whether an uptick in COVID cases globally could…
Nation Mar 17 News Wrap: House votes to suspend normal trade relations with Russia, Belarus In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and Belarus over the war in Ukraine, the number of Americans who filed for unemployment benefits hit a fresh low, clean-up efforts are…
Health Mar 17 Fauci on the BA.2 variant, funding for the COVID fight and the possibility of a new surge COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are all down substantially in the U.S. with restrictions loosened in most places. But the nation is still losing more than a thousand people a day on average to the virus, and as cases rise…
Episode Mar 16 March 16, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Wednesday on the NewsHour, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky implores Congress to increase support in the battle against Russia. Then, we speak with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell about the war in Ukraine and President Biden's Supreme Court nominee. Also, a…
Nation Mar 16 News Wrap: Afghan refugees receive temporary protected status in the U.S. In our news wrap Wednesday, the Biden administration said Afghan refugees will be allowed to stay in the U.S. at least 18 months without being deported under temporary protected status, the WHO reports COVID cases are rising again after falling…
World Mar 16 Sen. Mitch McConnell on Russia's invasion: 'The Ukrainians need help, they need it now' Ukraine's President Zelensky addressed Congress Wednesday, pleading for President Biden and lawmakers to send his country more weapons and support to aid in their fight against Russia's invasion. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Biden's…
Episode Mar 15 March 15, 2022 - PBS NewsHour full episode Tuesday on the NewsHour, Russian forces escalate their bombardment of Kyiv as civilian casualties mount, and we speak with the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine about Russian motives and Ukrainian resistance. Then, the White House and Congress spar over COVID-19…
Nation Mar 15 News Wrap: China's COVID-19 restrictions raise concerns over trade disruptions In our news wrap Tuesday, officials in China tightened anti-virus controls at ports amid an accelerating outbreak, bringing worries of trade disruptions. Also, an Australian court overturned a landmark ruling on climate change, police in Washington, D.C. arrested a man…
World Mar 15 Former U.S. Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch on Russian motives and Ukrainian resistance Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch burst into national headlines in 2019 during then-President Donald Trump's first impeachment, one of the topics she explores in her new book, "Lessons from the Edge." Judy Woodruff spoke with Yovanovitch to discuss…