Nation Nov 30 How new revelations in the Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial reflect on Silicon Valley Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the former health technology company Theranos, faced cross-examination Tuesday in her fraud case. Federal prosecutors have alleged deception that led investors and patients to believe the company could conduct a range of tests using a few…
Episode Nov 29 November 29, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Monday on the NewsHour, Dr. Anthony Fauci joins us as President Joe Biden urges calm and implements a travel ban from eight African nations amid the spread of a new COVID variant. Tens of thousands of children face a difficult…
Health Nov 29 Dr. Fauci on the omicron variant, testing and travel Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, and the president's chief medical advisor, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the U.S. plan to respond to the new omicron variant…
Nation Nov 29 News Wrap: Iran presses for end to U.S. sanctions at nuclear talks In our news wrap Monday, Iran pressed for an end to U.S. sanctions as talks resumed on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. A federal judge in St. Louis blocked a federal COVID vaccine mandate for health care workers in 10…
Politics Nov 29 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on omicron variant, Build Back Better bill, midterm elections NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the omicron variant of the coronavirus, the fate of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better bill…
Episode Nov 28 November 28, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Sunday, November 28, new cases of Omicron, the new coronavirus variant, are reported in several countries. Also, how inflation, climate change and rising energy costs are driving up food prices – and global food insecurity. And,…
World Nov 28 How inflation, climate change and energy costs are pushing up food prices In the US, inflation is now above six percent, and globally, food prices are at their highest since 2011. Climate change, energy demands and inflation are causing shortages and driving up costs in some of the poorest nations. Wall Street…
Episode Nov 27 November 27, 2021 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode On this edition for Saturday, November 27, new restrictions as scientists race to learn more about Omicron, the new coronavirus variant, what to know about vaccinating children for COVID-19, and how a woman used a DNA test to find a…
Health Nov 27 COVID-19 vaccines and children: What you need to know Millions of children over five across America have been vaccinated against the coronavirus – advancing the fight against the pandemic. Still, parents have concerns about potential side effects and possible booster shots. Dr. Sallie Permar, pediatrician-in-chief at New York Presbyterian…
Episode Nov 26 November 26, 2021 - PBS NewsHour full episode Friday on the NewsHour, a highly mutated and transmissible strain of COVID-19 emerges in South Africa and prompts markets to fall and new travel bans, why dozens of men in Louisiana have spent most of their the life behind bars…