May 02 Watch 53:48 PBS NewsHour full episode May 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, what the Indiana primary means for candidates trying to wrestle away delegates from the front-runners. Also: Amy Walter and Tamara Keith talk politics, how global terrorism has changed since Osama Bin Laden’s death, Howard Buffett’s plan… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 3:10 This is what it's like to be arrested while suffering mental illness By PBS News Hour Paton Blough has two labels he will have to bear for the rest of his life: “bipolar” and “convicted felon.” Having been arrested during his delusional episodes, Blough uses his experiences to help train police officers in crisis management when… Continue watching
May 02 Watch 10:40 How farmer-philanthropist Howard Buffett is planting hope in Africa By PBS News Hour Howard Buffett, son of billionaire Warren Buffett, has an ambitious life goal: ending world hunger. As a farmer and philanthropist, his focus is on reviving African agriculture, which has suffered massive production failures. In collaboration with The Atlantic, Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 2:55 Teen birthrate reaches all-time low, CDC report says By PBS News Hour The teenage birthrate has reached an all-time low. During the last 25 years the teen birthrate has plummeted from 62 births per one thousand teenage women to 24 per thousand, according to a report released this week by the CDC. Continue watching
Apr 30 Was Walt Whitman a follower of the 'Paleo' diet? By Kamala Kelkar The celebrated American poet was not a fan of vegetarians. Continue reading
Apr 29 U.S. records first Zika death; Congress breaks without decision on emergency funds By Nsikan Akpan The United States has reported its first Zika-related death in Puerto Rico. The Zika virus also was spotted in tiger mosquitoes, a species with a broad range in the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 28 Significant premium hikes expected under Obama health law By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Tom Murphy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Expect insurers to seek significant premium increases under President Barack Obama's health care law, in a wave of state-level requests rippling across the country. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 4:10 When a player takes a hit, this concussion sensor measures the blow By PBS News Hour What if coaches could know as soon as an athlete sustains a head injury? A startup in upstate New York has a wearable device that could help keep players safer by sending alerts and measuring hits as soon as they… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 53:37 PBS NewsHour full episode April 27, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump lays out his foreign policy approach after victories in five more states. Also: Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert sentenced for a hush-money scandal, how a Seattle murderer slipped through the cracks, using brain trauma… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch The shocking experience of finally seeing the full spectrum of emotion By PBS News Hour A medical procedure used to diagnose damage from brain injuries may also help some autistic patients make connections and understand emotions they’ve never experienced. Author John Robison underwent that experimental therapy, detailed in a new memoir, “Switched On.” Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching