Mar 10 Muslim female athletes wear hijabs. Until now, no major athletic company made them. By Dayana Morales Gomez The Nike Pro Hijab was designed using feedback from Muslim athletes who wear the headscarf. Continue reading
Mar 10 Should states require seatbelts on school buses? By Jenni Bergal, Stateline Despite changes in attitudes, the high cost of paying for seat belts on school buses remains a major stumbling block to adopting mandatory laws. Continue reading
Mar 09 Watch 33:46 PBS NewsHour full episode March 9, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Republicans win an early victory for their health care bill. We take a look at how it could seriously impact Medicaid. Also: U.S. Marines land in Syria to help take back Raqqa, how our devices may… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 3:00 She wanted to express her love for her dad. It took 300 pages of writing By PBS News Hour Kelly Corrigan’s dad always used to tell her she was going to write the “great American novel.” At age 36, she was diagnosed with cancer, and soon after, her father got the same bad news. The prognosis unleashed a panic… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Illegal border crossing arrests fell in February By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the Homeland Security Department reported that about 23,000 people were arrested trying to cross the southern U.S. border in February, down from 42,000 in January. Also, President Trump's revised travel ban faced its first challenge… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:35 How the Republican health care bill would change federal funding for Medicaid By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 3:45 Medicaid cuts are 'going to affect everyone,' insurance CEO says By PBS News Hour Dr. Mario Molina of Molina Healthcare, an insurance executive whose business is focused on Medicaid patients, is concerned about the way the Republican plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will not only affect patients on Medicaid, but cause major… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 6:12 Stamping out smallpox is just one chapter of his Brilliant life story By PBS News Hour Larry Brilliant jokes that he doesn't live up to his last name, but he has lived a remarkable life, from his early days in the San Francisco hippie scene, to his work as one of the world’s leading disease fighters… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 4:38 When smart devices are always on, vulnerability may be a trade-off of convenience By PBS News Hour WikiLeaks' release of a trove of documents about the CIA's ability to breach smartphone and TV encryption was a revelation of potential vulnerabilities that surprised many. Hari Sreenivasan separates fact from fiction about their capabilities to take advantage of those… Continue watching
Mar 09 HUD could face $6 billion in cuts By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press HUD Secretary Ben Carson reassured employees about the cuts under consideration, which would target community development block grants, public housing money. Continue reading