Oct 25 Young kids should stop heading the ball, says top neurosurgeon By PBS News Hour One of the nation's leading experts on concussions in youth sports answers questions about the growing concern over head injury in youth soccer. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch Is soccer safe for kids? Amid concussion fears, a parent searches for answers By PBS News Hour Youth soccer has become one of the leading causes of concussions for kids in America, sending an estimated 10,000 kids to the E.R. every year. NewsHour Weekend correspondent William Brangham, whose three kids all play soccer, weighs the risks and… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Tony Bennett goes Gaga on 'Cheek to Cheek' By PBS News Hour Legendary singer Tony Bennett found an unlikely collaborator in shape-shifting pop superstar Lady Gaga. The two have united for a jazzy album of popular American standards called “Cheek to Cheek.” Jeffrey Brown sits down with Bennett to discuss their hit… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 24, 2014 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, a New York doctor is isolated after being infected with Ebola. Also: Liberian immigrants face stigma, massive recalls for cars with defective air bags, why health reform matters in this election, Shields and Brooks analyze the… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch What consumers should know about the Takata airbag recalls By PBS News Hour Automakers have recalled more than 50 million vehicles in 2014. The latest wave impacts certain cars with defective airbags from the Japanese company Takata. The airbags, which can can rupture and blast metal debris, have been linked to at least… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Will strong feelings about Obamacare influence Kentucky's election? By PBS News Hour In Kentucky there's a disconnect in public opinion for the Affordable Care Act versus the state's popular health exchange program. Special correspondent Renee Shaw of Kentucky Educational Television reports on how voter opinions of the president’s health care law stands… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Shields and Brooks on changes if the GOP takes the Senate By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including what Ebola anxiety says about the national mood, as well as what challenges both parties may face going into the… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Liberian immigrants face Ebola stigma in U.S. By PBS News Hour While Manhattan is confronting its first Ebola infection, a Liberian community on Staten Island has been following the devastating toll of the epidemic in West Africa. Hari Sreenivasan reports from “Little Liberia,” where he talks to people who have been… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch Officials try to ease worries about NYC's first Ebola case By PBS News Hour New York health officials say an American doctor who contracted Ebola after treating patients in Guinea showed no symptoms for more than a week before falling ill. Dr. Craig Spencer has been isolated and his fiancee and two friends have… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch News Wrap: NYC police call hatchet attack a 'terrorist act' By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a hatchet attack on four rookie police officers in New York is being labeled a “terrorist act.” The suspect, who was killed, was a recent convert to Islam but had no ties to international terrorism. Continue watching