Oct 20 Watch How voter ID confusion, early voting could affect turnout in November elections By PBS News Hour In 18 states, recent court rulings have changed requirements in the weeks before Election Day. Special correspondent Kelley McHenry of UNC-TV reports on the confusion over the new regulations in North Carolina. Gwen Ifill sits down with Stu Rothenberg of… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch U.S. airdrops military aid for Kurds fighting Islamic State in Kobani - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Dozens cleared from Ebola quarantine in Texas By PBS News Hour Dozens of people who had initial contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who died of Ebola in Dallas, were deemed safe to leave quarantine after weeks of monitoring. More than 100 others, including those who cared for him,… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch News Wrap: Libyan militant pleads not guilty to Benghazi attack charges By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Ahmed Abu Khattala pleaded not guilty to U.S. charges related to the 2012 attack on the American consulate in Benghazi. Also, despite a cease-fire announced between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram, fighting continued over… Continue watching
Oct 20 Yes, Social Security can cancel your benefit. This is how By Laurence Kotlikoff Expecting your Social Security check after paying FICA taxes for years? You may be disappointed. You won't receive your own Social Security benefit if you receive a survivor benefit, for example, that is larger. In other words, you cannot receive… Continue reading
Oct 20 Ahead of World Series, San Francisco radio bans song 'Royals' By Anna Christiansen San Francisco radio stations KOIT-FM and KFOG-FM have pledged to remove the signature chart-topping song "Royals" from their airwaves until the end of Major League Baseball's World Series. Continue reading
Oct 20 After medical legalization, what are the costs of getting high? By Simone Pathe The legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes has increased its abuse and dependence, as well as binge drinking, in Americans over 21, according to a study from the National Bureau of Economic Research. Why do economists care? Productivity loss. Continue reading
Oct 20 Small group of specialty drugs could make up half of total pharmacy spending by 2018 By Ruth Tam Specialty medications are expected to account for half of total annual pharmacy spending, or $235 billion, by 2018. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch Slipping through the system: Are mentally ill Americans getting adequate health care? By PBS News Hour Millions of Americans are now eligible for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, including 1.2 million people with mental illnesses. But this particularly vulnerable group may not actually be getting the heath care they need. NewsHour Weekend's Stephen Fee… Continue watching
Oct 19 Could this Chicago nonprofit be the answer to caring for the mentally ill? By Stephen Fee, Mori Rothman A Chicago nonprofit aims to set the standard for providing adequate health care coverage to the millions of Americans with mental illnesses. To learn more about the program, NewsHour Weekend spoke with one participant, Ruthie Anderson, who spent three decades… Continue reading