• How the Turkey-Russia conflict complicates anti-Islamic State efforts

    How the Turkey-Russia conflict complicates anti-Islamic State efforts

    Nov 24, 2015 11:36 PM EST

    ... t had anything like this in nearly 60 years in the NATO relationship with both the Soviet Union and Russia. JUDY WOODRUFF: Well, before I ask you both about how it gets calmed down, let me just ask you the question the other way, Angela Stent. Why are the Russians ...

  • What racial, disability and LGBTQ justice have in common

    What racial, disability and LGBTQ justice have in common

    Oct 12, 2015 07:26 PM EST

    ... feel rejoiced." Storytelling is also a vital tool to bridge the gaps between people in marginalized communities, they said. "If you can sit down and just ask somebody about their day and support them to share a story about how they're surviving … If I can tap into somebody's ...

  • Do I qualify for both V.A. benefits and Social Security disability benefits?

    Do I qualify for both V.A. benefits and Social Security disability benefits?

    Sep 28, 2015 07:40 PM EST

    ... or little more and keeps you from waiting until 70 to collect a much larger check; and 3) Restrict the conversation to your total check. Just ask them what will happen to your total check if you do one thing versus the other. Anonymous: I am 50 years old. I ...

  • Palmyra, where East met West, is symbolic target for Islamic State

    Palmyra, where East met West, is symbolic target for Islamic State

    Sep 03, 2015 01:49 AM EST

    ... have a lot of these smuggled commodities, which ISIS can use as a revenue fund, being smuggled as well. JEFFREY BROWN: How much -- can I just ask, in that, how much... BRENTON EASTER: Sure. JEFFREY BROWN: Do we know how much money we're talking about? Do we know how ...

  • Key takeaways from the GOP's second-stage White House debate

    Key takeaways from the GOP's second-stage White House debate

    Aug 07, 2015 12:44 AM EST

    ... now, and good for him," Fiorina said, adding later: "Since he has changed his mind on amnesty, on health care and on abortion, I would just ask, what are the principles by which he will govern?" Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal went after Bush by name, rejecting the idea that — as ...

  • California battles unprecedented wildfire, fueled by drought

    California battles unprecedented wildfire, fueled by drought

    Aug 03, 2015 11:30 PM EST

    ... there have been incidents of private drone aircraft interfering with firefighting planes, and even forcing them out of the air. STEVE KAUFMANN: And so we just ask people to be smart when they're using their drones. If you see our aircraft in the air, don't fly your drones ...

  • Are some people wired to fall for placebos?

    Are some people wired to fall for placebos?

    Apr 15, 2015 01:27 PM EST

    Some people are born believers. Fake surgeries have been shown to relieve traumatic knee pain; “dummy pills” have wiped away migraines. A new report from Harvard University describes how certain genes predispose people toward believing placebos, or experiencing the “placebo effect.” It also tackles corresponding ethical questions. For example, could knowing who's prone to placebos...

  • Astronaut Scott Kelly sets out to break an American record in space
  • Mixed statements on immigration from 2016 GOP contenders

    Mixed statements on immigration from 2016 GOP contenders

    Mar 28, 2015 09:40 PM EST

    "All the candidates have mixed statements - they have statements that seem to support amnesty and they all have ones that seem to oppose it," said Roy Beck, executive director of Numbers USA, which seeks to reduce immigration.

  • Here's why it's so hard to figure out how Millennials feel about racism

    Here's why it's so hard to figure out how Millennials feel about racism

    Mar 19, 2015 06:58 PM EST

    What explains the conflicting data about how young people feel about race in America?