• Does youth soccer need to change to prevent head injury?

    Does youth soccer need to change to prevent head injury?

    Feb 28, 2015 05:54 PM EDT

    ... ready for another weekend of soccer. But after all the interviews I’ve done, Tory and I recently told our kids not to head the ball anymore, not till they’re 14. So far, it’s not been an issue in their games or with their coaches. WILLIAM BRANGHAM: And ...

  • Is soccer safe for kids? Amid concussion fears, a parent searches for answers

    Is soccer safe for kids? Amid concussion fears, a parent searches for answers

    Oct 25, 2014 02:54 PM EDT

    ... long weekend of soccer. But full disclosure: after all the interviews I’ve done tory and I recently told our kids not to head the ball anymore. So far, it’s not been an issue in their games or with their coaches. Even so, when we go out there and ...

  • World Cup is a win for American soccer despite U.S. loss

    World Cup is a win for American soccer despite U.S. loss

    Jul 03, 2014 12:01 AM EDT

    ... explain what you mean. BRIANA SCURRY: OK. By positioning, I mean his angle in the goal as compared to where the person is with the ball. And so, as you saw, most of the time, you couldn't get the ball past him because his angle play was so spectacular ...

  • Guatemala: Why We Cannot Turn Away

    Guatemala: Why We Cannot Turn Away

    May 08, 2013 06:39 PM EDT

    ... make a really great NewsHour story. And luckily for us, NewsHour agreed. Within a few days, we were off to New York and Connecticut to interview anthropologist Victoria Sanford, mapping expert Russell Schimmer, and filmmaker Pamela Yates, who famously interviewed Ríos Montt in 1982. That interview was introduced as evidence ...

  • Indiana lawmakers override governor veto to enact transgender sports ban

    Indiana lawmakers override governor veto to enact transgender sports ban

    May 24, 2022 07:59 PM EDT

    ... law wouldn’t prevent students who identify as female or transgender males from playing on boys sports teams. Holcomb said in his veto message the bill presumed “there is an existing problem in K-12 sports in Indiana that requires further state government intervention” but that he found no evidence ...

  • News Wrap: Dozens of wildfires still burning on West Coast

    News Wrap: Dozens of wildfires still burning on West Coast

    Sep 21, 2020 10:40 PM EDT

    ... Oregon. It follows President Trump accusing the cities' Democratic mayors of allowing anarchy and violence in anti-racist protests. But, in New York today, Mayor Bill de Blasio dismissed the threat. Bill de Blasio: This is just another one of President Trump's games. It's thoroughly political. It's ...

  • Kristen was the picture of health. She died of colorectal cancer at 38

    Kristen was the picture of health. She died of colorectal cancer at 38

    Mar 07, 2017 05:00 PM EDT

    ... up at bat when the umpire called her out. McRedmond turned around and told the ump that she was wrong, that she had hit the ball. Kristen’s mother, Rita McRedmond, laughed as she recalled the story so many years later. “She didn’t hit the ball, but that was ...

  • Anime didn’t make it into the Oscar nominations this year. Here’s why that doesn’t matter.

    Anime didn’t make it into the Oscar nominations this year. Here’s why that doesn’t matter.

    Feb 25, 2017 06:36 PM EDT

    Back in 2003, “Spirited Away” made history by becoming the first Japanese animated feature film to win an Academy Award. It told the story of 10-year-old Chihiro, a young girl propelled into a world governed by spirits, gods and fantastical beasts that go bump in the night. It was a milestone for the animation industry....

  • 5 important stories that were lost in last week's news overload

    5 important stories that were lost in last week's news overload

    Feb 20, 2017 10:30 PM EDT

    While the country can't agree on what happened last week, and the Russia questions still linger, here are five stories everyone can agree were overlooked.

  • The unique disadvantage older women face in the workforce

    The unique disadvantage older women face in the workforce

    Mar 25, 2016 06:56 PM EDT

    It’s important for older women seeking employment to understand the particular challenges they face in the labor market.