• How emerging technologies can help with care for ill or frail family members

    How emerging technologies can help with care for ill or frail family members

    Jan 09, 2015 12:13 AM EDT

    Residential Care Search: Online listings by geographic area. Helpful FCA Publications: Digital Technology for the Family Caregiver Community Care Options Hiring In-Home Help Tech for Long-Term Care: Developed for long-term care facilities, this site offers information on tools that can help in any setting. Long-Term Care ...

  • Why are snowy owls moving so far from their Arctic home? And where can I spot one?

    Why are snowy owls moving so far from their Arctic home? And where can I spot one?

    Dec 31, 2014 09:22 PM EDT

    ... reproduce in large numbers. The population explosion sent the young birds up to 2,000 miles south, away from their regular Arctic stomping grounds in search of new hunting areas. Naturalist and author Scott Weidensaul says the scientific term for the phenomenon is an "irruption." "An irruption, in ornithological terms ...

  • A sibling's guide to caring for aging parents

    A sibling's guide to caring for aging parents

    Nov 28, 2014 01:59 PM EDT

    ... Helping Hands A website to help you create, organize and stay in touch with your family, friends and care community. www.lotsahelpinghands.com Residential Care Search Listings by geographic area: directory.caregiver.org Long-Term Care Options Explored on PBS NewsHour: Why more seniors are going back to college — to ...

  • Is an Ebola vaccine on the horizon?

    Is an Ebola vaccine on the horizon?

    Nov 28, 2014 01:16 AM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Now to promising news in the search for an Ebola vaccine. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline report that an experimental vaccine has been shown to be safe and,for the first time, to be successful in stimulating an immune response ...

  • Taking selfies and talking inequality, has Janet Yellen gone too far?

    Taking selfies and talking inequality, has Janet Yellen gone too far?

    Nov 20, 2014 04:02 PM EDT

    ... give the public input, if not the opportunity to serve on the regional boards. (The Philadelphia Fed on Friday morning released the name of the search firm vetting candidates, which has established an email to receive public inquiries.) “The Fed is too important of an institution to be insulated from ...

  • How to find a Medicare Part D drug plan online

    How to find a Medicare Part D drug plan online

    Oct 22, 2014 05:47 PM EDT

    ... a visual tutorial first, or plunge right in by entering your ZIP code. I am not on Medicare and thus used the tool’s general search option. It has four steps: Indicate the type of Medicare drug plan you have and whether you get any payment support from other federal ...

  • How to care for your aging parents from a distance

    How to care for your aging parents from a distance

    Oct 09, 2014 09:21 PM EDT

    ... Loved Ones The National Institute on Aging So Far Away: Twenty Questions and Answers About Long-Distance Caregiving AARP Tips for Long distance Caregivers Long-Term Care Options Explored on PBS NewsHour: Why more seniors are going back to college — to retire Coping with Alzheimer’s: A mother and daughter ...

  • Democrats pour money into ‘firewall’ states

    Democrats pour money into ‘firewall’ states

    Oct 06, 2014 01:06 PM EDT

    Today in the Morning Line: N.C., Colo., Iowa tops in ad spending for final two months of campaign Democrats have edge on the air in all three Republicans spending more in Ark., Alaska, La. New polls show Roberts in trouble in Kan. Where the battle for the Senate is being waged: Democrats have said North...

  • From red state to blue? Kansas political races leave Republican candidates in peril

    From red state to blue? Kansas political races leave Republican candidates in peril

    Sep 27, 2014 06:37 PM EDT

    In two political races that were on no one's radar only a few months ago, two Kansas Republican incumbents find themselves in serious political peril, as the now-possible outcomes have the potential to shift, among other things, who controls the U.S. Senate. NewsHour's Jeff Greenfield explores whether the candidates may be too conservative for their...

  • Christie faces mounting lawsuits over public records

    Christie faces mounting lawsuits over public records

    Aug 16, 2014 07:45 PM EDT

    New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took into office promising "a new era of accountability and transparency." Yet after he won a second term last year and as he explores a run for president, his administration stands accused of routinely stonewalling even the most basic requests for public records.