• Kids with disabilities, behavior problems illegally segregated in Georgia

    Kids with disabilities, behavior problems illegally segregated in Georgia

    Jul 31, 2015 11:22 PM EST

    ... 000 of them. They are students who have -- of varying ages who have behavioral issues, who have mental health issues, who maybe are in the autism spectrum, but they are children who have been deemed difficult to control and difficult to educate by their home schools. JUDY WOODRUFF: And how ...

  • Can Denmark solve its Islamic extremist problem?

    Can Denmark solve its Islamic extremist problem?

    May 11, 2015 11:50 PM EST

    ... he was killed? KAROLINA DAM: There's no evidence. MALCOLM BRABANT: Lukas had attention-deficit disorder, and, according to his mother, suffered from relatively serious autism. After dabbling in petty crime, he was put in a home for vulnerable teenagers. He became a Muslim a year after this video was ...

  • What does Hillary Clinton believe? Where the candidate stands on 12 issues

    What does Hillary Clinton believe? Where the candidate stands on 12 issues

    Apr 10, 2015 10:13 PM EST

    ... to raise it now. Finally, Clinton would invest $2 billion a year into Alzheimer’s research. She would also create an early-screening system for autism. During the PBS NewsHour Democratic Debate in February, Clinton said she supports “the goal of universal health coverage,” but thinks it has to be ...

  • The Internet's hidden science factory

    The Internet's hidden science factory

    Feb 11, 2015 05:50 PM EST

    ... positives -- falsely observing something that doesn’t exist. (An example of a false positive would be a study that shows a relationship between vaccines and autism that doesn’t really exist. A test that fails to show the effectiveness of a successful drug would be a false negative.) “It’s ...

  • Vaccine skeptics find unexpected allies in conservative GOP

    Vaccine skeptics find unexpected allies in conservative GOP

    Feb 06, 2015 03:23 PM EST

    ... and conservatives noted that Hillary Clinton told an anti-vaccine group in 2008 that she wanted more research into the discredited theory that inoculations cause autism. Barbara Loe Fisher of the National Vaccination Information Center said she sees no partisan divide. "This has always been a bipartisan issue," said Fisher ...

  • Vaccine debate tests first-time presidential hopefuls

    Vaccine debate tests first-time presidential hopefuls

    Feb 04, 2015 02:48 PM EST

    ... The measles outbreak has revived the discussion about parents who choose not to vaccinate their children, some out of fear that vaccines can lead to autism and developmental disorders — a claim that has been vigorously debunked by medical researchers. It's unclear whether the vaccine issue will have a long ...

  • Why shutting down Homeland Security won’t affect Obama’s immigration executive action

    Why shutting down Homeland Security won’t affect Obama’s immigration executive action

    Feb 04, 2015 02:26 PM EST

    Today in the Morning Line: If DHS shut down, 85 percent of the agency’s workers would still work That includes the agency tasked with carrying out the president’s immigration executive action Some things would stop, including FEMA disaster planning, new border surveillance, or hiring presidential campaign Secret Service agents Republicans distance themselves from Rand Paul...

  • Vaccines, measles and science cause issues in 2016 Republican presidential primary

    Vaccines, measles and science cause issues in 2016 Republican presidential primary

    Feb 03, 2015 02:55 PM EST

    Today in the Morning Line: Christie, Paul waffle on vaccines Christie walks it back; Paul goes further Ben Carson goes the other way, saying vaccines are necessary and “safe” House Republicans vote for the 56th time on whether to repeal all or part of the health care law. Today’s vote is on full repeal. Plus,...

  • Tracing the origins of the anti-vaccine movement

    Tracing the origins of the anti-vaccine movement

    Feb 03, 2015 12:50 AM EST

    A measles outbreak has reached 14 states and infected more than 100 people. The disease had been considered eradicated in the U.S., but parents’ skepticism about the safety and usefulness of vaccines in recent years has made room for measles to spread. In a story for Retro Report, the NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary Green considers the...

  • White House to parents: science shows vaccines are effective

    White House to parents: science shows vaccines are effective

    Jan 31, 2015 07:13 PM EST

    Amid the measles outbreak stemming from California, the White House is telling parents that science indicates they should vaccinate their children.