Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/pbs-newshour-full-episode-dec-26-2014 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Friday on the NewsHour... Friday on the NewsHour, we look back at the banner year in corporate mergers and the effect on the economy. Also: Deteriorating conditions for people living in Islamic State territory, the Affordable Care Act’s impact on hospitals, restoring a Rothko mural with digital technology, Mark Shields and Michael Gerson on the week’s news and a cartoonist makes fun of caring for aging parents. Listen to the Broadcast Subscribe to the Full Show Podcast Segments From This Episode Conservators shine new light on irreplaceable art 5 min Readers relate to New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast’s personal book on aging parents 6 min Shields and Gerson on cyber-attacks after Sony, Obama’s year ahead 13 min Civilian suffering and sliding morale in Islamic State territory 7 min How a state’s choice on Medicaid expansion affects hospitals 8 min Why was 2014 a year of mergers and mega deals? 6 min News Wrap: Southeast Asia marks 10 years since catastrophic tsunami 5 min