Mar 26 Watch Jimmy Carter on Ukraine, Israel and addressing injustices faced by women around the world By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 26 Replay this season’s epic winter in 90 seconds By Elizabeth Shell By just about any measure, it’s supposed to be spring in the U.S. Winter, however, is making an encore appearance in parts of the country. Just how bad was this winter? We look at the data. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Prime Minister Yatsenyuk: Concern over Russia is about global security, not just Ukraine By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 4:21 Still facing abyss of questions, what gives Malaysia confidence in its Flight 370 conclusion? By PBS News Hour After 17 days of searching for the missing airliner, Malaysian officials announced that they believe it went down in the Southern Indian Ocean and that no one survived. Michael Schmidt of The New York Times joins Judy Woodruff to discuss… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch New York Times report: Pakistani officials knew about bin Laden’s whereabouts By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 23 Is rural America a thing of the past? By Kristin Miller The image of the families like the Joads from The Grapes of Wrath loading up their meager possessions and leaving the farm for the city is a powerful one in the American psyche. It’s almost as powerful as the image… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch What can the Dutch teach the U.S. about selling pot? By PBS News Hour As Colorado and Washington begin selling legal marijuana, questions remain about the practical process of changing drug policy. NewsHour travels to the Netherlands -- the one nation that's been openly selling pot for over 40 years -- to see what… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 7:35 New generation of tech innovations aims to help elders stay healthy and connected By PBS News Hour There’s a multi-billion-dollar market that has been largely overlooked by Silicon Valley. But a new wave of tech startups have begun developing products for seniors and their caregivers, from redesigning canes and pill boxes, to a web-based app that helps… Continue watching
Mar 20 A gas cloud collides with the black hole at the center of our galaxy, and we get to watch By Jenny Marder The landscape in Chile’s Atacama desert is Martian-like: dry, barren and flanked by volcanoes, and its high altitude and unpolluted skies make it a prime spot for stargazing. It was there, after a full night of such observation — and… Continue reading
Mar 19 Losing sleep can lead to brain damage, scientists warn By Justin Scuiletti Research published in the Journal of Neuroscience Tuesday claims that chronic sleep loss can lead to a permanent loss of brain cells -- nullifying any hope to “make up” for lost sleep. Continue reading