Mar 17 China Health Minister on Japan Crisis: 'Uncertainties' Loom on Radiation Risk The PBS NewsHour has a reporting team in China this week, working on health, economy and other stories for a series you'll see in coming weeks. But given the events in Japan, they are also monitoring the Chinese reaction to… Continue reading
Mar 17 Workers in China: 'Your iPhone Cost Us Our Health' By Jeffrey Kaye NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Kaye speaks with Wintek employees. We arrived at the factory in Suzhou, China, a few hours early, anxious not to miss our opportunity to speak with workers. Through a labor rights activist based in Hong Kong, NewsHour… Continue reading
Mar 16 In Denver, Mobile Clinic for the Homeless Returns By Lea Winerman Last year, the NewsHour profiled a mobile clinic for the homeless that was about to close due to budget cuts. Now, after months of searching for funding, the clinic is back on the streets. Continue reading
Mar 09 Guatemala's Archbishop Speaks on Family Planning, Violence Against Women By Talea Miller Guatemala's Archbishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales calls for more education about natural family planning, and encourages Guatemala's men to change their attitudes towards women. Continue reading
Mar 07 Stellar Wormholes, Space Data and Supercooling Sodawater One Scientist's Dramatic Exodus from Libya The skull of a valuable ancient elephant-like animal is housed in the Sarayy al-Hamra fort in Tripoli, the former site of the Libyan Museum of Natural History. This piece includes the tale… Continue reading
Mar 07 Slide Show: Life in Guatemala By Talea Miller The first installment of the NewsHour's two-part series on Guatemala airs tonight. Learn more about the country and the daily experiences of Guatemalans striving to making ends meet in a country hard hit by poverty and violence below. Continue reading
Mar 07 Women's Rights Advocate Fights Impunity of Gender Crimes in Guatemala By Talea Miller Norma Cruz heads Fundacion Sobrevivientes (the Survivors' Foundation) in Guatemala City. The foundation works to help victims of gender violence and pushes for prosecution of the crimes. Continue reading
Mar 04 Preview: Series on Women's Health and Safety in Guatemala By Talea Miller The NewsHour will begin airing a two-part series on Monday, March 7, on the high levels of brutal violence against women in Guatemala and efforts to educate communities about family planning and maternal health. Watch a preview from Ray Suarez… Continue reading
Mar 04 Top 5 Global Health Headlines: Crisis at Libya Border, Food Prices Hit 20 Year High By Talea Miller A man reaches for bread while waiting to cross from Libya into Tunisia. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images Humanitarian Crisis at Libya-Tunisia Border People desperate to leave Libya and the violent clashes between rebel groups and Moammar Gadhafi's forces… Continue reading
Mar 01 Superfluids, Dolphin Deaths and Dinosaur Thighs Dinosaur-Hunting Hobbyist Makes Fresh Tracks for Paleontology Read about a 42-year-old British computer programmer-turned-paleontologist and his latest discovery: "a new dinosaur called Brontomerus mcintoshi, a sauropod with uncommonly large, powerful thighs." (Sindya Bhanoo, New York Times) Video:… Continue reading