Apr 17 Hundreds killed in Ecuador’s strongest earthquake in decades By Michael D. Regan The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in nearly 40 years killed at least 235 people on Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 9:26 As opioid epidemic worsens, rethinking how doctors are taught to treat pain By Melanie Saltzman, Christopher Booker, Saskia de Melker Pain is the most common reason that people go to the doctor. Yet physicians and medical students have limited training in pain management and prescribing opioids. As the nation suffers from an opioid epidemic, people within the medical field are… Continue watching
Apr 17 Millions face Monday deadline to file tax returns By Michael D. Regan and Matthew Daly, Associated Press Millions of taxpayers face a midnight deadline Monday to file their tax returns, while millions of others will ask for more time —a six-month extension. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 24:53 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: Pope Francis takes 12 Syrian refugees back to Italy following his visit to Greece. Later, at least 41 are dead after two earthquakes hit Japan. And, a rust-belt city in Ohio shares its plans for rebuilding… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 3:09 Behind Pope Francis’ trip to Lesbos amid migrant crisis By PBS News Hour Described by the Vatican as a “gesture of welcome,” Pope Francis visited the island of Lesbos and brought three refugee families back to Rome with him on Saturday. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant, who has reported extensively on the migrant crisis… Continue watching
Apr 16 U.S. sends nine Yemeni prisoners to Saudi Arabia from Guantanamo By News Desk The Pentagon has sent nine Yemeni men to Saudi Arabia from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Continue reading
Apr 16 Dozens dead in Japan after 7.3-magnitude quake By Michael D. Regan The second deadly earthquake to strike southern Japan this week killed dozens of people in the early morning hours Saturday as emergency workers flocked to scenes of destruction across the Kumamoto Prefecture. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch Health officials to begin global effort to eradicate polio By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 16 Pope Francis takes three Syrian refugee families back to Vatican By Kamala Kelkar Pope Francis ended an emotional and symbolic trip to the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday by taking three refugee families back with him to the Vatican in Rome. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch 9:50 How Rust Belt city Youngstown plans to overcome decades of decline By PBS News Hour Youngstown, Ohio is an upper-midwest city that has come to symbolize the nation’s distress of deindustrialization with high unemployment and crime rates. But after decades of decline, the city has plans to rebuild, remove blight and attract employers. On issues… Continue watching