Mar 21 Watch New drug shows promise slowing Alzheimer’s in early tests By PBS News Hour In what could be a big step forward in the battle against Alzheimer's Disease, a new drug that during tests sharply slowed the cognitive decline of people with the debilitating disease. Dr. Samuel Gandy, a neurologist and Associate Director of… Continue watching
Mar 21 Kerry: ‘Substantial progress’ in Iran nuclear talks but gaps remain By Bradley Klapper and George Jahn, Associated Press The United States and Iran reported significant progress Saturday toward a nuclear agreement, with the Iranian president declaring a deal within reach. America's top diplomat was more reserved, leaving open whether world powers and Tehran would meet a March 31… Continue reading
Mar 21 8 things you didn’t know about Assyrian Christians By Daniel Costa-Roberts Fighting to protect Alqosh in northern Iraq is an Assyrian Christian militia known as Dyvekh Nawsha. But who are the Assyrian Christians? Here are eight things you should know about this ethnic minority group, whose members are spread across the… Continue reading
Mar 21 Abortion dispute delays bill to help victims of sex trafficking By Erica Werner, Associated Press The Senate's 100 members don't agree on much. They agreed they wanted legislation to help the victims of sex trafficking. Then the bill got caught up in the emotional and uncompromising politics of abortion. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 7:09 Former U.S. soldier joins militia to defend Christian faith in Iraq By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 22:39 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 15, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, March 15, 2015, Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Switzerland to meet with Iran's foreign minister, a reporter weighs in on how CIA money ended up in the hands of al Qaeda, and in… Continue watching
Mar 15 South Korea announces app to combat student suicide By Daniel Costa-Roberts In an effort to curb the country's student suicide problem, South Korea's education ministry announced a smartphone app designed to screen students' social media posts, messages and web searches for words related to suicide, AFP reported Friday. Continue reading
Mar 15 Can a new mapping model save this endangered flying squirrel? By Carey Reed Scientists hope a new mapping model published this week that pinpoints where the endangered Carolina northern flying squirrel lives will help conservationists better focus efforts to protect it and its equally threatened habitat, the Appalachians' red spruce forests. Continue reading
Mar 15 Three British teens suspected of planning to join ISIS arrested in Turkey By Rebecca Lee Three British male teenagers suspected of planning to join Islamic State militants in Syria have been arrested in Turkey and flown back to the United Kingdom, officials said Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 4:03 What’s the state of Kerry’s nuclear deal with Iran? By PBS News Hour Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that he hopes to reach the framework of a nuclear deal with Iran by the end of March. But he said he worries Senate Republicans have made the talks even tougher after they… Continue watching