Jun 03 What happened to Red Cross donations for Haiti? By Colleen Shalby Following a harrowing earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, the American Red Cross launched a project to raise funds to transform the area. Roughly $500 million was donated. But according to a new report from ProPublica and NPR, as it… Continue reading
Dec 23 LGBT advocates say FDA gay blood donor policy revision is long overdue, but ‘not enough’ By Joshua Barajas The FDA said in a statement that it will "recommend a change to the blood donor deferral period for men who have sex with men from indefinite deferral to one year since the last sexual contact."… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Red Cross defends response to Hurricane Sandy two years on By PBS News Hour After Hurricane Sandy devastated the northeast in 2012, the Red Cross supplied food, clothes and shelter to tens of thousands left homeless by the storm. But two years later, internal documents show logistical problems and communication snafus led to wasteful… Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch Keeping safe in Ebola territory By PBS News Hour The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed at least 887 people, and sickened more than 1,600. Gwen Ifill talks to Jeffrey Stern, reporting from Guinea for Vanity Fair, about the conditions in the village where the outbreak originated, how… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch Gaza ‘bombarded’ as signs of cease-fire between Israel and Hamas fade By PBS News Hour International efforts to create a lasting cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appear to have broken down, with more Israeli shelling of Gaza and new Hamas rocket fire into Israel on Sunday. For more about the situation on the ground in… Continue watching
May 22 Clara Barton’s crusade to bring the Red Cross to America By Dr. Howard Markel May 21 marks the founding of the American Red Cross. Over its 133-year history, it has provided a wide menu of services to help the needy, disaster victims, military personnel and their families. The American Red Cross is also a… Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch Storm debris continues to be obstacle to typhoon relief efforts Storm debris continues to be obstacle to typhoon relief efforts… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch News Wrap: Ohio Rep. Kucinich Concedes Defeat in Redistricting Showdown In other news Wednesday, Ohio Democrat Dennis Kucinich lost his Democratic primary race Tuesday against Rep. Marcy Kaptur after redistricting forced them into the same district. In Syria, the Red Crescent entered the devastated Baba Amr district in the city… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch News Wrap: Refugees Flee Syria for Lebanon as Crackdown Extends In other news Monday, the flow of Syrian refugees into Lebanon accelerated with the U.N. refugee agency estimating as many as 2,000 Syrians fled the region around Homs over the weekend. In Yemen, at least 107 soldiers died in heavy… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch Homs Residents ‘Planning Their Last Minutes’ Amid ‘Systematic Slaughter’ Saying the city had been "cleansed," the Syrian government prohibited the Red Cross from delivering critical food and medical supplies Friday to the Baba Amr neighborhood of Homs. John Irvine of Independent Television News reports. Continue watching