May 29 Looking to the Past in Caring for Aging Americans in the Future President Lyndon Johnson hands a pen from the signing of the Older Americans Act to an unknown woman on July 14, 1965. Photo by Yoichi Okamoto and courtesy of the LBJ Library. It's been nearly 50 years since President Lyndon… Continue reading
May 29 Signs of Alzheimer's Disease: 10 Things You Should Know Rebecca Wyant (left) is the primary caregiver for her mother Mary, who suffers from Alzheimer's. Photo by Mike Fritz / PBS NewsHour Mary Wyant loved words. She loved to speak them and write them and read them. She was… Continue reading
May 28 Watch What Bridge Collapse in Wash. State Says About Health of U.S. Infrastructure What Bridge Collapse in Wash. State Says About Health of U.S. Infrastructure… Continue watching
May 28 Watch How to Solve a Terrorist Bombing Understanding the Bombs Used at the Boston Marathon… Continue watching
May 28 Watch Is U.S. Less Secure After Chinese Hack Weapons Designs? Is U.S. Less Secure After Chinese Hackers Compromise Weapons Designs?… Continue watching
May 28 Building a Pressure Cooker Bomb On Tuesday's PBS NewsHour, Miles O'Brien visits the nation's most active explosives test facility, where scientists investigate the bombs that were detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Screen grabs from PBS NewsHour/NOVA It's a strange phone… Continue reading
May 28 Dispatch from Jordan: Syrian Refugees Weary of War, Conferences and Life By Justin Kenny A young refugee from the Daraa region of Syria, sick with fever, lies down in his family's tent at the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. The camp is home to more than 120,000 Syrian refugees. Frame grab from video shot… Continue reading
May 27 Watch Rocket Attacks in Lebanon Raise Concern of Expanding Regional Conflict Rocket Attacks in Lebanon Raise Concern of Expanding Regional Conflict… Continue watching
May 27 When the President Becomes 'Consoler in Chief' President Barack Obama hugs North Point Marina owner Donna Vanzant as he tours damage done by Hurricane Sandy in Brigantine, N.J., October 31, 2012. On Sunday, President Barack Obama spoke from Moore, Okla. He stood in front of neighborhoods… Continue reading