Lifestyle
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Women in rural US battle drug abuse and depression
Apr 17, 2017News Hour: White women in the US are now living shorter and unhealthier lives. The problem is hitting women in rural areas the hardest. Research shows drug abuse and depression are taking their toll, but some... -
Kathrine Switzer to run Boston Marathon again
Apr 17, 2017News Hour: Imagine running it as a pariah, with most of those watching either expecting or willing you to quit and one of the race officials even trying to physically drag you out of the race.... -
Wall Street’s ‘Charging Bull’ artist challenges ‘Fearless Girl’ sculpture
Apr 16, 2017News Hour: The sculptor of Wall Street’s “Charging Bull” statue is seeing red over New York City’s decision to keep in place the “Fearless Girl” sculpture that now stares it down, saying the adjacent art has... -
Bosnian villagers shoe eggs to keep age-old craft alive
Apr 16, 2017News Hour: Centuries ago when Saxons developed mining and blacksmithing in Bosnia’s Kresevo, the ability to shoe an egg was regarded as the sign an apprentice was fit to start his own business and family. Now... -
As millions watch via webcam, giraffe gives birth in NY zoo
Apr 16, 2017News Hour: After weeks of suspense, April the giraffe finally gave birth on Saturday to a baby boy, delighting of hundreds of thousands of people who have been monitoring a live cam feed from a New... -
World’s oldest person, dies in Italy at 117
Apr 16, 2017News Hour: Emma Morano, who at 117 was believed to be the world’s oldest person and the last surviving child of the 19th century, died on Saturday, swearing to the end on her diet of two... -
Thousands flock to traditional Easter procession in German town
Apr 16, 2017News Hour: Thousands gathered in the southwestern German town of Bensheim on Friday to watch a procession that seeks to remind locals of the meaning of Easter – an important festival in the Christian calendar –... -
British DJ performs on Everest
Apr 12, 2017News Hour: Top British DJ Paul Oakenfold braved thinning air and freezing temperatures to host the “highest party on earth” at Everest base camp on Tuesday, playing to around 100 climbers-all in full mountain gear. The... -
Traditional ‘goat pulling’ sport outlasts Afghan wars
Apr 9, 2017News Hour: A crash of horses and men deep in a mountain pass signals the start of another game of buzkashi, Afghanistan’s national sport. Buzkashi, which translates roughly as “goat pulling,” has been played for centuries... -
20 million Britons ‘physically inactive’
Apr 3, 2017News Hour: More than 20 million people in the UK are physically inactive, according to a report by the British Heart Foundation. The charity warns that inactivity increases the risk of heart disease and costs the...
