Nation Mar 08 In Louisiana, prisons shift toward rehabilitation For decades, Louisiana incarcerated more people per-capita than anywhere else on Earth, and more than half of the state's inmates are now held in sheriff-run jails. But a major overhaul to Louisiana's criminal justice system is shifting the focus to…
Nation Oct 16 California wine country tries to get back to business despite wildfire destruction Firefighters are making progress taming the wildfires that have consumed more than 220,000 acres across Northern California and killed at least 41 people. Special correspondent Joanne Jennings reports from Napa County, where crews are battling shifting winds, and owners and…
World Feb 15 Fresh Iran Protests Highlight Dormant Opposition The show of force by tens of thousands of Iranians on the streets of Tehran Monday and early Tuesday has demonstrated that the opposition movement is still alive, despite the government's violent efforts to suppress it over the last two…
Science Aug 12 Online Fraudsters Increasingly Skilled at Hacking Bank Accounts All this week, we’ve been looking at the complexities of cybersecurity, including the potential for attacks on government computers and the views of former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden on the scope of the “cyber conflict.” On…
Science Jun 08 Oil-Covered Birds a Vivid Symbol of the Crisis in the Gulf Images of oil-covered birds are among the most vivid symbols of the wildlife damage wrought by the Deepwater Horizon spill. The brown pelican, which graces the Louisiana state flag and was just brought back from the brink of…