World Aug 07 Which Countries’ Citizens Consider the U.S. More of an Enemy? Egyptian protesters burn a U.S. flag during a demonstration outside the American embassy in Cairo on March 9, 2012 before clashes broke out with security forces. According to Pew, 16 percent of Egyptians have a favorable opinion of the…
Politics May 15 Running for President: Chronicling Almost 200 Years of Propaganda Published by the Library of Congress, "Presidential Campaign Posters" is a visual anthology of election season artwork. Preview 13 of the posters featured in the book.
Politics Mar 27 Health Care Reform in the Supreme Court: Day 2 Audio and Transcript Court sketch by William J. Hennessy Jr. On day two of arguments before the Supreme Court about the health care reform law, the justices tackled the central question of whether it's constitutional to require most Americans to either buy health…
Health Mar 23 Health Care Reform by the Numbers It's almost judgment day for the health care reform law signed into law two years ago. As the Supreme Court considers next week whether to strike down President Obama's signature domestic accomplishment, all the numbers thrown around for the last…
World Sep 09 Children’s Drawings of 9/11 This slideshow compares children's drawings of 9/11, done in 2001 following the attack and again in 2011 ten years later.
World May 16 Morganza Spillway Before and After Photos Released After engineers opened the Morganza spillway Saturday in an attempt to divert surging floodwaters from heavily populated areas in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Google and GeoEye released some before and after satellite photos Monday evening.
World May 10 NASA Releases New Images of Mississippi River Flooding NASA's Earth Observatory has released new before and after images of the Mississippi River flooding around Memphis. The Mississippi River reached 47.87 feet in Memphis on Tuesday. Memphis on April 21, 2010 (click to enlarge) Memphis…
Science Mar 30 Miles O’Brien Visits Deserted Town at Chernobyl The nuclear crisis in Japan has evoked memories of the Chernobyl meltdown, the worst nuclear accident in history. Miles O'Brien and crew returned last week to survey the scene, 25 years later.
Science May 09 How Much Oil Has Leaked Into the Gulf of Mexico? View ticker with live video feed. Last updated 11 a.m. ET on May 27. Nobody knows for certain how much oil has leaked into the Gulf of Mexico since last month's oil rig explosion. What we do have…