Nov 21 Suspected U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan adds to growing tensions between the two countries A Pakistani youth from outlawed Islamic hard line group Jamaat ud Dawa (JD) holds a photo of a US drone during a Lahore protest against drone attacks in Pakistani tribal areas on July 5, 2013.Photo By Arif… Continue reading
Nov 21 Packer wins National Book Award for nonfiction .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } On Wednesday, author George Packer's… Continue reading
Nov 21 President Obama applauds Senate vote to curb filibusters on his appointees EmbedVideo(8069); President Obama applauded the change in Senate rules that make it hard for Republicans to block his nominees during a statement at the White House on Thursday. WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats eased the way for swift… Continue reading
Nov 21 US fast tracks new Philippines ambassador By News Desk Philip Goldberg, the newly appointed ambassador to the Philippines, testifies at a House hearing in 2011. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The U.S. Senate expedited the confirmation of Philip Goldberg as U.S. ambassador to the Philippines "because… Continue reading
Nov 21 Jim Lehrer recounts when he heard Kennedy had been shot EmbedVideo(8046); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 21 Women freed after three decades in captivity Three women are now free from captivity, the AP reports, after being held in a London home for 30 years. Police announced Thursday that a 69-year-old Malaysian woman, a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 30-year-old British woman were freed… Continue reading
Nov 21 A VP lunch run menu of filibusters and hoagies At about 11:10 a.m. EST, Thursday, the Vice Presidential pool rolled up to Capriotti's, a Delaware-based Italian hoagie chain -- one of Vice President Joe Biden's favorite -- celebrating its grand opening in downtown Washington, D.C. AP White House… Continue reading
Nov 21 Undersea volcano creates new island off Japan .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Video via Reuters 620… Continue reading
Nov 21 Confirming JFK's death, without modern-day conveniences EmbedVideo(8047); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading
Nov 21 A nation grieves the loss of JFK EmbedVideo(8048); On Nov. 22, 1963, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer were two reporters covering a presidential visit. MacNeil was a White House correspondent for NBC News. Lehrer was working the federal beat as a reporter for the Dallas Times-Herald. Continue reading