Feb 08 Defense Secretary Panetta’s Tenure Spanned Social Changes, World Strife By Larisa Epatko In his final appearance on Capital Hill as Defense secretary, Leon Panetta testified Thursday that although he and several other administration officials supported arming select Syrian rebels, the White House ultimately spiked the plan. Continue reading
Feb 08 Panetta’s Tenure as Secretary of Defense By Larisa Epatko Defense Secretary Leon Panetta oversaw changes in policy on women in combat and gays in the military. He traveled to Europe, Asia and the battlefield of Afghanistan, among other places. See some highlights of his tenure here. Continue reading
Feb 08 Winter Storm ‘Nemo’ to Bring Record Levels of Snow (and Disney References) Handout photo by NOAA/REUTERS. In what is supposed to be a storm for the history books, New England braces itself for a major winter storm. The National Weather Service is predicting the storm to hit the Northeast Friday night… Continue reading
Feb 08 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Friday's NewsHour: The monster storm hitting the northeastern states Deep divisions in the Obama Administration over arming Syrian rebels New discoveries about Mars coming from the rover known as Curiosity Shields and Brooks And, humorist Dave Barry's… Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch Known for Single Act of Defiance, Rosa Parks Trained for Life Full of Activism Known for Single Act of Defiance, Rosa Parks Trained for Life Full of Activism… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch New Documents Show Catholic Leaders in Los Angeles Protected Abusive Priests New Documents Show Catholic Leaders in Los Angeles Protected Abusive Priests… Continue watching
Feb 07 Tale of Abuse in Los Angeles Archdiocese All Too Familiar for Catholic Church Cardinal Roger Mahony, left, greets Archbishop Jose Gomez during a Mass in Los Angeles in May 2010. Gomez stripped Mahony of all public and administrative duties following the Archodiocese of Los Angeles' release of files naming priests… Continue reading
Feb 07 On the PBS NewsHour Tonight By News Desk On Thursday's NewsHour: Senators grill the president's counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan Then, the U.S. tightens its economic grip on Iran High school students focus on leadership skills The scandal rocking the Los Angeles archdiocese And, a new look at Rosa… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch For Global Soccer, Scandal and Corruption Seem Pervasive as Grass Stains For Global Soccer, Scandal and Corruption Seem Pervasive as Grass Stains… Continue watching
Feb 05 Leaked Drone Memo Creates More Questions Than Answers Tribesmen stand on the rubble of a building destroyed by a U.S. drone air strike, that targeted suspected al-Qaida militants in southeastern Yemen. Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, the son of slain U.S.-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, and six al Qaeda militants, were killed… Continue reading