Feb 11 Pope Benedict XVI Cites Advancing Age and Poor Health for Resignation Pope Benedict XVI announced early Monday his intention to step down from the Roman Catholic Church's highest office by the end of the month. He cited his advancing age -- he is 85 years old -- and… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Pope Benedict XVI to Step Down; First Papal Resignation in 600 Years Pope Benedict XVI, elected to the papacy in 2005, announced he will step down from his position on Feb. 28. He will be the first pontiff to resign since the 15th century. The pope cited his advanced age and declining… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch Shields, Brooks on Bush Email Hacking and Super Bowl Results Shields and Brooks on Bush Email Hacking and Super Bowl Results… Continue watching
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