Jan 02 Health Experts Question Army Report on Psychological Training Mental health experts say a U.S. Army report on training aimed at enhancing soldiers' psychological resilience is flawed. Continue reading
Dec 29 California to Stop Towing, Impounding Vehicles of Unlicensed Drivers By News Desk Starting Jan. 1, a new law will take effect in California, meaning that police officers can no longer impound a car at sobriety checkpoints if the driver's only offense is driving without a license, according to The Associated Press. Continue reading
Dec 28 Economics Comedy in Beijing EmbedVideo(2296, 620, 386); This penultimate post from Our Man in Beijing, standup economist Yoram Bauman, chronicles a true test: doing jokes in front of a Chinese audience. The responses are instructive, as are Yoram's responses during the Q&A. His… Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch Could Arab League's Monitoring Efforts Help End Bloodshed in Syria? Amid Arab League's Monitoring Attempts, What's Next for Syria?… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch How the Iraq War Changed a Generation of Veterans After the withdrawal of the last U.S. combat troops, four Iraq war veterans share their experiences and reflect on the personal impact of the nine-year war. Jeffrey Brown leads the conversation. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch In 'Man Seeks God,' Author Eric Weiner Hunts for Divine Meaning Former NPR reporter Eric Weiner's new book, "Man Seeks God: My Flirtations with the Divine," recounts his voyage around the world to discover more about his own beliefs. During a season that, for many, centers on religion and spirituality, Ray… Continue watching
Dec 26 Author Eric Weiner: U.S. a 'Flexible, Porous' Nation for Religious Beliefs Nearly one in three Americans will change religions sometime in their lives. Author Eric Weiner, who previously wrote "The Geography of Bliss," looks at how religious preferences play out in the United States in his new book, "Man… Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch Minn. Church Recalls How Christmas Carols Saved Some U.S. Lives in World War II A Minnesota congregation celebrated Christmas this year by retelling the true story of a Christmas Eve attack on the SS Leopoldville troop-transport ship during World War II's Battle of the Bulge. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch Syria's Claims Over 'Unusual' Bombings in Damascus Draw Much Skepticism Two bombs erupted in Syria's capital Friday, killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 150, but many activists and regional analysts are skeptical of the Assad government's claims that al-Qaida is behind them. Ray Suarez gets an update… Continue watching
Dec 23 The Role of the Consumer Mindset in the Cost of Energy EmbedVideo(1671, 482, 304); Violence in Iraq and Syria. New tensions between Iran and western nations. Unrest in Bahrain and Kazakhstan. As oil hovered around $100 a barrel Friday, those were some of the day's major international developments that… Continue reading