Apr 05 One Year Later, Massey Mine Disaster's Wounds, Investigations Linger Memorials were held and dozens of coal mines stood idle Tuesday across Appalachia, one year after after a massive explosion ripped through the Upper Big Branch mine near Beckley, W.Va., killing 29 coal miners and injuring two. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch A Young Vet and His Dog We profile Chris Goehner, who deployed twice to Iraq, and his service dog, Pele. Continue watching
Apr 05 A Young Vet and His Dog Returning from tours in Iraq or Afghanistan (and sometimes both), American veterans struggle to adjust to civilian life: many are still grappling with what they experienced in combat and, as we recently reported, 11 percent were unemployed in March. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch Colo. Program Allows Wounded Vets to Recover One Step at a Time Wounded Vets Move Back to Health, One Adventure at a Time… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch In Switch, Accused 9/11 Plotters to Face Military Trials The Obama administration said that accused 9/11 plotters will now face military trials. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Airline Safety Checks: Reactive to Mishaps or Problem Prevention? Southwest Airlines continued safety inspections Monday after a hole opened in a jet's fuselage last week. Judy Woodruff talks with aviation expert John Goglia for insight. Continue watching
Apr 04 Program Offers Badly Wounded Vets a Rugged Road Back to Health By Tom Bearden On the NewsHour Monday, we present a profile of LifeQuest -- a private, civilian-run organization in Colorado Springs that helps badly wounded veterans recover their physical and mental health. The non-profit group uses a combination of physical exercise and Outward… Continue reading
Apr 04 Holder: Alleged 9/11 Conspirators to Face Military Trials EmbedVideo(274, 482, 304); U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks, and several accused conspirators will face military -- not civilian -- trials at Guantanamo… Continue reading
Apr 04 Cracks Ground Southwest Planes, Raise New Questions on Inspections Southwest is facing new questions on the safety of its fleet. Photo via Flickr Creative Commons user Atomic Taco. Southwest Airlines is grounding its fleet of Boeing 737-300s for inspection after one of its planes was forced to… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch New York Times Journalists Recall 'Medieval' Captivity in Libya Journalists Recall 'Medieval' Captivity Experience in Libya… Continue watching