Dec 29 Details Continue to Emerge on Terror Suspect, Botched Airline Plot New details continue to emerge over the botched Christmas Day plot to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight bound for Detroit. The dangerous explosive allegedly concealed by 23-year-old Nigerian student Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab could have blown a hole in the… Continue reading
Dec 28 On Monday's NewsHour... On the PBS NewsHour this Monday: PLANE TERROR | We'll have the latest news on the investigation into Friday's attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet as it flew into Detroit's airport. President Barack Obama said today that he's… Continue reading
Dec 28 How Will Failed Bombing Affect U.S. Plane Passengers? President Barack Obama said Monday afternoon that he has ordered a review of the U.S. air travel watch list system and air safety regulations following the failed Christmas Day attempt to bring down a Northwest Airlines airliner bound for… Continue reading
Dec 28 Weekly Poem: 'Longing' By Arts Desk Dennis Brutus was a South African poet and activist up until his death on Saturday at the age of 85 at his home in Cape Town. Continue reading
Dec 28 Amid Tighter Air Security, Questions Intensify on Accused Plane Bomber By Maureen Hoch Updated 4:45pm ET According to media reports, the group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attempt to bring down the Amsterdam to Detroit jet on Christmas Day, saying the attack was retaliation for a U.S. operation… Continue reading
Dec 26 Security Tightened at Airports Worldwide After Apparent Terror Attempt Update: Dec. 27, 2009, 9:30am ET Federal officials charged Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day. The Washington Post reports more on Abdulmutallab's background, including that the incident comes just… Continue reading
Dec 25 On Friday's NewsHour... Here's what's coming up on the PBS NewsHour on this Christmas Day... HOLIDAY WRAP: Millions around the world celebrated the Christmas holiday even as blizzards disrupted travel in the central U.S. And amid the traditional festivities and religious observances, questions… Continue reading
Dec 25 GlobalPost: Christmastime Dispatches From Around the World During this holiday season, our partners over at GlobalPost have filed a number of holiday reports from around the world, including one on Santa's humble roots on Turkey's Mediterranean Coast and another on how a lack of tourists spells… Continue reading
Dec 25 Friday's Headlines: Taliban Releases Video of U.S. Soldier; Vatican Reviews Security for Pope On Christmas morning, the Taliban released a video that appears to show a soldier captured almost six months ago in Afghanistan. Pfc. Bowe Robert Bergdahl, 23, disappeared June 30 from his combat post in the Paktika province, near the… Continue reading
Dec 24 On Thursday's NewsHour... HEALTH CARE: Full coverage of the dawn vote in the U.S. Senate on health care reform, and the negotiations that will now begin to harmonize the Senate and House versions of the legislation. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser has the… Continue reading