Feb 20 Watch U.S. Plan to Shoot Down Satellite Delayed by Weather The U.S. military's plan to shoot down a defunct spy satellite rather than let it fall out of the sky was delayed by rough seas and and strong winds in the Pacific Ocean. Experts debate the effort and how it… Continue watching
Feb 18 Two Days of Attacks Leave Over 100 Dead in Afghanistan By PBS News Hour A suicide car bomber plowed into a Canadian military convoy, killing 37 people at a busy market in southern Afghanistan on Monday, a day after a bomber blew himself up at a dog fight outside Kandahar, leaving more than 100… Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch Baseball Star Called to Account on Steroids Baseball pitching great Roger Clemens testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government reform Wednesday to answer allegations that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his career. The testimony is the latest twist in an ongoing controversy over the use… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch War Vets Still Struggle With Education Costs, Despite G.I. Bill Benefit John Merrow reports on how education benefits offered through the G.I. Bill are issued to soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the renewed efforts by some members of Congress to expand the bill, which has seen… Continue watching
Feb 12 GM Reports Record Loss, Offers Round of Buyouts By Admin, PBS News Hour In an effort to stave off record losses, General Motors Corp. announced Tuesday it was offering a new round of buyouts to all 74,000 of its U.S. hourly workers represented by the United Auto Workers. Continue reading
Feb 12 Defense Secretary Backs ‘Pause’ in Iraq Troop Withdrawal By PBS News Hour Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that he supports a brief pause in U.S. troop reductions once the initial pullout of five combat brigades is completed in July. Continue reading
Feb 07 Afghan War Troop Levels Strain NATO Alliance By PBS News Hour NATO is struggling to remain unified over the war in Afghanistan after the United States raised concerns that some members of the Western alliance were not willing to let their troops "fight and die" to defeat the Taliban. Continue reading
Feb 05 CIA Chief Confirms Waterboarding; Al-Qaida Regrouping in Pakistan By PBS News Hour Top intelligence officers publicly confirmed for the first time that three suspected terrorists were waterboarded and warned that al-Qaida is establishing cells in other countries, particularly Pakistan, to plan attacks within the United States. Continue reading
Jan 31 Stress Disorder, Concussion Raise Risks for Iraq Vets By PBS News Hour As many as one in six soldiers who serve in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from a concussion or other head injury during their service, and many of them report long-term health effects, such as irritability, headaches, and memory and balance… Continue reading
Jan 30 Report Finds ‘Failures’ in Israeli Leadership During Lebanon War By Admin, PBS News Hour A final report on Israel's 2006 Lebanon war issued Wednesday that had threatened to derail Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government found "failures and shortcomings" by Israel's political and military leadership. Continue reading