Jul 01 Stress Disorders Plague U.S. Troops Returning From Iraq By PBS News Hour About one-sixth of troops returning from Iraq showed symptoms of mental health problems but many are not receiving treatment, according to a study published Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch A Newsmaker Interview with Gen. Richard Myers Jim Lehrer speaks with Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about the effect Saddam Hussein's court appearance may have on the insurgency in Iraq, the handover of power to the Iraqi interim government and the ongoing… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch Transfer of Custody of Saddam The interim government of Iraq took legal custody of Saddam Hussein and 11 other former Baath Party officials. Terence Smith discusses the formal transfer of custody with New York Times Baghdad Bureau Chief John Burns. Continue watching
Jun 24 Court Orders FCC to Review Media Ownership Rules A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider its new media ownership rules, marking a victory for consumer advocacy groups that had opposed the ease in regulations. Continue reading
Jun 24 Coordinated Attacks Kill At Least 89 in Iraq Insurgents launched a series of coordinated attacks across Iraq on Thursday that killed at least 89 people, including three American soldiers and wounded more than 300, according to U.S. and Iraqi officials. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Spam Scheme Authorities arrested a former America Online engineer yesterday for allegedly selling the e-mail addresses of 92 million AOL customers to companies sending unsolicited commercial e-mail. Jeffrey Brown discusses the alleged spam scam with David Bennahum, media and technology columnist for… Continue watching
Jun 23 U.S., North Korea Open Third Round of Nuclear Talks After months of diplomatic maneuvering, the United States and North Korea met Wednesday for a third round of high level talks aimed at defusing a tense standoff between the two nations over the threat of North Korea's nuclear arms program. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch Conversation: A Traveler’s Guide Jim Carrier presents a guided tour of the civil rights movement in his book, "A Traveler's Guide to the Civil Rights Movement." Carrier recounts earlier moments in black history in which the civil rights movement began. Terence Smith speaks with… Continue watching
Jun 22 South Korean Hostage Killed in Iraq Iraqi militants beheaded South Korean hostage Kim Sun-il after earlier threats that he would be killed if South Korea did not withdraw troops from Iraq. Continue reading
Jun 22 Chechen Militants Attack Border Town, Killing 57 Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered security officials to "find and destroy" Chechen rebels Tuesday, after a late night raid Monday on government offices in the bordering region of Ingushetia killed at least 57 people. Continue reading