Aug 23 Battles Rage Between U.S. Forces, Shiite Militia in Najaf Fighting between U.S. Marines and loyalists to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr escalated in Najaf Monday as the U.S. military stepped up pressure on the militiamen to hand over control of the Imam Ali Shrine to religious authorities. Continue reading
Aug 20 Militants Remove Weapons From Shrine in Najaf Militants supporting radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr removed their weapons from the sacred Imam Ali Shrine in central Najaf Friday, bringing an end to a two-week standoff in the holy city. Continue reading
Aug 20 How Local Businesses Coexist with Wal-Mart By Larisa Epatko Although Wal-Mart has gained a reputation for driving out mom-and-pop stores, the city of Charlottesville, Va. represents an example of how homegrown stores and the retail giant can coexist. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch Iraqi Police Seize Control of Holy Shiite Shrine, Arrest Rebel Militia Members The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced Friday that police seized control of the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf and arrested 400 members of militias loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, but the U.S. military said it could not confirm whether… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch Athletes Around the World Compete at the XXVIII Summer Olympic Games American athletes have swam, scored and vaulted to victory in many events at the XXVIII Summer Olympic Games in Athens. Jeffrey Brown discusses the Americans' success in gymnastics with former U.S. Olympic gymnast and coach Muriel Grossfeld and the overall… Continue watching
Aug 19 Five Reporters Held in Contempt in Wen Ho Lee Case A federal judge held five reporters in contempt Wednesday for refusing to name confidential sources for their stories on Wen Ho Lee, the former Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory scientist who was the prime suspect in a Chinese espionage investigation. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch Chicago's O'Hare Airport, Major U.S. Airlines Agree to Reduce Flights The Federal Aviation Administration announced an agreement to clear the air over Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Major U.S. airlines agreed to reduce the number of flights they route through O'Hare in order to alleviate congestion. Elizabeth Brackett looks at how these… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Gunfights Intensify in Najaf, Iraqi Government Demands Rebels to Stop Fighting Fighting intensified in Najaf Thursday despite a demand from Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi that radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr end his rebellion and withdraw his militia from the sacred Imam Ali Shrine in the center of the city. Terence… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch Google Trades Publicly on NASDAQ Stock Market The Internet search engine Google earned just over $100 per share as it traded publicly on the NASDAQ stock market for the first time Thursday. An Internet stock analyst discusses the highly anticipated initial public offering. Continue watching
Aug 18 Airlines Agree to Reduce Flights to Chicago O'Hare Airport U.S. airlines agreed Wednesday to limit flights into Chicago's O'Hare International Airport in an effort to alleviate congestion that has plagued the airport with delays. Continue reading