May 19 U.S. Scientists Recommend Setting 'Carbon Budget' A panel of the nation's leading scientists on Wednesday called for more research on climate change and more action to mitigate its effects, including setting a national "budget" to limit carbon emissions. In a three-part report commissioned by… Continue reading
May 19 Q&A: Market-Wide 'Circuit Breaker' Rules Proposed to Prevent Crashes After the dramatic "flash crash" of May 6, in which the Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 1,000 points in the space of a few minutes, regulators have been scrambling to pinpoint the crash's cause and find a… Continue reading
May 19 Thailand's Red Shirt Leaders Surrender; U.S. Voters Send Message to Incumbents A Red Shirt protester is detained by Thai police Wednesday inside the Red Shirt protest camp in Bangkok. Photo by Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images. Leaders from Thailand's Red Shirt protest movement surrendered to police Wednesday, yet that was not enough… Continue reading
May 19 Lincoln, Halter to Face Each Other in Runoff in Arkansas Primary By Quinn Bowman Incumbent Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter will face each other again in a June 8 runoff after neither candidate received 50 percent of the vote in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Lincoln, elected to the Senate in 1998,… Continue reading
May 19 Watch Thailand Negotiations Reach a Stalemate as Violence Escalates The leaders of Thailand's anti-government protests have surrendered to authorities, sparking more violence in the streets of Bangkok. Judy Woodruff talks to Richard Doner, a professor of political science at Emory University, for more on the politics behind the "red… Continue watching
May 19 Watch Paramedics in the Line of Fire in Mexico's Drug War In the heart of the Mexican drug war in Juarez, emergency medical technicians face unique challenges as they respond to the bloodshed. Global Post reporter Ioan Grillo reports from Mexico. Continue watching
May 19 Watch Obama, Calderon Tackle Immigration, Drug Issues During Washington Visit Mexican President Felipe Calderon met with President Obama to discuss concerns about Arizona's new immigration law and U.S. drug policy. Margaret Warner reports on Wednesday's visit in Washington. Continue watching
May 19 Watch Mayhem Escalates as Red Shirt Leaders Surrender in Thailand Nick Paton Walsh of Independent Television News reports on the ongoing clash between authorities in Thailand and "red shirt" anti-government protesters that left six dead and Bangkok ablaze as some protesters to surrendered. Continue watching