Mar 28 Opposition Leader Named Prime Minister in Kyrgyzstan By PBS News Hour Kyrgyzstan's parliament named Kurmanbek Bakiyev -- the key figure behind the overthrow of veteran President Askar Akayev -- as prime minister in an effort to end the chaos surrounding last week's coup. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch Opposition Parties in Kyrgyzstan Name a New Acting President Opposition parties in Kyrgyzstan named an acting president Friday, one day after staging a lightning coup that displaced the government. A report and analysis about the political situation in the central Asian country. Continue watching
Mar 24 Opposition Seizes Control of Kyrgyzstan By PBS News Hour Kyrgyzstan's opposition declared itself in control of the Central Asian country Thursday after days of violent protests seeking the ouster of President Askar Akayev. Continue reading
Mar 24 Supreme Court Rejects Schiavo Parents’ Appeal By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court in a one-page order on Thursday refused Terri Schiavo's parents' request to reinsert their severely brain-damaged daughter's feeding tube. The order ends a four-day rush to get her case reviewed by federal courts. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Schiavo Case: Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday declined to intervene in the case of whether to reinsert the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo, a severely brain-damaged Florida woman. A discussion about the Supreme Court's decision. Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Rethinking Retirement Benefit Calculation Could Aid Social Security Rethinking Retirement Benefit Calculation Could Aid Social Security… Continue watching
Mar 23 U.S. Court Rejects Appeal in Schiavo Case By PBS News Hour A federal appeals court refused early Wednesday to order the reinsertion of a feeding tube into the brain-damaged woman, Terri Schiavo, rejecting the request of her parents and their supporters who have battled to keep the Florida woman alive. Continue reading
Mar 22 Teen Opens Fire in Minnesota High School By PBS News Hour A high school student on an Indian reservation in northern Minnesota went on a shooting rampage Monday, killing nine people including five students, before turning the gun on himself in the worst U.S. school shooting since Columbine. Continue reading
Mar 22 U.S. Judge Refuses to Have Woman’s Feeding Tube Reinserted By PBS News Hour A federal judge in Florida refused Tuesday to resume tube feeding of brain-damaged Florida woman Terri Schiavo. Her parents have said they would appeal the decision. Continue reading