Jun 20 Supreme Court Rules States Can Help Patients Fight HMOs By Admin, PBS News Hour As its current term comes to a close, the Supreme Court announced several key rulings Thursday, including a major health care decision to let patients use state laws to fight group health plans that refuse to approve certain medical treatments. Continue reading
Jun 20 Supreme Court Bars Executing Mentally Retarded Killers By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday ruled executing mentally retarded people convicted of murder violates the constitution's Eighth Amendment protections against "cruel and unusual punishments."… Continue reading
Jun 19 Afghan President Karzai Sworn In, Appoints Cabinet Afghan President Hamid Karzai named the members of his Cabinet Wednesday after being officially sworn-in in front of the 1,600-member loya jirga, signaling the end of more than a week of debate and discussion from the historic grand council. Continue reading
Jun 19 Israel to Reoccupy Palestinian Areas Following Bus Bombing The Israeli government announced Wednesday it will gradually reoccupy Palestinian-held territory in the West Bank until suicide attacks, like the one that killed 19 Israelis in Jerusalem Tuesday, are stopped. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch Yasser Arafat’s Senior Adviser Nabil Sha’ath Nabil Sha'ath, the Palestinian minister of planning and cooperation, and senior adviser to President Yasser Arafat, reacts to the latest violence between Israelis and Palestinians. Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch Israeli Knesset Legislator Moshe Arens Discusses the Israeli Perspective For the Israeli perspective on the latest violence in the Middle East, Margaret Warner talks with Moshe Arens, a legislator in the Israeli Knesset. Continue watching
Jun 18 Suicide Bombing of Bus in Jerusalem Kills 20 A Palestinian man detonated a nail-studded bomb on a crowded bus in southern Jerusalem Tuesday, killing himself and 19 passengers, Israeli police said. Continue reading
Jun 17 Court Rules Solicitors Can Pound Pavement Without Permit By Admin In one of a series of decisions handed down Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution protects the rights of missionaries, politicians and others to solicit door-to-door without requesting permission from local authorities. Continue reading
Jun 17 Arafat Criticizes New West Bank Security Fence Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Monday condemned Israel's construction of a security fence around the West Bank as "an act of racism."… Continue reading
Jun 17 Forestry Worker Charged in Colorado Wildfire A long-time U.S. Forest Service worker was charged today with starting the worst wildfire in Colorado history, which scorched over 103,000 acres of land and destroyed more than 22 homes southwest of Denver… Continue reading