May 19 Suicide Bombings Dim Hopes for U.S.-Backed Peace Plan In Israel's fifth suicide bombing in three days, an explosion Monday killed at least four people at a shopping center in the northern town of Afula, further dimming hopes for a new U.S.-backed peace "road map."… Continue reading
May 19 Watch Suicide Attacks in Israel Nearly a dozen people in Israel were killed in five suicide bombings in less than 48 hours, dimming hopes for reviving the peace talks. Experts discuss how the latest wave of attacks could impact the efforts to implement the U.S.-backed… Continue watching
May 16 Senate Passes $15 Billion AIDS Bill The U.S. Senate passed a $15 billion White House-backed bill on Friday aimed at slowing the AIDS pandemic ravaging the developing world in what one senator called "the greatest humanitarian crisis in the 21st century."… Continue reading
May 16 Senate Approves $350 Billion Tax Cut The United States Senate narrowly approved a $350 billion tax cut late Thursday. Continue reading
May 16 FCC Chairman Denies Requests to Postpone Vote Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell on Thursday said he would proceed with the June 2 vote to revise media ownership restrictions, declining a request by two commissioners for a one-month delay. Continue reading
May 15 Roh Muh-hyun: Profile of the South Korean Leader By PBS News Hour Following a campaign focused on ending labor conflicts, bridging regional rivalries and working with North Korea, Roh Muh-hyun was elected president of the Republic of Korea in December 2002. Continue reading
May 15 Watch Tough Times Betty Ann Bowser reports from Fall River, Massachusetts on how the state's government is dealing with its budget deficit. Continue watching
May 15 Watch Newsmaker: South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and President Bush met Wednesday in Washington and reiterated the importance of halting North Korea's nuclear aims. Roh discusses the North Korean nuclear threat with Jim Lehrer. Continue watching
May 14 U.S. Sought Security Improvements Prior to Attacks The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh asked the Saudi government for additional security to protect American residents in the days before the May 12 bombing but the request was denied, the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia said Wednesday. Continue reading
May 14 Authorities Discover 18 Immigrants Dead in Texas Local authorities discovered 18 dead people in and around a tractor-trailer rig parked at a truck stop in southeastern Texas early Wednesday. Continue reading