

Nation Apr 29

In our news wrap Tuesday, a package handler opened fire at a FedEx sorting center outside Atlanta, wounding six people before taking his own life. Police said the man had explosives, but did not use them. Also, for the third…
By PBS NewsHour
Science May 28

Understanding the Bombs Used at the Boston Marathon…
World Apr 25

Tsarnaev Brothers Planned Times Square Attack After Boston Bombing…
Apr 09

Ten Years After The Fall of Baghdad, A Look Back at a Decade of Conflict in Iraq…
Science correspondent Miles O'Brien examines the threat that radioactive "dirty bombs"could pose to cities in the U.S., and what's being done to prevent a radiological attack from happening.
Najibullah Zazi, an Afghan immigrant arrested Sept. 20 in connection to a plot to bomb targets in New York City, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to terrorism conspiracy charges. Dina Temple-Raston of NPR details the case against Zazi.
Four men were arrested Wednesday night in connection with an alleged plot to bomb two synagogues in the Bronx and shoot down U.S. military planes at an Air National Guard base approximately 60 miles north of New York City.
May 27

By PBS NewsHour
Chinese officials pushed Tuesday to evacuate another 80,000 people in the potential flood zone of a dangerous dam created by landslides and debris from the May 12 earthquake and aftershocks.
More than 200 U.S. mayors are urging Congress to repeal a piece of legislation limiting the release of information that would allow authorities to track firearms. The original sponsor of the limits and a mayor discuss the law's merits.
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