Nov 25 Cambodians Confront the Past in Second Major Khmer Rouge Trial By Ryan C. Brooks People receive tickets to enter the courtroom in Cambodia. Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images. In recent years, more Cambodians -- both young and old -- have been confronting the mass killings of the 1970s committed by the Khmer Rouge… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch Idaho Man Charged With Obama Assassination Attempt Led ‘Sort of a Troubled Life’ Gunshots that hit the White House on Friday evening eventually led to the arrest of Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, a 21-year-old man from Idaho, on a charge of an attempted assassination of President Obama. Margret Warner discusses the developing story with… Continue watching
Nov 16 Supercommittee Edging Toward Failure By Terence Burlij Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, co-chair of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, was not optimistic of a deal on Tuesday. Photo by Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call. After another day of private meetings and negotiations on Capitol Hill,… Continue reading
Nov 15 New York Police Clear Occupy Protesters in Zuccotti Park A man confronts a New York Police Department officer a few blocks from Zuccotti Park as New York City officials clear the Occupy Wall Street protesters from the park early Tuesday. Photo by Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images. New York City… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch Health Reform Law to Face Constitutional Test in Supreme Court On Monday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments next spring on the constitutionality of the health care reform law. Jeffrey Brown discusses the political and legal implications with The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle and NPR's Julie Rovner. Continue watching
Nov 14 Rio Security Forces Storm Major Slum Police invaded Rio de Janeiro's largest slum Sunday, part of a larger effort aimed at cleaning up favelas before the 2014 World Cup. Continue reading
Nov 14 Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Health Reform Challenge By Jason Kane The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review the constitutionality of the health reform law. As Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal described in a post last week, the court was asked to consider five key… Continue reading
Nov 14 Supreme Court to Review Health Reform Law: 5 Things to Watch By Marcia Coyle Updated, Nov. 14 The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review the constitutionality of the health reform law on four key points. Original Post, Nov. 10 The Supreme Court now has six petitions asking the justices to review… Continue reading
Nov 14 Police, Occupy Protesters Clash in Portland, Order Oakland Cleared A protester pleads with police during a demonstration near the Occupy Portland encampment November 13, 2011 in Portland, Ore. Photo by Natalie Behring/Getty Images. Police arrested more than 50 Occupy protesters in Portland while clearing out an encampment in… Continue reading
Nov 10 Penn State Ousts Paterno, Spanier 11:30 a.m. ET | Tom Bradley, a 33-year veteran of the Nittany Lions staff who was named as interim head coach, said Thursday morning in a new conference that he takes the helm from Paterno with "very mixed emotions." He… Continue reading