Feb 18 Watch News Wrap: Texas Plane Crash Being Investigated In other news, a small plane that crashed into a building in Austin, Texas, is being investigated as a possible suicide attack. Also, NATO forces continued their fight against the Taliban resistance in southern Afghanistan with growing concern over sniper… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch News Wrap: Iran Threatens Reprisal for Nuclear Sanctions In other news Tuesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that Tehran would swiftly counter any new sanctions placed against it and Russia joined the U.S. and France to urge Iran to stop enriching uranium. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch News Wrap: Clinton Warns of Iran’s Mounting Military Power Secretary of State Hillary Clinton charged that Iran is headed toward becoming a military dictatorship because of the growing power of the country's powerful Revolutionary Guard. Also, at least 18 people were killed in a commuter rail crash in Belgium. Continue watching
Feb 12 Olympic Snowboarding Coach on Training Challenges, Technology By Tom Bearden He bears little resemblance to Sir Walter Scott’s Rob Roy and the cocktail isn’t named after him. This Rob Roy’s day job is building affordable housing projects for senior citizens in Oregon. But that’s not all. He’s also spent the… Continue reading
Feb 12 Georgian Luger Dies in Practice Run in Vancouver Just hours ahead of the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a Georgian luger has died after flying off the track and crashing into a steel pole during a practice run. Nodar Kumaritashvili, 21, was traveling… Continue reading
Feb 12 Olympics Open with ‘Going Green’ Debate and Medal Predictions The 2010 Winter Olympics kick off Friday night in Vancouver, British Columbia, where representatives from around the world set aside differences for a battle of athletics. But it's not all fun and games: Seattle's KCTS uncovers another side of… Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch Snowboarder Overcomes the Odds to Return to Olympic Games Chris Klug is back in pursuit of Olympic gold in Vancouver after receiving a life-saving liver transplant and winning the battle for qualification that kept him out of the 2006 games. The 37-year-old snowboarder took home the bronze in the… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Winter Olympics’ Opening Day Marred by Luger’s Death The 21st Olympic Winter Games kick off Friday in Vancouver with the lighting of the Olympic cauldron and the parade of nations, but hours before the opening ceremonies, Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was killed during a training run. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Oct 21 Brazil Works to Clamp Down on Drug Violence Ahead of Olympics A firefight between drug gangs and the downing of a police helicopter in Rio de Janeiro last weekend heightened concerns about the city hosting the Olympic Games in 2016. Seth Kugel of GlobalPost provides an update in this Reporter's Podcast. Continue reading
Oct 02 Rio de Janeiro to Host 2016 Olympics By Talea Miller Chicago's Olympic hopes were dashed Friday when it was eliminated in the first round of voting for the 2016 host city, following a star-studded bid that featured personal appeals by President Barack Obama, the first lady and Oprah Winfrey. Continue reading