Dec 10 Patchwork Nation: In One Boom Town, ‘Simple Supper’ Offers Community Relief By Online DA As the recession has dragged on in Eagle, Colo., a church dinner has provided relief to dozens of local residents hard hit by the economy's slide. Continue reading
Nov 12 Watch Connections Between Radical Cleric, Hasan Closely Examined Since the shootings at Fort Hood, authorities have focused not only on the accused gunman, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, but also on Anwar Al-Awlaki, a Muslim cleric Hasan knew. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Nov 11 Exclusive | Ray Suarez: My Post-9/11 Interview With Anwar al-Awlaki Editor's note: After the shooting at Fort Hood, suspected gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's relationship with Imam Anwar al-Awlaki-- believed to now be in Yemen -- has been the focus of much attention. Ray Suarez recalls a 2001 interview with… Continue reading
Nov 04 Maine Gay Marriage Repeal Draws Mixed Reaction Voters in Maine on Tuesday dealt another defeat to gay-rights advocates after voting to repeal a new state law allowing same-sex marriage. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch Indonesia Remains Secular Despite Islamic Revival Despite a resurgence of Islam in the predominately Muslim country, Indonesia has remained politically secular. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports. Continue watching
Oct 12 6 Uighurs Sentenced to Death Over Xinjiang Riots A Chinese court sentenced six Uighur men to death and a seventh to life in prison on Monday for murder and other violent crimes committed this summer during ethnic rioting in Xinjiang, China's western region. Continue reading
Oct 09 Leaders React to Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize Friday's surprise announcement that President Barack Obama would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize drew both praise from backers of the president and criticism from some of his harshest critics. Continue reading
Oct 07 Supreme Court to Hear Case Concerning Cross on Public Land By Carolyn O'Hara A long-running legal battle over a 75-year-old cross on public land in California culminates today in oral arguments before the Supreme Court, in what legal analysts say could be an important case on the separation of church and state. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch New Court Term Puts Spotlight on Gun Rights, Free Speech, Business The Supreme Court opened a new term on Monday with a docket full of cases concerning corporations, compensation, and the financial markets. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal previews the term with Gwen Ifill. Continue watching
Sep 22 Obama Urges Abbas, Netanyahu to Advance Talks By Dave Gustafson Undertaking a foreign policy challenge that that has vexed world leaders for years, President Barack Obama pressed Israeli and Palestinians leaders Tuesday to do more to reach an elusive Mideast peace deal. Continue reading