Jul 04 Liberty Island Reopens to Welcome Huddled Masses on Independence Day EmbedVideo(6873, 482, 304); The Statue of Liberty reopened this Fourth of July, months after Hurricane Sandy damaged the island's infrastructure last fall. Crowds ferried to Liberty Island to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday morning. New… Continue reading
Jul 04 Brazil's New Middle Class: We Want More Than Circuses Civilian police officers take part in a demonstration over salaries and working conditions in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday. Photo by Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images. For nearly two weeks, South America's largest country -- Brazil -- shared headlines with Turkey… Continue reading
Jul 04 Wildfire Moves On, but Arizona Town Deals With the Aftermath Firefighter Cody Harwood attends the candlelight vigil in honor of the 19 fallen firefighters in Prescott, Arizona on July 2. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Federal officials say the deadly Yarnell Hill Fire is nearly half… Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch News Wrap: Lady Liberty Reopens for Independence Day After Sandy Devastation In other news Thursday, Americans in the U.S. and abroad celebrated the Fourth of July, the Statue of Liberty reopened for the first time since Hurricane Sandy and President Barack Obama thanked U.S. troops for their service. Also, fire crews… Continue watching
Jul 03 Judy's Notebook: Reflecting on Turkey and Its Unrest Protesters gather on Taksim Square during a demonstration against the government in Istanbul on June 25, 2013. Photo by Bulent Kilic/ AFP/ Getty Images. If you're lucky enough to travel abroad, your eyes can be opened in ways that… Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch Drug Dealers, Bookies, Convicted Murderers Testify in Case Against Whitey Bulger Reputed Mob Boss Whitey Bulger on Trial for Murder, Racketeering, Drug Charges… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch News Wrap: Egypt's Political Crisis Causes Spike in Oil Price News Wrap: Egypt's Political Crisis Causes Spike in Oil Price… Continue watching
Jul 03 Russian Rocket Explosion Releases Toxic Fuel Cloud A Proton-M rocket, carrying a Nimiq 6 communication satellite is raised to the launch pad at the Russian-leased Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome, on May 14, 2012. Photo by STR/AFP/GettyImages. After a Russian Proton-M rocket lost control, tipped over and… Continue reading
Jul 03 Will the Real Egyptian President Please Tweet? Perhaps it's a sign of the times, but as wire services scrambled this afternoon to see if they could get a reaction from Mohammed Morsi, (the newly deposed former President of Egypt) they turned to a quote via a Twitter… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Newly Released Documents Show Milwaukee Archdiocese Shielded Pedophile Priests Newly Released Documents Show Milwaukee Archdiocese Shielded Pedophile Priests… Continue watching