Mar 19 Cantor Continues Outreach to Minority Groups Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor waves after addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 15, 2013. Photo by Nicholas Kamm/ AFP/ Getty Images. As Republicans work to reassess their party message and policy prescriptions for America,… Continue reading
Mar 19 Discovering Higgs Boson: the Thrill and Drama of the Waiting Game This proton-proton collision event, from the CMS experiment at CERN, shows characteristics expected from the decay of a Higgs boson. Photo by CERN. Following last week's major announcement at CERN, I finally had time to sit down and… Continue reading
Mar 19 Support for Gay Marriage Grows as Supreme Court Cases Near By Christina Bellantoni Chris and Renee Wiley pose for a wedding photo last year in Times Square. Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images. A new national poll reflecting a major evolution on attitudes toward gay marriage highlights the continued cultural shifts on the issue… Continue reading
Mar 19 Ireland: Is the Worst Over? Unfinished homes sit empty on an abandoned housing development in Keshcarrigan, Ireland. Photo by Aidan Crawley/Bloomberg. Ireland was once one of the poorest countries in Western Europe. Then it went on a tear, became "The Celtic Tiger," and was… Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch Pope Francis Officially Installed as Bishop of Rome With Mass and Ceremony Pope Francis was officially made leader of the Roman Catholic Church at a Mass attended by heads of state and 100,000 pilgrims. Before the ceremony, the pope approached the crowd, kissing infants and giving blessings. James Mates of Independent Television… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Republicans Take Stock of Losses, Map Strategy to Retake the White House Republicans Take Stock of Losses, Map Strategy to Retake the White House… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Amid Regional Tumult, Israel's New Government Looks to Domestic Agenda Amid Regional Tumult, Israel's New Government Looks to Domestic Agenda… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Will the Banking Crisis in Cyprus Rock Other Markets? Will the Banking Crisis in Cyrpus Rock Other European and World Markets?… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch High Court Hears Case on Conflict Between State, Federal Voter Registration Law High Court Hears Arguments on Conflict Between State, Federal Voter ID Law… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Ahead of Obama's Inaugural Visit, Israel Installs New Government Anticipating President Barack Obama's visit to Israel, Jordan, and the West Bank, Israel rolled out the red carpet, as well as its new governing coalition. Jeffrey Brown reports that top priorities for the administration are new Jewish settlements in the… Continue watching