Feb 21 Watch News Wrap: Supreme Court to Consider Affirmative Action Challenge In other news Tuesday, the Supreme Court agreed to revisit affirmative action in college admissions. A white student who was denied entry at the University of Texas in 2008 filed the case, calling the school's race-conscious policy unconstitutional. Also, federal… Continue watching
Feb 20 Watch Red Cross Seeks Cease-Fire to Deliver Medical Supplies in Syria Red Cross Seeks Ceasefire to Deliver Medical Supplies in Syria… Continue watching
Feb 17 Watch Anthony Shadid Remembered for ‘Great Brilliance About War Reporting’ Anthony Shadid Remembered for 'Great Brilliance About War Reporting'… Continue watching
Feb 17 Reporter Anthony Shadid Brought Intimate Look to Mideast Struggles By Larisa Epatko The death of New York Times foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid has been followed by an outpouring of praise for the talented and humble reporter, who passed away Thursday from an asthma attack while covering the unrest in Syria. Over the… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Would U.S. or Other Nation Lead Effort to Topple Syrian Regime? Would U.S. or Other Nation Lead Effort to Topple Syrian Regime?… Continue watching
Feb 13 Watch News Wrap: NATO Says Afghanistan Airstrike May Have Mistakenly Killed 8 Boys In other news Monday, Syrian rebels pushed back against government tanks in the town of Rastan as the uprising moved toward open warfare. In Afghanistan, NATO acknowledged an airstrike may have accidentally killed eight boys last week. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch News Wrap: Romney, Santorum Pitch Conservative Values at CPAC In other news Friday, presidential hopefuls Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney touted their conservative credentials to activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. In Syria, at least 28 people were killed in a pair of suicide car… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch News Wrap: Obama Waives No Child Left Behind Requirements for 10 States In other news Thursday, President Obama excused 10 states from No Child Left Behind requirements. The law requires all public school students be proficient in reading and math by 2014. Republicans said the president was overreaching in granting waivers. Also,… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch News Wrap: Boehner Calls Contraception Mandate ‘Attack on Religious Freedom’ In other news Wednesday, Republicans increased pressure on President Obama over a mandate that requires religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with birth control. In Syria, military assault in Homs was unrelenting, despite President Bashar al-Assad's talk of peace. Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch Assad Running out of Friends, but China, Russia Still Among Allies Assad Running out of Friends, but China, Russia Still Among Allies… Continue watching