Apr 06 After White House Summit, Leaders Optimistic, but Shutdown Still Looms President Obama, House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid emerged from a late night White House meeting Wednesday with no deal in place to avert a government shutdown. However, all three men said progress was made in… Continue reading
Mar 25 Gunfire Reported in Protests in Syria, Government Promises Reforms By News Desk Hundreds of Syrians march from the Omayyed mosque in Damascus' Old City toward Souk Al-Hamadiyeh street on Friday, chanting: 'Daraa is Syria' and 'We will sacrifice ourselves for Syria.' (AFP/Getty Images) Protesters in the Southern Syrian city of Daraa… Continue reading
Mar 07 In Afghanistan, Gates Emphasizes Plan to End Combat Operations by 2014 Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images) Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Kabul for talks with U.S. military commanders… Continue reading
Mar 01 Congressman vs. the Machine: Rocket Scientist Rep. Rush Holt Bests Watson Two weeks after IBM's computer Watson trounced Jeopardy! masterminds Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, Rep. Rush Holt dealt the upstart trivia champion computer a defeat on Monday. The New Jersey Democrat beat the scrappy computer $8,600 to $6,200,… Continue reading
Feb 17 Libya Protesters Call for ‘Day of Anger,’ Boat Sinks in Vietnam, Killing 12 Anti-government protesters in Libya are calling for what organizers call a "day of anger" as dissent grows in the North African nation, part of the latest spate of unrest in the region, including a crackdown in the Persian Gulf… Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch Challenging Cleanup Ahead for Gulf Coast Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, talks to Ray Suarez about the administration's efforts to address the environmental damage in the Gulf of Mexico. Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch Two Years After Mumbai Attacks, New Details About Perpetrators Emerge As the second anniversary of the bloody, three-day siege in Mumbai, India, nears, Ray Suarez gets an update from journalist Sebastian Rotella of ProPublica on new information that has emerged about the perpetrators. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch Dramatic Scene Surrounds Chilean Miner Rescue Jonathan Franklin of the Washington Post gives an update on efforts to free 33 trapped Chilean miners. Continue watching