Oct 26 'Windpocalypse' Bears Down on Illinois A large storm system is tearing through the Midwest, delaying flights at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and drawing dire nicknames like "Chiclone" and "windpocalypse" and comparisons to a hurricane. This satellite image from NOAA shows the size of… Continue reading
Oct 26 Tsunami Kills 113 in Indonesia; Former Aide to Hussein Sentenced to Hang Updated 10:36 a.m. ET The AP reports that the death toll from a tsunami in western Indonesia has risen to at least 113 people. The new figure comes from the country's health ministry crisis center. Posted 10:20 a.m. ET At… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch Pakistani Flood Victims Face Malnutrition, Disease as Winter Nears Special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye reports on Pakistani flood victims' continuing needs for food, medicine, agricultural help and other aid as winter nears. Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch News Wrap: Retail Sales Pick Up in September Stocks were mixed on Wall Street on the retail news and signals from the Fed that it would do more to boost the economy. Continue watching
Oct 15 Bernanke Suggests Fed Will Do More to Spur Economy; Chilean Miners Begin to Head Home Stock futures jumped after a much-anticipated speech by Ben Bernanke Friday morning, in which the Fed chairman indicated that the central bank may need to do more to stimulate the economy and reduce unemployment. "There would appear -- all… Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch Chilean Rescue Effort Holds Lessons in Spirit, Ingenuity Jeffrey Brown gets three views on the successful rescue of 33 trapped Chilean, what techniques were used to cause the rescue to run smoothly and what it means for Chile. Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Pinera Vows to Toughen Chilean Mining Safety Celebrations took place across the world when the last Chilean miner emerged after being trapped for 69 days. ITN's Jonathan Miller recaps the euphoria captured in Chile and across the world. Continue watching
Oct 14 The Psychology of Confinement: Q&A With NASA Psychologist Al Holland Chilean president Sebastian Piñera sings the national anthem with chief supervisor Luis Urzua, the last miner to be rescued (Flickr Creative Commons/Rescate Mineros) NASA psychologist Al Holland has spent decades helping to prepare and support astronauts on long-term… Continue reading
Oct 14 Chile Rescue Operation Ends; Foreclosures Set New Record People celebrate in Santiago after the last of the 33 miners was rescued (JORGE AMENGUAL/AFP/Getty Images) Less than 24 hours after the rescue operation began, the last of the 33 miners trapped underground for more than two months… Continue reading
Oct 13 Developing: Rescue Operation for Chilean Miners Updated 8:55 p.m. ET Luiz Alberto Urzua becomes the 33rd and last miner to exit the mine in Chile. The shift foreman exited the mine to absolute jubilation from the crowds. As the New York Times… Continue reading