May 21 Group Seeks Help From Social Networks to Combat Hate Speech By Larisa Epatko Social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter have helped users mobilize around a common cause like never before. But what if their message is one of hate?… Continue reading
May 21 Watch Survivors of Monster Oklahoma Tornado Share Harrowing Stories In Moore, Okla., residents of the town devastated by a powerful tornado began surveying damage and assessing losses. Rescue crews combed through rubble through the night, searching for survivors in a disaster that has so far claimed 24 lives. Gwen… Continue watching
May 20 Mile-Wide Tornado Rips Through Suburban Oklahoma City EmbedVideo(6495, 482, 304); Television footage shows the massive funnel cloud that moved across the suburbs of Oklahoma City Monday. Update 11:48 p.m. President Obama signed a disaster declaration for Oklahoma, minutes ago. BREAKING: President Barack Obama declares… Continue reading
May 20 Watch Coding Skills Combine With Civic Consciousness to Improve Government Coding Skills Combine With Civic Consciousness to Improve Government… Continue watching
May 20 Watch New Chapter Begins for U.S. Relations With Myanmar, Though Concerns Remain New Chapter Begins for U.S. Relations With Myanmar Though Concerns Remain… Continue watching
May 20 A High Tech Solution for a Neighborhood Problem By Cat Wise Correspondent Spencer Michels talks with the co-founders of Civic Insight, a technology startup aimed at helping cities like New Orleans tackle an ugly problem -- blight by makes real-time government data about a community's underutilized spaces. Continue reading
May 20 In Further Firming of Relations, Myanmar President Visits White House By Larisa Epatko Myanmar President Thein Sein becomes the first leader of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, to visit the White House in 47 years on Monday. Their meeting is viewed as an affirmation of the Southeast Asian nation's democratic transition. Continue reading
May 20 Watch News Wrap: Sectarian Violence Continues in Iraq With Car Bombs in Baghdad, Basra In other news Monday, a wave of sectarian killings across Iraq left at least 95 people dead. It was the single-worst day of violence in Iraq in more than a year and a half. Also The New York Times reports… Continue watching
May 20 Watch Assad Forces Try to Retake Border Town With Help From Hezbollah In Syria, Assad government troops pushed to retake a strategic town close to the Lebanese border. Hezbollah fighters joined the Syrian regime army in laying siege to Qusayr, home to 40,000 civilians. Judy Woodruff reports on the growing involvement of… Continue watching
May 17 Watch News Wrap: Series of Explosions in Iraq Stokes Fears of Sectarian Violence In other news Friday, it was the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months. A series of explosions struck Sunni Muslim areas, killing 76 people. Also, Wall Street finished with its fourth straight week of gains, encouraging hopes… Continue watching