Apr 18 Obama Honors Victims of Boston Bombing in Interfaith Service // President Barack Obama honored victims of Monday's marathon bombings at an interfaith service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston on Thursday. BOSTON -- President Barack Obama sought to inspire a stricken city and comfort an unnerved… Continue reading
Apr 18 Getting Chummy on Climate Change A women bicycles through a polluted Beijing on Jan. 23. Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images. Lost amid the high power diplomacy over North Korea's nuclear threats, but perhaps provoked by the more immediate risks to Chinese citizens breathing dangerously… Continue reading
Apr 18 How Are Drones Used in the U.S.? By Larisa Epatko The drone debate usually centers around U.S. use of the unmanned aircraft in other countries, such as Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen, to target terrorists. But how are drones used in the United States and how far are we from miniature… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Fertilizer Plant Explosion Devastates Texas Town, Forces Residents to Evacuate A fire and resulting explosion at a fertilizer plant has ravaged the small Texas town of West. The massive blast, which occurred around 8 p.m. local time, left surrounding streets in ruins. Ray Suarez reports on the continuing search for… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Letters Tainted with Poisonous Ricin Sent to President Obama and Congress Letters Tainted with Poisonous Ricin Sent to President Obama and Congress… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch Media's Hunger for Answers on Boston Bombing Leads to Conflicting Reports Media's Hunger for Answers on Boston Bombing Leads to Conflicting Reports… Continue watching
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Apr 17 Boston Marathon Bombings: Feds Deny Reports of Suspect in Custody By News Desk 3:07 p.m. ET | Police and reporters have gathered at the Boston courthouse, amid reports that a suspect has been taken custody, the Associated Press reports. A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation told the Associated Press on Wednesday… Continue reading
Apr 17 How Long Does it Take to Catch a Terrorist? By Elizabeth Shell FBI photo of a pressure cooker lid found near Boston bomb site. Three days after the Boston Marathon bombing, investigators are still trying to unravel how a pair of blasts killed three and injured at least 170. On Tuesday, President… Continue reading
Apr 17 Panama in Poetry and Prose Tugboat Gatun, first boat to enter the Panama Canal in 1913, passing through the west chamber. Photo by Time Life Pictures/Getty Images. It isn't often that a visiting Latin American political leader starts a talk to a Washington audience… Continue reading