Oct 11 WHO: Global TB Cases Decline for the First Time Tuberculosis patient in India. Photo by WHO/David Rochkind. For the first time on record, the number of people suffering from tuberculosis around the world is dropping, but a drug-resistant strain of the disease continues to spread at an alarming rate. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch Holder: 2 Charged in Plot to Kill Saudi Ambassador Holder: 2 Arrested in Plot to Kill Saudi Ambassador… Continue watching
Oct 11 Holder: 2 Charged in Plot to Kill Saudi Ambassador EmbedVideo(1724, 482, 304); Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday afternoon that U.S. authorities had uncovered and stopped a plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador and blow up the embassies of Saudi Arabia and Israel in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Oct 11 'Underwear Bomber' Trial Begins in Detroit By News Desk 1 p.m. ET | Abdulmutallab's lawyer, Anthony Chambers, opted to delay his opening statement to jurors to a later point in the trial after the prosecutor's hour-and-a-half long opening statement. According to federal prosecutor Jonathan Tukel, Abdulmutallab believed he would… Continue reading
Oct 11 Debate Provides Perry Opportunity to Show Improvement Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney listens to Texas Gov. Rick Perry during the Republican debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Sept. 7, 2011 in Simi Valley, Calif. Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images. Hanover, N.H. -- Mitt… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch News Wrap: Americans Win Nobel for Economic Growth, Inflation Research In other news Monday, two Americans won the 2011 Nobel Prize in economics. Christopher Sims and Thomas Sargent were honored for their work in the 1970s and '80s on how government policies can affect economic growth and inflation. Also, Syrian… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch After Deadly Clashes, Is Partnership Between Egypt's People, Military Over? Cairo struggled to return to calm Monday after clashes Sunday between Coptic Christians, Muslims and security forces killed 26 people and wounded more than 500. Ray Suarez discusses the latest violence with The New York Times' David Kirkpatrick, reporting from… Continue watching
Oct 10 In Poland's Election, Not-Too-Bad Economy Helps Incumbent Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (center) reacts to exit poll results of Sunday's parliamentary elections. Photo by Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images. Even in turbulent times, Polish voters have demonstrated that a not-too-bad economy beats a bad economy for an incumbent… Continue reading
Oct 10 In Denver, An Urban Garden Grows Healthier Foods - And Attitudes By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy In a low-income neighborhood in Denver, it used to be impossible to find fresh fruit or vegetables. Bordered on all sides by train tracks and highways, the 7,000 residents of Elyria-Swansea don't have a grocery store within two-and-a-half miles. Continue reading
Oct 10 Controversy Surrounds Increased Use of U.S. Drone Strikes By Larisa Epatko The use of drones to find and kill militant targets in other countries has increased exponentially under the Obama administration. But the accidental deaths of civilians is increasingly turning a once-receptive public against the combat tool. GlobalPost launches a series… Continue reading