Sep 01 Text Messages Study Shows Fear Turned to Anger on 9/11 By analyzing a database of 500,000 text messages sent on Sept. 11, 2001, researchers at the University of Mainz in Germany have created an hour-by-hour psychological profile of texting Americans on that day. The pager text messages,… Continue reading
Sep 01 East Coast Watches Earl’s Approach Hurricane Earl, Sept 1, 2010 (NOAA) Updated 5:30p.m. ET Forecasters announced late Wednesday that Hurricane Earl has become a Category 4 storm. Posted 2:30p.m. ET The big question facing hurricane watchers is not whether Hurricane Earl will… Continue reading
Sep 01 Najaf Dispatch: Inside the Imam Ali Shrine By Larisa Epatko NAJAF, Iraq | The Imam Ali Mosque is considered the one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam. The NewsHour recently visited the shrine during Ramadan and watched as crowds grew throughout the evening. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch FEMA Chief: Katrina Lessons Aid Hurricane Earl Planning As government officials prepare for the possible landfall of Hurricane Earl along the East Coast, Jim Lehrer speaks with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate about the storm. Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch Biden: After U.S. Combat Exit, Iraqi Government Ready to Take Shape Margaret Warner talks to Vice President Joe Biden about the U.S. troop drawdown in Iraq and what's next for Iraqis and their government. Continue watching
Aug 31 Review Puts U.N. Climate Panel on the Hot Seat By Jenny Marder A management overhaul, more transparency, more alternative views and a stronger communications policy. These are among the recommendations that the InterAcademy Council (IAC,) a multi-national group of science academies, has urged for the U.N. Climate Panel, the international body… Continue reading
Aug 31 Troop Drawdown: 5 Voices From Iraq on the Security Switch By Larisa Epatko BAGHDAD | On Wednesday, the U.S. military turns a corner in Iraq from a combat to an advisory mission. But do Iraqis feel safer, more than seven years after the U.S.-led war began?… Continue reading
Aug 31 Hurricane Earl: Waiting and Watching Hurricane Earl Three Day Forecast (Image Credit: NOAA) Hurricane Earl continued to churn through the Atlantic Tuesday, heading toward the U.S. East Coast after dropping heavy rain and stirring up strong winds on the Caribbean islands of Anguilla, Antigua, and… Continue reading
Aug 31 5 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan; Hurricane Earl Now Category 4 Storm Five U.S. troops were killed by roadside bombs and insurgent fire in southern and eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday. Outside Kabul, a gunman opened fire on a bus transporting Afghan Supreme Court clerks, killing three and wounding 12. Since Friday, 21… Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Uncertainty, Security Concerns Grow Among Iraqis Amid U.S. Drawdown Margaret Warner continues her series of reports from Iraq with a look at how Iraqi citizens feel about their safety, security and future amid the U.S. troop drawdown. Continue watching