Apr 21 As U.K. Airspace Opens, Hope Returns for Stranded Travelers By Ray Suarez Well, I'm still in London. The sky is still bright blue and beautiful, the weather is unseasonably fine for April, and the airspace over Britain is finally streaked with the occasional airplane after a five-day shut down of… Continue reading
Apr 21 How should U.S. proceed after Sudan’s elections? By Larisa Epatko With official results of Sudan's first open elections in 24 years still pending, we asked several Sudan observers: "What should the U.S. policy be on Sudan?"… Continue reading
Apr 20 Volcano Stems Kenya’s Flower, Vegetable Market By Larisa Epatko Iceland's volcano has not only thrown a wrench into airline passengers' plans but has put Kenya's European market of fresh produce and cut flowers in limbo, at least temporarily. Continue reading
Apr 20 Civil Rights Icon Dorothy Height Dies; Former Lehman CEO to Face Questions Dorothy Height attends a 2006 congressional hearing about voting rights in the District of Columbia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images.) The civil rights movement lost its founding matriarch early Tuesday morning. Dorothy I. Height, who fought for most of… Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch European Skies Slowly Reopen to Air Traffic as Volcanic Ash Risk Abates Some stranded travelers in Europe got relief as air traffic resumed over the United Kingdom for the first time in nearly a week. Ray Suarez reports from London on the ongoing aftermath of the volcano's eruption. Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch European Airports Start to Tackle Travel Backlog As air traffic resumes in Europe, Gwen Ifill talks to Ray Suarez about the hundreds of thousands of passengers still stranded and struggling to get to their destinations. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Oklahoma City Survivors Mark Bombing’s 15th Anniversary Survivors and family members gathered in Oklahoma City to mark the 15th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, which killed 168 people. Kwame Holman reports on the anniversary ceremony. Continue watching
Apr 19 Two Al-Qaida Leaders Reportedly Killed in Rocket Assault in Iraq By Larisa Epatko U.S. and Iraqi forces killed two al-Qaida in Iraq leaders in a nighttime rocket attack, officials said Monday, in what has been called a significant blow to the terrorist group. Continue reading
Apr 19 Oklahoma City Commemorates 15th Anniversary of Bombing By Anna Shoup Fifteen years ago today at 9:02 a.m., a bomb detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Okla. In total, 168 people died, including 19 children, and more than 600 were injured in what was at the… Continue reading
Apr 19 Monday: Flight Disruptions Continue; Court to Hear Campus Group’s Appeal Stranded travelers sleep at Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris on Monday, as main French airports remain closed. (Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images.) Lawmakers and aviation officials across Europe faced growing criticism Monday, as air travel across the continent… Continue reading