Nov 22 Tweet Your Thanksgiving Travel TSA Screening Experience DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s459eqfc4', 'tB_cp4cn4dM', '29'); Many travelers will have their first taste of the TSA's new stricter security measures this week as the busy holiday travel season begins. With some passengers-rights groups urging people to opt out of security… Continue reading
Nov 22 Ireland’s Bailout Plan Aims to Ease Broader Economic Crisis By Larisa Epatko Ireland, the European Union and International Monetary Fund agreed over the weekend to an 80 billion to 90 billion euro ($109 billion to $123 billion) financial bailout plan to help Ireland's ailing economy and prevent the broader economic crisis from… Continue reading
Nov 22 Documentary Series Examines Life and Death Along Border Reporting along the U.S. and Mexico border has become an increasingly dangerous task for journalists who live on both sides of the fence. According to Reporters Without Borders, an international NGO that advocates for press freedom, more… Continue reading
Nov 22 New North Korean Nuclear Facility Raises Concerns; Ireland Accepts Bailout U.S. intelligence and new satellite images from North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility appear to show that the country is building a new light-water reactor, raising fears that the plant would be used to boost North Korea's nuclear weapons capability. Continue reading
Nov 20 NATO Dispatch: Cautionary Thoughts on the Summit President Obama at press conference in Portugal (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) LISBON, Portugal | White House aides are touting this NATO summit trip as a huge win for President Obama. And so is he. "We've just concluded an incredibly… Continue reading
Nov 19 Secession in … Belgium? Imagine if the leaders of the Confederacy had appeared on South Carolina Public Television in late 1860 to lay out plans for seceding from the Union and attacking Fort Sumpter. A peaceful version of that scenario may be playing out… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch Two Years After Mumbai Attacks, New Details About Perpetrators Emerge As the second anniversary of the bloody, three-day siege in Mumbai, India, nears, Ray Suarez gets an update from journalist Sebastian Rotella of ProPublica on new information that has emerged about the perpetrators. Continue watching
Nov 19 A New Look at Portugal’s Economic Picture Pastry store manager Marco Lume gives his perspective on the economy. LISBON, Portugal | At first blush, Lisbon doesn't look like the capital of a country in financial distress. It sports an impressive profile of 18th century elegance and… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch News Wrap: Pilots Excused From TSA Patdowns, Body Scans In other news Friday, airline pilots will be able to bypass full-body scans and pat-downs that are being implemented at airports across the country. In New Zealand, 29 miners are trapped after an explosion at a coal mine in a… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch President Obama Seeks Russian Support on Missile Plan At the NATO Summit in Portugal, President Obama looked to bolster support for a missile defense plan and Afghan war timetable. Margaret Warner provides a report from Lisbon. Continue watching