Apr 29 President Obama Tours Storm Damage in Alabama, Death Toll at 300 By News Desk 12:45 p.m. ET | President Obama met with local officials and survivors in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Friday morning and said he had "never seen devastation like this." The president vowed residents would be given aid to help recover from the… Continue reading
Apr 29 PHOTOS: Relive the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton By Larisa Epatko Following in the tradition of the British royal family, Prince William and Kate Middleton exchanged vows Friday morning in London's Westminster Abbey. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch In Nigerian Maternity Wards, Preventable Causes Claim Many Lives 'Edge of Joy' Highlights Maternal Health Concerns in Nigeria… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch Birmingham Police Chief: Alabamians in Shock, Despair After Major Storm Jeffrey Brown talks to Birmingham Chief of Police about the deadly tornadoes. Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch News Wrap: Explosion at Popular Tourist Cafe in Morocco Kills at Least 15 In other news Thursday, an explosion at a popular tourist cafe in Morocco killed at least 15 people, including 10 foreigners. The government said it was a terrorist bombing. Also, former President Jimmy Carter, who just returned from Pyongyang, said… Continue watching
Apr 28 Violent Storms Rip Through Southern U.S. Violent storms and tornadoes flattened towns and injured or killed people throughout the South on Thursday night. Alabama was the hardest hit as storms tore through Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. Casualties also mounted in Mississppi, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky. Continue reading
Apr 28 Royal Marriages: Not Long Ago, They Meant Something There was a time, decades before royal weddings were televised spectacles to entertain vast audiences, that such unions really mattered in the destiny of nations and influenced the course of wars and diplomacy. As long as there have been… Continue reading
Apr 28 Death Toll at 280 as Storms Hit South, Syrian Politicians Quit in Protest View a slide show of the storm damage in southern states: 5:40 p.m. ET| Edgar Treiguts of Georgia Public Broadcasting reports on the storm's aftermath in Georgia, where 13 people were killed: 5 p.m. ET | Officials… Continue reading
Apr 28 Thailand, Cambodia Call Truce After Week of Fighting By Larisa Epatko The latest flare-up in a long-standing territorial dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has resulted in the deaths of at least 15 people and displaced tens of thousands during a week's worth of fighting. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch News Wrap: Afghan Military Pilot Kills 9 Americans at Kabul Airport In other news Wednesday, an Afghan military pilot shot and killed eight U.S. troops and an American contractor after an argument at the Kabul airport. Also, Obama administration officials confirmed CIA Chief Leon Panetta will succeed Defense Secretary Robert Gates,… Continue watching