Dec 29 Watch News Wrap: Florida Cold Snap Damages $115 Million in Crops In other news Wednesday, a cold wave that hit crops has cost Florida growers an estimated $115 million, with record cold temperatures damaging fruits, vegetables and citrus foliage. Continue watching
Dec 29 After Another Snowmageddon, Ushahidi Helps New Yorkers Dig Out In February, a Nor'easter buried Washington, D.C., in several feet of snow, shutting down the federal government and overwhelming the city's ability to respond. In DC's Dupont Circle neighborhood, a Web developer turned to Ushahidi… Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch Ivory Coast Remains in Political Limbo as Civil War Fears Linger Despite calls from the U.N. and West African leaders to accept election results and step down, Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo has refused to surrender power and retains control of the nation's military forces. Nearly 200 people have been killed… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch Contrasting Blizzard Responses of N.J., NYC Examined New York, the nation's biggest city, is still grappling with a weekend blizzard that shut down its main airports and dumped an estimated two feet of snow on streets, creating a maze of stranded vehicles and raising ire among some… Continue watching
Dec 29 Mexico Dispatch: A Country Turned Upside-Down Photo of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, by Jose Luis Sierra JUAREZ, Mexico | In a world upside-down, Marisela Escobedo, a mother seeking justice for the killing of her teenage daughter, was executed a few days ago right in front of… Continue reading
Dec 29 India Dispatch: Thriving Development Spawns Water, Resource Worries By Fred de Sam Lazaro Boy drinks from water tanker in India. (Photo by Nicole See) NEW DELHI, India | If there are water wars in the future, conservationist Jyothi Sharma thinks they'll happen just outside her apartment in an upper-middle class enclave in Delhi's… Continue reading
Dec 29 South Korean President Calls for Talks; Suicide Bombers Kill Iraqi Police Chief South Korean President Lee Myung-bak addresses the nation on Nov. 29, 2010, days after the attack on Yeonpyeong island. (Park Ji-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images) South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called for renewed six-party talks, the stalled nuclear negotiations between the two… Continue reading
Dec 28 On Tuesday's NewsHour: Blizzard Aftermath, Iraq's New Government EAST COAST DIGS OUT | The paralyzed air travel system in the Northeast slowly came to life Tuesday after a monster snowstorm stranded thousands. Gwen Ifill speaks with USA Today aviation reporter Ben Mutzabaugh about why it will take… Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch After Northeast Blizzard, Airports Back in Business But Backlogged The snow has stopped falling but thousands of weary travelers are still stranded at airports on the East Coast, hoping for a coveted seat on the limited flights that have resumed. For those that couldn't find a seat, the prolonged… Continue watching
Dec 28 In Kenya, Generating Wealth - One Cow at a Time By Larisa Epatko With mainstream banks and microfinance organizations mainly helping business startups in urban Kenya, a group called Juhudi Kilimo decided to focus on rural small-holder farmers. Continue reading