Mar 18 Watch News Wrap: American Pleads Guilty in Mumbai Attacks In other news Thursday, a Chicago man pleaded guilty to helping plan the 2008 terror attacks in India, and the Pennsylvania woman known as 'Jihad Jane' was arraigned for allegedly plotting to kill a Swedish cartoonist. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Al-Qaida 'On the Run,' CIA Chief Panetta Says Improved relations with Pakistan have helped the CIA dismantle al-Qaida's core organization, leaving the terrorist group in disarray, according to CIA Director Leon Panetta. Jim Lehrer gets two views on the vulnerability of the terror group. Continue watching
Mar 16 Yemen Dispatch: Battling Insurgents By Margaret Warner Yemeni security forces are working on honing their counterterrorism tactics in the battle against a resurgent al-Qaeda affiliate in the region -- AQAP, or Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. It was AQAP that recruited and trained the would-be Christmas… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch News Wrap: 9/11 Rescue Workers Offered Settlement In other news Friday, thousands of emergency personnel who suffered health problems because of their work following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are considering a settlement offer, and the president has delayed his Asia trip to urge lawmakers to… Continue watching
Mar 12 Ground Zero Workers Weigh $657 Million Settlement Offer By Ray Suarez Thousands of workers who labored at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan just after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks may be eligible to split up to $657.5 million in settlement money for damage to their health from… Continue reading
Mar 12 Friday: Ground Zero Workers Reach Settlement; Obama to Delay Asia Trip More than 10,000 Ground Zero rescue workers made ill by dust and other contaminants left by the collapse of the World Trade Center could receive as much as $657.5 million in damages under a settlement reached with the city… Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 'Jihad Jane' Suspect Suggests Changing Face of Terrorism American Colleen LaRose, the self-proclaimed "Jihad Jane," faces terror charges for trying to murder a Swedish artist for his depiction of the prophet Muhammad. Gwen Ifill talks to a reporter about the threat of domestic terrorism. Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch Obama Pledges Continued Aid to Earthquake-Stricken Haiti President Barack Obama committed continued relief aid to Haiti in a meeting Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval, even as the U.S. begins to withdraw troops. Ray Suarez reports on the challenges facing Haiti's government. Continue watching
Mar 10 Haiti's Government: What Should Its Next Moves Be? By Talea Miller As Haitian President Rene Preval met with President Barack Obama Wednesday to discuss the aftermath of January's devastating earthquake, the PBS NewsHour asked three experts how Haiti's government should proceed with the massive task of recovery. Continue reading
Mar 08 U.S. Military Deaths in Operation Enduring Freedom Top 1,000 By Larisa Epatko U.S. military fatalities in the eight-year Afghan war have swelled over the past few years. When taking into account worldwide military operations in Operation Enduring Freedom, U.S. deaths have passed the 1,000 mark, according to the Department of Defense, The… Continue reading