May 19 Panel Questions Response to 9/11 Attacks in New York By PBS News Hour Two days of sometimes stormy hearings by the independent panel investigating the Sept. 11 attacks relived the horror and chaos of the day and pointed out mistakes that possibly led to more lost lives. Continue reading
May 19 Watch What Went Wrong: Giuliani and Bloomberg Before the 9/11 Commission Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani defended his city's preparedness to the commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks, while his successor Mayor Michael Bloomberg said New York still has not received enough federal aid to fight terror. Spencer Michels reports… Continue watching
May 18 Watch What Went Wrong The 9/11 commission held its first hearing in New York to question police and fire department leaders about communications problems during rescue efforts on the day of the attacks. Spencer Michels reports on the hearing. Continue watching
Apr 30 U.N. Approves Six-month Peacekeeping Mission to Haiti The U.N. Security Council on Friday authorized an 8,000-strong peacekeeping force to maintain order in Haiti, which is preparing for elections after rebels forced its president to flee the Caribbean country in late February. Continue reading
Apr 28 High Court Considers Enemy Combatant Detentions By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in two precedent-setting cases that ask whether in the war on terrorism President Bush can order American citizens held indefinitely in a military jail without charges, a hearing or access to a lawyer. Continue reading
Apr 27 Blasts, Shooting Erupt in Syrian Capital Several blasts and rounds of heavy shooting broke out in Syria's capital, Damascus, late Tuesday, according to witnesses and Arab media reports. Continue reading
Apr 27 WTO Rules Against U.S. Cotton Subsidies The World Trade Organization handed Brazil a key victory Monday when the international body ruled against the United States and its subsidies to cotton farmers. Continue reading
Apr 20 High Court Hears Appeal from Guantanamo Detainees By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether courts have the jurisdiction to hear appeals from terror suspects held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in one of the first major constitutionality tests of the Bush administration's anti-terrorism policies. Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch Safe Cargo? Many of the most dangerous items on commercial aircraft may literally fly below what is screened. Spencer Michels looks at the logistical and economic challenges of screening checked baggage and air cargo. Continue watching
Apr 15 Purported Bin Laden Tape Offers Truce to Europeans By Admin The CIA said it believes a tape released Wednesday is likely the voice of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Continue reading