Washington Week: Focus on Immigration Reform, Boston Bombing Aftermath With the eyes of the nation fixed on Boston, major legislative developments took a back seat last week. A push to reform Americas gun laws hit a roadblock in the Senate, and Democ...
After Long, Tense Day Boston Suspect in Custody The capture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev prompted celebrations after police were given the stand down order. Mayor Thomas Menino announced the arrest. Today, because of the hard work of so many individuals, by...
Watertown Bounces Back Childhood innocence just a block away from where police captured the alleged marathon bomber. Lemonade costs 50 cents a cup, but customers have been donating lots of bills. People give us extra tips because they say we're cute,...
Boston Marathon Bomber Caught, Town Celebrates Jubilation erupted in the streets of Watertown, Massachusetts. For every police vehicle, there was drive-by congratulations after nearly 24 hours of gunshots, explosions and lockdowns. Suspect number 2 i...
IMF Chief: Global Financial Threat Easing The world's economy is growing at a slightly slower pace than the IMF's initial forecasts in January. But top financial officials gathered in Washington for the annual Spring meetings - face a less threatenin...
Uncle Speaks Out About Boston Bombing Suspects Who are Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? Both lived near Boston and are of Chechen origin. Friends described them as smart and athletic. The youngest, Dzokhar was a wrestler. The oldest, Tamerlan, a boxer...
April 19 Brings US Painful Memories They are tragic images seared into Americas collective memory, and both took place on April 19. The 1993 siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Texas and resulting fire killed more than 70 members of a radical re...
US Poised for Prolonged Syrian Conflict U.S. military experts have been in Jordan already, training Jordanian troops working to prevent a spillover of violence from Syria. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Congress he is boosting that force by deplo...
Kerry Travels to Turkey for Syrian Opposition Meeting The issue of refugees will be high on the meeting's agenda as Syrian government attacks continue to drive people across the border into Jordan. You can imagine the destabilizing impact and the pro...
Thousands of Migrants Stranded in Yemen Humanitarian agencies say thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa are living in harrowing conditions along the Yemen-Saudi Arabia border. Many have been robbed and tortured by traffickers. Migrant workers...
Kenyans Line Up for Middle East Jobs Despite Record of Abuse Twenty-year-old Benard Akech has too much time on his hands. Since graduating from high school two years ago, he has yet to find a job in Nairobi. So, he has decided to look for work abroad...
Leader of Egyptian Jews Honored at Funeral Egypt's fading Jewish community has receded even further. Carmen Weinstein, the leader of about 20 elderly women who make up the last of Cairo's once vibrant Jewish presence, was laid to rest Thursday. She w...
Tense Standoff Continues for 60th Year in Korean DMZ The division of North and South Korea has spanned seven decades. Neither side recognizes the other diplomatically and both claim the entire peninsula. The peninsula is divided along the 38th parall...
World-Famous Hospitals Helped Boston Cope With Bombing When bomb victims were wheeled into the Tufts Medical Center Emergency Department, the medical personnel was in place, ready for them. We already had our emergency management team up and running...
Americans Safer Since 9-11, Experts Say Following the September 11, the countrys security professionals made enormous strides in protecting civilians. Dozens of plots have been prevented, usually before there is danger to the public. If the question...
