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Young and Homeless: Finding Stability at School (Part I)
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was produced with support from a New America Media fellowship to report on children in poverty in California, and is part one of a three …
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News in Brief: John Edwards Faces Indictment, and More
John Edwards Faces Indictment According to The Associated Press, federal prosecutors have finished a comprehensive investigation into John Edwards' political operation and could indict the former presidential …
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Star Witness in Terror Trial Could Heighten US-Pakistan Tension
This report is part of a ProPublica and PBS FRONTLINE investigation.Versions of this article appeared in the Washington Post [1], the Guardian [2] and on the Daily Beast [3]. …
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Democrat Kathy Hochul Beats Republican Jane Corwin in New York’s 26th District
Last night, Kathy Hochul, the Democratic candidate for New York's 26th Congressional district, won a special election to replace former Rep. Chris Lee (R-NY). (Photo: Brendan Bannon / …
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Obama and Cameron Will Keep Pressure on Qaddafi
London — A day after Queen Elizabeth II welcomed President Obama to Britain with pomp and ceremony, Prime Minister David Cameron and the American leader on Wednesday expressed agreement on the current strategy in Libya at a …
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Chaos Swirls in Yemen’s Capital as Government Buildings Burn
Sanaa, Yemen - Yemen's capital city sank toward anarchy Tuesday as rival armies fought pitched battles in a neighborhood of middle-class homes and government offices in the worst violence …
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Mubarak to Face Trial for Killing of Protesters
Cairo - Egypt’s top prosecutor on Tuesday ordered former President Hosni Mubarak to stand trial in connection with the killing of unarmed protesters during the 18-day-revolt that forced him …
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News in Brief: Warren Prodded to Run for US Senate Seat in Massachusetts, and More
Warren Prodded to Run for US Senate Seat in Massachusetts Even as activists and advocates are pushing for a recess appointment of Elizabeth Warren to head the …
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NATO Bombs Tripoli in Heaviest Strikes Yet
Rebel fighters walk toward the front line on Tripoli Street past trees that have had their branches blown off during heaving fighting in Misrata, Libya, May 4, 2011. (Photo: …
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Trapped by the Euro, Yet Dependent on It
(Image: CartoonArts International / The New York Times Syndicate) Kudos to Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, for saying the …