Jan 6th, 2009 · Violence continued in the Gaza Strip today as reports surfaced of an Israeli strike on a school that killed more than 30 people. Ahmed Abu Hamda, who is a Gaza resident and a news producer for many news networks, including NPR, says everyone is panicked and trying to stay find a safe place to stay.
Oct 28th, 2008 · Herman Wallace and Albert Woodfox spent 36 years in solitary confinement in a Louisiana prison for the murder of a corrections officer. Decades later, questions are surfacing about how the wife of the lead investigator ended up as the forewoman on the jury and why the key witness was promised a pardon.
Oct 15th, 2008 · A pair of classified memos from the Bush administration have surfaced showing the executive office endorsed the use of harsh interrogation techniques, including waterboarding. Washington Post investigative reporter Joby Warrick discusses the memos.
Jul 30th, 2008 · The International Olympics Committee has taken the stance that the Olympics is a sporting event that should not be mixed up with politics. Correspondents discuss whether a line should drawn between reporting on sporting events and covering the human rights issues that have surfaced in the run up to the games.
Jul 11th, 2008 · Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have fallen sharply in response to fears concerning their financial stability. Questions have surfaced about whether they might need a federal bailout.
Apr 10th, 2008 · Max Mosley, president of autoracing's Formula One Federation, is fighting to keep his job after a video surfaced allegedly showing him consorting with prostitutes in a Nazi concentration camp fantasy. Mosley, whose father was leader of Britain's fascist movement before World War II and a friend of Adolf Hitler, strongly denies the allegations and refuses to step down.
Mar 27th, 2008 · The Justice Department has begun a civil rights investigation of the South Carolina Highway Patrol. In recent weeks, a series of videos has surfaced showing highway patrol officers using racial slurs and striking African-American suspects with their patrol cars.
Mar 11th, 2008 · New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's political career was near collapse Tuesday after the first-term Democrat's name surfaced in a probe into a prostitution ring. A law enforcement official told the Associated Press Tuesday that the case grew out of a public corruption inquiry triggered by Spitzer's movement of cash to bank accounts operated by the call-girl ring.