Jan 4th, 2006 · In the worst day of violence since Iraq's national elections last month, a suicide bomber struck a funeral north of Baghdad. At least 30 people were killed and dozens more wounded. In another incident, a car bomb exploded in a Shiite district of Baghdad, killing three.
Dec 13th, 2005 · A recent raid on illegal immigrants working at a fish-processing plant prompted hundreds of other undocumented workers to flee their jobs in New Bedford, Mass. The case spotlights how much some U.S. industries have come to rely on illegal immigrant labor.
Dec 11th, 2005 · Oil and natural gas dominate the economy of Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish, but fishing is its heart and soul. During an October visit, Motivatit Seafoods was silent in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Now the clank and clatter of seafood processing has resumed.
Sep 13th, 2005 · Hurricane Katrina devastated the multi-billion-dollar commercial fishing industry in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Boats, ports and processing plants across the area are damaged or destroyed. Waterways are clogged with debris, and sea life also suffered greatly in the huge storm.
Aug 10th, 2005 · Iran broke U.N. seals on equipment at a facility that processes uranium fuel on Wednesday, despite protests from officials from the United States and other countries who believe Iran is working to build nuclear weapons. Madeleine Brand discusses the issue with Kenneth Pollack, author of The Persian Puzzle: The Conflict Between Iran and America.
Jun 22nd, 2005 · Federal banking regulators have begun an investigation into the credit card payment processing company whose security breach put millions of American cardholders at risk for fraud. One of the security steps the firm might have taken, but did not, is encrypting the data.
Jun 20th, 2005 · Computer hackers got access to as many as 40 million credit card numbers, according to Mastercard. The card issuer says databases held by a third-party processing company were open to unauthorized access.
Mar 29th, 2005 · Two of the country's largest utilities say they will build a new kind of power plant that will turn coal into gas in order to cut back on emissions of carbon dioxide.