Jan 6th, 2009 · Parts of three remote and uninhabited Pacific island chains are being set aside by President Bush as national monuments. The preserves will be protected from oil and gas extraction and commercial fishing in what will be the largest marine conservation effort in history.
Jan 6th, 2009 · A new reality show takes viewers behind the scenes as border guards, Secret Service agents and patrol officers protect the nation. Homeland Security, USA has the look of a documentary, but its producers stay clear of politics and deliver a show that's more COPS than Frontline.
Dec 31st, 2008 · Although I have nurtured and protected my two sons, I have blithely yoked my eldest to a life of heartbreak and angst with my support for the hometown team. And with the Jets' December Dive that can be described only as Mets-ian, as a father, I could only think, "What have I done?"
Dec 30th, 2008 · A NASA study of the Columbia space-shuttle accident concludes that several systems could have done a better job protecting the astronauts, but found no change that could have saved the seven-member crew, who died in February 2003.
Dec 30th, 2008 · NASA released a study Tuesday about the Columbia space shuttle accident that will help the space agency design better systems to protect astronauts. None of the lessons learned could have saved the crew in February 2003, however.
Dec 27th, 2008 · The Bielski brothers gave shelter and protection to Polish Jews who, like them, fled into the region's forests and swamps to escape German persecution. Director Edward Zwick's new film tells their story, but why hasn't it been heard of until now?
Dec 25th, 2008 · There's a "protective" pool of reporters that follow President-elect Barack Obama every day and report everything he does, even when what he does is not newsworthy, which is often. That's especially true on Christmas but still the reports must come. The Chicago Tribune's John McCormick talks about covering Obama's vacation.
Dec 23rd, 2008 · For a week, NPR joined the French warship Premier Maitre L'Her, which has been protecting merchant ships on the vast seas of the Gulf of Aden. The ship has been searching for suspicious vessels, part of an effort to stem a piracy epidemic.