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The first U.S. journalist dies in the conflict in Iraq; the first case of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is documented in Westchester; a plane on its way to JFK airport is diverted after a "troubling" note is found aboard, and more.
Noah Reibel reports. Transcript
Remembering Michael Kelly
Atlantic Monthly national correspondent James Fallows speaks about Michael Kelly, the first American journalist to die in the conflict in Iraq. He died Thursday night while travelling with U.S. Army Infantry. Forty-six year-old Kelly was editor-at-large for Atlantic Monthly, as well a columnist for the Washington Post.
Andrea Lee reports. Transcript
Attack on an Ancestor's City
As the war in Iraq begins to take center stage in Baghdad, one writer catches glimpses of her grandmother's home, a place she's never been.
Catherine Fenollosa reports. Transcript
Butts Out!
As of this month, smoking is no longer allowed in all New York City workplaces. At the same time, the city is setting up new programs to help people quit smoking altogether.
Andrea Lee reports. Transcript
Respiratory Illness Puts Chinatown on Edge
The respiratory illness known as SARS has taken the lives of 80 people in Asia and Canada. Chinatown businesses are taking a financial hit due to travellers cancelling trips to China and Hong Kong, and increasing fears of the spread of the virus.
Jenny Nordberg reports. Transcript
More Access to Morning-After
Last month, the Mayor signed legislation that will increase women's access to emergency contraception, more commonly known as the morning-after pill.
Emily Grossman reports. Transcript
Far from the News of Home
Many Liberians who left their country because of the civil war which ended officially in 1996 have sought refuge in the United States. As fighting continues in their homeland, Liberians in Staten Island deal with not knowing the fate of their friends and relatives.
Michael Morton reports. Transcript
News Update
Collin Campbell reports. Transcript
Breakdown in U.S.-Franco-German Relations
Just how much damage has been done to U.S.-Franco-German relations since the countries' disagreements over what should be done in Iraq?
Simon Bishop reports. Transcript
Sounds French?
Though relations between the U.S. and French governments are strained, the conflict hasn't decimated New Yorkers' interest in contemporary French composers.
Laura Santini reports. Transcript
Two Faces of War
One writer notes that, as countries go to war, their governments adopt a more duplicitous nature.
Noah Reibel reports. Transcript
Soldiers Return from...World War II
In his just-published book, writer Kevin Coyne retraces the lives of six young men who fought in World War II. He says the men share a lot in common with U.S. soldiers currently fighting in Iraq.
Catherine Fenollosa reports. Transcript
Activists Commemorate the Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Nearly 75 people gathered this morning at Manhattan's Riverside Church, where Martin Luther King, Jr. once gave a famous speech in which he opposed the war in Vietnam. The crowd marched through Manhattan to memorialize King's death; he died 35 years ago today.
Nancy Farghalli reports. Transcript
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