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Bin Laden Videotape Surfaces

Arab television has aired a videotaped message from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. NPR's Mike Shuster reports on bin Laden's statement.

Iraqis inspect the bombed shrine in the northern Iraqi city of Samarra.

Shrine in Iraq Damaged in Attack

Iraqi officials are blaming al Qaeda and a Sunni militant group for an explosion at one of the country's most famous Shiite religious shrines. The blast in Samarra destroyed the golden dome and sent protesters into the streets.

Palestinian street vendors sells balloons for Christmas near the Nativity Church during the traditional Christmas Eve procession to Manger Square.

Rain Cuts Christmas Crowds in Bethlehem

Cool, wet weather discourages tourism in Bethlehem on Christmas Eve and dampens Palestinian merchants' high hopes for the holiday. The barrier Israel is erecting to separate Jerusalem from the West Bank may also factor in the turnout.

Friends and family gather outside of the home which was picked up and carried 20 feet by a tornado while a mother and her son were inside on Monday outside Newbern, Tenn. Both survived the storm.

Tennessee Bears Brunt of Deadly Storms

Tornadoes touched down in several states this week, killing at least 27 people. The majority of those killed lived in a handful of rural counties in northwest Tennessee.

Verizon Executive Tapped to Lead NAACP

The NAACP chooses businessman Bruce Gordon, a former Verizon executive, to replace Kweisi Mfume as president of the NAACP.

Workers at an airstrip in Rumbek, in South Sudan, hack apart the fuselage of an old transport plane with axes. Later the aluminum will be recycled into cooking pots.

Recycling to Survive in Sudan

In Southern Sudan, international aid is being put to full use, and so are the shipping materials. The Sudanese are converting the packaging from international food aid and other supplies into necessities such as ropes, furniture, and kitchen utensils.

Evolution and Intelligent Design in Kansas

Hearings this week in Topeka focused on how the theory of evolution should be taught in Kansas schools. Proponents of intelligent design propose that students and teachers be encouraged to discuss alternate views to the theory of evolution.

Stolen Masterpieces Recovered in Car

Two Impressionist paintings stolen form a Zurich museum on Feb. 10 have been recovered from an abandoned car.

Could Sinclair-Tribune Deal Spawn A Fox News Competitor?

Could Sinclair Broadcast Group's $3.9 billion purchase of the Tribune Media Co. help the Maryland-based media giant launch a competitor to Fox News?

Some Ohio Tea Party Members Write Trump In Support Of 'Freedom Caucus'

Nearly two dozen representatives of Ohio’s tea party have written a letter to President Donald Trump. The letter chides Trump for tweeting out a threat directed at the House Freedom Caucus after the GOP healthcare bill collapsed last week. From Ohio Public Radio station WKSU, M.L. Schultze has more. The letter calls on President Trump “to stand with our conservative heroes,” as personified by Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan and the other House Republicans who make up the Freedom Caucus.

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