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Investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell writes for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss., and specializes in unearthing new evidence from Civil Rights era criminal cases. His coverage has led to the convictions of four Ku Klux Klan members, starting with Byron De La Beckwith for the assassination of Medgar Evers. Recently, Edgar Ray Killen was found guilty of orchestrating the murders of Civil Rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner. Next week Mitchell will be honored with the John Chancellor Award for Excellence in Journalism.

The queen was riding in a convoy without wearing a seatbelt. Under U.K. law, it's compulsory to wear a seatbelt — but she is the queen so she's immune from any civil or criminal proceedings.

New York Times reporter Judith Miller is jailed for refusing to testify before a grand jury about her sources in the story of a CIA leak. Miller never wrote about the case. Time magazine's Matthew Cooper has agreed to testify with the blessing of his source.

One researcher who participated in the latest U.N. report on climate change says the final product is simply too depressing. Others say the somber tone is justified — but that humans can also adapt.

Several areas of the United States are at risk from a tsunami, but a new government report finds that the states most at risk are unprepared for a disaster of the magnitude of the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands. Rob Manning of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports.

Many species are threatened or endangered. One way of saving the animals and the surrounding forest is eco-tourism -- promoting tours for outsiders concerned with the conservation of the ecosystem. In some areas, just a hundred visitors per year would make a huge impact.

by the telecommunications giant, AT&T, yesterday. The company will divide into three separate firms and eliminate up to 40,000 jobs over the next year and a half. Though the move means layoffs, it also meant a sharp rise in AT&T stock on Wall Street.

of how it acquiesced to the Croatian government's plans to smuggle Iranian arms to Bosnia two years ago. Appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott said the Administration took the best available option in its response to Croatia, and that it in no way constituted a covert action.

of the Farm Bill. After being delayed for several days by democrats, the GOP backed-measure won by a 2-to-1 majority. Its biggest departure from farm bills of the past are the government subsidies paid to farmers. The House will vote on its version of the bill in three weeks.

Howard Berkes profiles a local politician in Montana. Mayor Dan Kemmis of Missoula preaches a more hands-on approach than most local governments practice. His leadership style has predictably drawn mixed reviews.