WPRB News is going on summer vacation, but we still have a couple stories up our collective sleeve. Check back in the coming weeks for fresh content, including our take on Chatroulette (yes, we’re jumping on the bandwagon, albeit late) and a look at how one holocaust survivor became an advocate for immigrant detainees in New Jersey.
In January 2010, a graduate student named Haisong Jiang crossed a Newark Airport security line in order to say goodbye to his girlfriend one last time. In March, he pleaded guilty to defiant trespass. His punishment? Community service and a $500 fine (plus court fees). A bill to tighten airport security is now advancing through the New Jersey Legislature.
We wanted the story straight from Jiang. Rosy Yang reports.
In New Jersey, the re-arrest (recidivism) rate for adult offenders is about 55%. We’ve got a lot of people ending up in jail more than once here—about 31% of all adult prisoners.
Who do these numbers represent? We look at one prisoner from Atlantic City to learn more. Tasnim Shamma reports.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced that his country will convert their nuclear research reactor to using low enriched uranium as part of a global effort to secure weapons-grade nuclear materials. First Lady Michelle Obama also made a surprise visit to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on the three-month anniversary of the city’s devastating earthquake.
Story by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent
After a profitable opening day at the Nuclear Security Summit, President Obama hopes for further gains in promoting an international cooperative effort to secure fissile materials. Yesterday, Ukraine announced that it will remove its entire highly enriched uranium stockpile by 2012. Canada also announced that it would be transferring highly enriched uranium back to the United States. Story by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent
President Obama met with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao for an hour and a half on Monday during the first day of the Nuclear Security Summit. White House officials said that the two leaders spent much of their time discussing Iran’s nuclear belligerence.
Story by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent
Ukraine agreed today to remove its entire highly enriched uranium stockpile by the time of the next Nuclear Security Summit in 2012. The announcement came early on the first day of an unprecedented gathering of world leaders to discuss means of securing vulnerable nuclear materials.
Story by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent
Check out the day’s photos from the Nuclear Security Summit. All photos courtesy of Walter Fick.
Ukraine announced that it will remove all highly-enriched uranium by 2012. The former Soviet republic has at least 90 kilograms of the material, which could be used to produce nuclear weapons. The announcement comes in the midst of a 47-nation Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C.
Story by Walter Fick, White House Correspondent
Check out the latest live blog from the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., with White House Correspondent Walter Fick.
