CNN 2009-03-16

Hello to you, I'm Creshon Sanuders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening Now In The News.

A tough assessment 1 of the new administration's anti-terrorism policies by former Vice 2 President Dick Cheney appearing on CNN's State of the Union this morning. Cheney said the Obama Administration has endangered Americans and opened the country to further attacks. Cheney pointed 3 to the recent reversal of interrogation practices of terror suspects by the Obama Administration, a change at odds 4 with policies and acted during the Bush years.

Meantime, there are new threats of execution and capture to foreign aid workers by the Taliban under the terrorist group's new rules of operation. Aid workers could be executed as spies or held as hostages. The word came during CNN's exclusive interview with a ranking Taliban official. The official went on to say the Tiliban is operating under the laws set in place during the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan.

New arrest and weapons seized by North Ireland police in connection with a deadly shooting there last week. Police took suspects into custody 5 from the town of Craigavon, along with a gun and ammunition 6 bringing the total arrest to five now. Meantime new arrest in the killings 7 of two soldiers days before the officer's death. Four people are now in custody on that case. The killings raise fears that the area could erupt violence not seen since the days before the Good Friday Agreement of 1998.

A clash between police and protesters in Lahore, Pakistan and demonstrators threw stones at security forces who battled back with batons 8 and clouds of tear-gas. The protesters were outraged 9 by rumors 10 that opposition 11 leader Nawaz Sharif have been detained by police, something the government denies. The riots come during part of a planned four-day march to the capital which had been relatively 12 peaceful until they reached Lahore. Several people have been arrested.

Five people are confirmed dead in what police are calling a murder-suicide in Miami. Police found four bodies behind a home early this morning after investigating reports of gunshots. Then police got a call about more shots and fire at another location, that's where they found the alleged 13 gunman dead from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators 14 said this may have been a domestic dispute.

All systems go! The space shuttle Discovery is set to launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center tonight. Folks, it was originally said to take off Wednesday but a hydrogen gas leak forced officials to postpone 15 the mission. It's since been fixed 16 and Discovery will head to the international space station tonight.

Those are the headlines this hour. For more news stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source, online, on TV, even when you are on the go.