World Feb 15 Criticism over lax construction standards grows 10 days after Turkey and Syria earthquake More stories have emerged of extraordinary rescues amid the rubble in Turkey and Syria more than a week after the catastrophic earthquake. At the same time, more and more questions are being asked about manmade failures and how they added…
Nation Feb 10 U.S. shoots down object that crossed into airspace near Alaska There's been a new incursion by an unidentified object high above American territory and the U.S. military has shot it down. It happened Friday afternoon off northeastern Alaska as the object flew at 40,000 feet. The Biden administration said it…
World Feb 09 Rescue operations continue in Turkey, Syria as hope of finding earthquake survivors fades The death toll from the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria has risen to nearly 21,000 with no end in sight. Aid is slowly starting to trickle in, but for many, it is too little, too late. Special correspondent Jane…
World Feb 08 Earthquake death toll hits 12,000 in Turkey and Syria as time to find survivors runs out An air of desperation is growing in Turkey and Syria as the chance of finding earthquake survivors grows dimmer by the hour. The death toll has grown to nearly 12,000 with an unknown number still missing. Jane Ferguson reports from…
World Feb 07 Desperate rescues continue in Turkey and Syria as earthquake death toll rises by thousands The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has reached 7,300 and it's feared many more victims have yet to be found. Search teams are working with ever-growing urgency across a huge swath of areas. Jane Ferguson has…
Nation Jan 11 What may have caused the FAA computer outage that grounded flights for hours The nation's air travel system had another long, difficult day Wednesday. More than 1,100 flights were canceled and 7,700 were delayed when a critical system failed at the Federal Aviation Administration. The outage forced the FAA to call a nationwide…
Nation Jan 04 Parts of U.S. face intense winter weather, including so-called ‘atmospheric rivers’ The first major U.S. winter storm of 2023 is ushering in the new year with snow and ice from the Midwest to New England. Heavy rain, floods and tornadoes are threatening parts of the South and Northern California is preparing…
Nation Dec 31 Barbara Walters’ history-making career in television news Broadcast journalist Barbara Walters died Friday night at her home in New York. She was 93. Walters was a trailblazer for women in television news and played an influential role in shaping the field into what it is today. We…
Nation Dec 29 Southwest Airlines cancels more flights but promises a return to normal Southwest Airlines has created a website for travelers impacted by the thousands of flight cancellations over the past week. The airline said it will reimburse passengers who paid for alternative travel arrangements, hotels, meals, rental cars and fuel. The company…
Nation Dec 28 Western New York digs out of snow as winter storm death toll rises The great blizzard of 2022 is passing into the history books, but its legacy lingers on the ground and in the air. Confirmed deaths from the storm topped 60 with more than half of those in western New York state.