Dec 05 Grand jury upgrades charge against Border Patrol agent who confessed to 4 murders By Associated Press Authorities have said the victims were sex workers whom Juan David Ortiz knew and targeted for their vulnerability. Continue reading
Dec 05 New study shows 1 in 6 U.S. health care workers are immigrants By Laura Santhanam In the U.S., an aging population and projected rise in chronic illnesses are expected to strain the health care system in the coming years, without a similar influx of trained workers to fill those jobs. Continue reading
Dec 05 Paradise residents can begin to go home weeks after deadly blaze began By Don Thompson, Associated Press Evacuation orders were being lifted for all neighborhoods in the eastern side of the town of Paradise, where the fire that started Nov. 8 destroyed about 14,000 homes and killed at least 85 people, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said… Continue reading
Dec 05 Former CBS chief Moonves allegedly destroyed evidence and misled investigators, report says By Associated Press A report by CBS lawyers outlines more allegations of sexual misconduct by longtime chief Les Moonves, The New York Times reported. It says investigators had received "multiple reports" about a network employee who was "on call" to perform oral sex… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 10:24 James Baker on George H.W. Bush’s ‘extremely consequential’ presidency James Baker, who served as secretary of state in the first Bush administration, was a close personal friend of George H.W. Bush for decades. As part of our remembrance of the former president, Judy Woodruff sits down with Baker to… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 7:41 How President George H.W. Bush ‘saw things differently’ As Americans pay their respects to former President George H.W. Bush, we speak with some of the political colleagues who knew him best. Andy Card, his former deputy chief of staff, and former Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, join Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 2:58 Appreciating the ‘powerful good’ of the public library As the American Library Association bestows its 2018 “I Love My Librarian” awards, librarian Kristen Arnett expresses her humble opinion on why visiting a library is the best way to show your appreciation. Continue watching
Dec 04 Children return to school 3 weeks after destructive California wildfire By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Schools in the county had been closed since Nov. 8, when the blaze swept through the town of Paradise and surrounding areas, destroying nearly 14,000 homes and killing at least 85 people in the nation's deadliest wildfire in a century. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: Paris reels from worst riots in 50 years Monday in our news wrap, President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to hold off on increasing tariffs. The U.S. says has China promised to buy more American exports. Also, in Paris, France’s prime minister held crisis talks with… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch 16:56 Remembering George H.W. Bush, 41st president George H.W. Bush assumed many roles during his 94 years, from Navy hero, Yale graduate and Texas oilman to congressman, CIA director, vice president and president. He also had six children with his wife of 73 years, Barbara Bush, who… Continue watching