Dec 05 Watch 14:42 Untold anecdotes of George H.W. Bush It's difficult to sum up an entire life in a memorial service, no matter how grand. New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, presidential historian Michael Beschloss, Bush family friend David Bates and Margaret Warner, who covered the president on the… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Global markets fall again on China concerns In our Wednesday news wrap, global markets fell again due to continuing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, though Beijing did say it will abide by a tariff cease-fire. Also, President Trump did not comment on a newly released… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 7:04 In the hunt for revenue, did Facebook share more data than it disclosed? In April, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Congress that his platform doesn’t “sell any data to anyone.” But now, documents released by a British Parliament committee suggest the social media giant was trading access to user data in exchange for… Continue watching
Dec 05 Watch 7:51 The robots are coming. Will they work with us? In the latest installment of our Future of Work series, Miles O’Brien visits MIT’s Interactive Robotics Laboratory to understand the “new species” of robots scientists are designing to work alongside humans safely. Though the devices often excel at repetitive tasks,… Continue watching
Dec 05 WATCH: Memorial services for George H.W. Bush in Texas By Associated Press Bush's casket is being flown back to Houston after his state funeral in Washington. Another funeral service will be held Thursday morning at St. Martin's, and he is due to be buried Thursday afternoon. Continue reading
Dec 05 USA Gymnastics, facing dozens of lawsuits, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy By Will Graves, Associated Press The embattled organization filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition on Wednesday as it attempts to reach settlements in the dozens of sex-abuse lawsuits it faces and to forestall its potential demise at the hands of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Continue reading
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