Feb 09 Watch California Braces as NUMMI Auto Plant Nears Closing This spring, Toyota expects to slam the brakes on one of its California-based assembly plants. About 5,000 workers are preparing for unemployment at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant, as well as hundreds more in the auto pipeline across… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch Flying Cheap: Sky Safety Lags as Airline Outsourcing Booms Since 2002, the last six fatal commercial airline accidents in the U.S. have all involved the small regional airlines that major carriers are increasingly leaning on to keep down fares. In an excerpt from the PBS program "Frontline," Miles O'Brien… Continue watching
Feb 08 Pa. Rep. John Murtha Dies at 77 Nineteen-term U.S. Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania died Monday, according to a statement from his office. Murtha had been in intensive care in a Washington-area hospital after suffering from an infection following gallbladder surgery. He was 77. The… Continue reading
Feb 08 After First Super Bowl Win, Good Times Roll in New Orleans NEW ORLEANS | Residents of the Big Easy seemed to be celebrating their team's Super Bowl win even before the game. With Mardi Gras just over a week away, Carnival parades ran all morning and afternoon, and just… Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch Saints Stun Colts for First Super Bowl Win The New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl, offering hope for a city still recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch Blueprint America: Motor City Faces Transportation Crossroads Once a hub of innovation, Detroit's now stands as the symbol of an industry's struggle for progress. As much of the world looks to faster, cleaner and more modern transportation, the Blueprint America series on infrastructure examines the future of… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch Hope, Healing for New Orleans After Super Bowl New Orleans is riding high on the momentum of Sunday's Super Bowl upset by the hometown Saints over the Indianapolis Colts. And for a city still rebuilding from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, the championship signifies the spirit of survival… Continue watching
Feb 07 In Saints-Crazed New Orleans, 'We've Already Won. The Healing's Begun' Editor's note: The New Orleans Saints upset Indianapolis, 31-17, on Sunday night, clinching their first Super Bowl victory. For more on their championship season and what it means to New Orleans as it continues its recovery from Hurricane Katrina,… Continue reading
Feb 05 On Friday's NewsHour... UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS | The latest U.S. unemployment reading dropped to 9.7 percent, but that doesn't include many who have given up looking for work. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Robert Kuttner of The American Prospect magazine and former treasury… Continue reading
Feb 05 Toyota's President Apologizes to Customers for Recall Worries Toyota's* president apologized Friday for problems that have led to millions of recalled vehicles worldwide, tarnished the automaker's reputation for safety and put the company "in crisis." "I would like to take this opportunity to apologize from the bottom… Continue reading