Dec 13 Watch 4:47 News Wrap: Labor Department report shows inflation is slowing In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. economy is giving fresh hope that the worst of inflation may have passed, stocks surged on the inflation news then eased back to wait for Wednesday's interest rate decision, a French court convicted… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 6:45 Breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology could dramatically alter clean energy landscape By Miles O'Brien, Dorothy Hastings For the first time, scientists have produced a fusion reaction that created more energy than was expended, a breakthrough to tap into the same kind of energy that powers the sun and stars. It could have huge implications for potentially… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 8:38 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried indicted on battery of fraud charges By John Yang, Alexis Cox Federal prosecutors unveiled a battery of charges against Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. They include wire fraud, money laundering and lying to investors. Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday in the Bahamas just hours before he was scheduled… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 7:50 U.S. immigration officials face surge of asylum seekers near El Paso By Amna Nawaz An extraordinary number of migrants crossed the U.S.-Mexico border into El Paso over the weekend. It's stretching an already-taxed system to new limits. Over a yearlong period, federal agents have reported a record 2.4 million encounters. Rep. Veronica Escobar, a… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 7:04 Brittney Griner's agent on the basketball star's recovery after release from Russia By Stephanie Sy Two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is finally back in the U.S., but after 294 days of being detained in Russia, her reintegration into American life is far from over. One person who worked around the clock to bring Griner… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 8:09 Initiative allows inmates to work toward law degree while behind bars By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster The United States has the highest rate of incarceration based on population. Part of it is due to an overwhelmed, underfunded system in both prosecutors' and public defenders' offices. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports, one initiative is trying to… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 8:22 New documentary 'In A Different Key' follows first person ever diagnosed with autism By Geoff Bennett, Layla Quran, Sam Weber The prevalence of autism in the United States has increased dramatically over the last few decades, and that’s coincided with a new understanding of just how broad the spectrum is. This is explored in a new film called "In A… Continue watching
Dec 13 Free bus rides are a step closer to reality in D.C. Here's what that means By Ryan Thomas, Casey Kuhn Washington, D.C. may become the largest city in the U.S. to offer free bus services, thanks to legislation pushed forward earlier in December. … Continue reading
Dec 13 Scientists declare 2 Hawaiian volcanoes have stopped erupting By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press The U.S. Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said in a statement Tuesday that Kilauea is no longer erupting. Continue reading
Dec 13 Mississippi State football coach Mike Leach dies at 61 By Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press Mississippi State says football coach Mike Leach has died following complications from a heart condition at the age of 61. The pioneering coach helped revolutionize the college football passing game with the Air Raid offense. Continue reading