World Dec 13 China suspected in huge Marriott data breach, official says Investigators believe hackers working on behalf of China's main intelligence agency are responsible for a massive data breach involving the theft of personal information from as many as 500 million guests of the Marriott hotel chain, a U.S. official said… By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
World Dec 12 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Gunman in French Christmas market attack still at large In our Wednesday news wrap, hundreds of police searched for the gunman behind a deadly attack at a famed Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, that killed at least two people. Also: The Senate advanced a resolution to end military support…
World Nov 30 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Ukraine closes border to Russian men Friday in our news wrap, Ukraine escalated its standoff with Russia. President Petro Poroshenko closed the border to all Russian men ages 16 to 60, saying he wants to prevent fighters from joining rebels in the eastern part of Ukraine.
Nation Nov 30 Watch 6:48 Why companies are still failing to protect our personal data A newly announced breach into the Marriott hotel chain’s reservation database is one of the biggest hacks in history, affecting half a billion customers in all. Amna Nawaz speaks with David Kennedy, co-founder of security firm TrustedSec, to understand what's…
Jul 18 Marriott hotels to eliminate plastic straws by 2019 By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Marriott International plans to remove plastic straws and drink stirrers from all of its 6,500 hotels and resorts worldwide by next year. Continue reading
Jul 17 Blasts at Jakarta Hotels Kill 8, Injure More Than 50 By PBS NewsHour Suicide bombers detonated a pair of heavy explosives Friday at two American luxury hotels in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens more, police said. Continue reading