Larry E. Swedroe's Blog, page 1184

Amazon to launch drone deliveries this year in California

E-commerce giant is working with the Federal Aviation Administration and local regulators to secure permits.

Jan. 6 panel focuses on Trump's false claims about 2020 election during second public hearing

The House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol assault held its second public hearing Monday. It focused on how former president Donald Trump spread lies about the 2020 election being stolen, rather than accept that he lost. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joined CBS News' Errol Barnett to discuss the day's proceedings.

Senator Debbie Stabenow on bipartisan gun reforms

CBS News' Skyler Henry reports on the bipartisan gun reform agreement in the Senate. Then, Senator Debbie Stabenow joins "Red and Blue" with CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns to discuss her role in the agreement. The Michigan Democrat says it is "critical" the Senate get something done before the July 4 recess.

MoneyWatch: U.S. stocks sink as inflation fears mount

The stock market's tumble has put the S and P 500 into a bear market. CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano reports on Wall Street's drop on Monday. Then, Akiko Fujita, a reporter and anchor for Yahoo Finance, joins Errol Barnett on CBS News to discuss the latest on the markets.

Mayor of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, discusses arrest of group of extremists

More than two dozen men linked to the far-right extremist group Patriot Front were arrested Saturday in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, for allegedly planning a violent riot at a local Pride event. Coeur d'Alene Mayor Jim Hammond joined CBS News' Errol Barnett to discuss.

Four takeaways from the second day of the Jan. 6 committee hearings

On the second day of the House Jan. 6 committee's public hearings, Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson said the committee would show that former President Donald Trump lost his reelection campaign, knew he lost and, as a result of his loss, "decided to wage an attack on our democracy, an attack on the American people," which culminated in the violence at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Army secretary on combating sexual assault in the military

In an exclusive interview with Norah O'Donnell, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said the military branch still has a problem with sexual assault and harassment, but said "every leader at every level" is focused on combating it.

Trump's false claims at center of January 6 committee's second public hearing

Day 2 of the House January 6 committee's public hearings focused on former President Trump's false claims that he won and the election was stolen. Members of Trump's inner circle, including former Attorney General William Barr, testified that they told him it wasn't true. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa joins "Red and Blue" to break down the key moments of Monday's hearing.

CBS Evening News, June 13, 2022

Stocks plummet as inflation fears mount; Highlights from the Tony Awards

Americans wrongfully detained by foreign governments

The vast majority of Americans wrongfully imprisoned abroad today are not held by terrorist groups, but by foreign governments. Lesley Stahl reports.