Larry E. Swedroe's Blog, page 130

Trump admin. can deploy National Guard to L.A. for now, appeals court rules

A federal appeals court temporarily halted a judge's ruling that had blocked the Trump administration from deploying members of the California National Guard in L.A.

Owner of Dominican nightclub whose roof collapsed arrested

A government-appointed committee that includes international experts is still investigating what caused the roof to collapse.

Jim Gaffigan is not ready for 2020

The comedian and "Sunday Morning" contributor has some issues with the New Year.

The 2010s: The news from Asia

Barry Petersen looks at the challenges posed this past decade by the strongmen leading China and North Korea, and by a nuclear catastrophe in Japan.

The 2010s: The news from Washington

Our nation's capital has been the site of remarkable political confrontation and disruption this past decade. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett brings us some of the highlights (and lowlights).

6/11: CBS Evening News

National Guard troops assist ICE raids amid concerns over military presence; California ranchers say protected wolves are killing their livestock

Woman pleads not guilty to driving her boyfriend to kill himself

A former Boston College student returned to the U.S. from South Korea to face accusations that she drove her boyfriend to kill himself. Inyoung You pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charges Friday. Prosecutors say she sent a barrage of abusive text messages to Alexander Urtula, who then took his own life. Mola Lenghi reports.

President Trump remains confident he won't be impeached

President Trump is daring Democrats to draft articles of impeachment against him, saying he wants to go to trial. He downplayed the testimony of more than a dozen witnesses during the House impeachment inquiry over the past two weeks and said the Republican Party has never been more unified. The House intelligence committee will spend Thanksgiving week writing a detailed report of its findings. Paula Reid reports.

President Trump’s position on flavored e-cigarette ban unclear

Things got heated at the White House on Friday when President Trump hosted a meeting on underage vaping. The president had promised months ago to ban most flavored e-cigarettes in the wake of a number of vaping-related illnesses and deaths. But he has since reconsidered. Kenneth Craig reports.

Series of storms threatens holiday travel across country

It could be a challenging start to the holiday travel season. Snow in Colorado Friday made roads slick and any thought of getting out of town a slow one. That’s one of several storms threatening to hamper the near record number of Americans getting a jump on their travel plans this Thanksgiving. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli gives the forecast.