New Collar Workers

Today, more older people are staying the labor force, working longer than they ever have before. It's partly because they are physically able to; partly because they have to for financial reasons. At the same time, some employers are trying to push them out. Today we examine how that dynamic is playing out at tech giant IBM, which is accused of a mass undertaking to replace thousands of older employees with what executives called "New Collar Workers.

Back to Midland

When a stuck ship recently blocked the Suez Canal, a vital trade route, oil prices went up. But that was temporary. Overall, America's oil industry is still grappling with the bust in oil prices prompted by the pandemic shutdowns. During America's oil boom not long ago, Scott Thuman reported on good times in Midland Texas. Now, he returns to find it hit hard. In the dusty fields of Midland, Texas, folks are aware you can’t always let the picturesque scenes fool you.

Missile Misses

An update on our reporting on the troubled and expensive defense system Boeing was developing to protect the U. S. from foreign missile strikes. A timely topic with North Korea recently firing two ballistic missiles in what some see as a message to the Biden administration. It was during the Trump administration that a series of missile launches by North Korea’s dictatorship heightened tension and led to an unprecedented meeting between President Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un.

Internet in Everything

The Internet isn't just on our phones and computers anymore. It's a constant presence in almost everything around us. That means a wide world of opportunity - but may also come with threats to our security. Joce Sterman spoke to Laura DeNardis, author of the book "The Internet in Everything ," which starts out by posing the question - what would happen if humans suddenly left the earth? Laura DeNardis: You'd still have robots moving merchandise around an Amazon fulfillment center.

Leaving New York

New York City is always on the move, but lately it's people, businesses and banks doing the moving - to other states with lower individual, corporate and business taxes. With data from the 2020 census still pending, many New Yorker's are bracing for the possibility the migration that began before the Covid pandemic could cause the Empire State to lose seats in Congress. Lisa Fletcher investigates what's driving the exodus and why some choose to remain.

Sturgis, S.D.

If you've heard of Sturgis, South Dakota, it's probably because of its annual motorcycle rally. In 2020, Sturgis made headlines for hosting the famous affair while much of America was shut down. Today, we head to Sturgis off-season, to find out if the Motorcycle Rally was really the deadly event some made it out to be. Ernie Miller: Well, I was born in Eastern part of the state, but we moved out here and I just a little feller.

Border Crossings

Coronavirus dramatically changed the way commerce is conducted across our southern border. Non-essential travel has been halted for a year. But commercial traffic never stopped, and neither did the illicit drug and human trafficking. I recently got a briefing from Michael Humphries, Director of the Nogales, Arizona Port of Entry. Sharyl: So I guess you can kind of describe the area we are about to enter here? Michael Humphries: We're entering into the secondary area here.