Produced by Liza Finley and Ryan Smith [This story previously aired on July 16, 2016. It was updated on Dec. 8, 2018 ] “I feel the FBI and every other law enforcement agency underestimated me,” Dorothy Lee Barnett tells correspondent Maureen Maher. In 1994, Barnett was in the midst of […]
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Report: Activist Investor Peltz Could Begin Publicly Prodding PepsiCo
Billionaire corporate raider Nelson Peltz could soon go public with his arguments for improving PepsiCo’s (NYSE:PEP) shareholder returns, including by considering a mega-deal to acquire Oreo maker Mondelez International (NASDAQ:MDLZ). That’s because a previously-agreed upon timeframe between PepsiCo and Peltz’s Trian Fund Management to privately evaluate the activist investor’s proposals may […]
America’s deadliest mass shootings
The FBI regularly chronicles active shooter incidents. Because there is no set definition of a mass shooting, the data can appear different depending on the source. In this gallery, we included shootings that took place primarily in public and in which the victims were overwhelmingly not related to the perpetrator. Some […]
Were the murders of California teens the work of a serial killer?
Produced by Lourdes Aguiar and Cindy Cesare [This story originally aired on April 20, 2016] Every morning for the last 37 years, Jim Alt wakes up terrified — thinking that it’s 1978, and that he’s just been brutally attacked on Torrey Pines State Beach. “When I become aware that I’m […]
As Wireless Providers Expand, American Tower Buys Global Tower for $3.3B
Eyeing the race by wireless providers to expand 4G LTE networks, American Tower (NYSE:AMT) announced a deal on Friday to acquire Global Tower Partners for $3.3 billion, capping off a week chuck full of M&A. Global Tower Partners is the largest privately-owned cell tower operator in the U.S., operating about […]
Forbes: World’s top 20 billionaires
Who is the richest person in the world? While Forbes updates their list of the world’s billionaires in real time as markets fluctuate, the magazine also releases a more static list each year. The total net worth of these money-makers when the 2018 list was released in March was $7.67 trillion. […]
Forbes 2018: World’s top 20 billionaires
Who is the richest person in the world? While Forbes updates their list of the world’s billionaires in real time as markets fluctuate, the magazine also releases a more static list each year. The total net worth of these money-makers when the 2018 list was released in March was $7.67 trillion. […]
The world’s top 20 billionaires
Who is the richest person in the world? While Forbes updates their list of the world’s billionaires in real time as markets fluctuate, the magazine also releases a more static list each year. The total net worth of these money-makers when the 2018 list was released in March was $7.67 trillion. […]
Free File your taxes with the IRS: Everything you need to know about filing online free of charge
As millions of Americans prepare to file their taxes before the April deadline, there are online financial solutions to be aware of. You don’t need a tax professional or tax software to prepare your income tax return – you may actually need a tax professional to help you interpret the […]
The 25 most exciting Super Bowls ever
This Super Bowl might not have gone to overtime or had an epic finish like it did in 2017, but it was exhilarating from start to end. The Patriots, despite losing 41-33, posted a Super Bowl-record 613 yards of offense. In fact, New England was the first team to never […]