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. […]
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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 […]
Norman Lear wants to know: Where are the old people on TV?
We have questions this morning for Norman Lear, the veteran TV producer who appears to have no thoughts of retiring. He’s talking with our Mo Rocca: Rocca asked, “Do you prefer [the term] senior citizens, the elderly, or old people?” “I prefer ‘older,’” Lear replied. “Yeah. Elderly has a connotation. […]
Was Charleston woman a kidnapper or a devoted mom?
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Sexiest world leaders and royals
Kate Middleton — now Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge — met Prince William in 2001 at the University of St. Andrews, where she was studying art history. The couple got engaged in October 2010, married in April 2011, and had their first child in July 2013. They now have three children, […]
Famous lefties
While only between 10 and 15 percent of the global population identifies as being left-handed, a seemingly disproportionate number of world leaders, artists and icons live their lives southpaw style. Take, for example, U.S. presidents. President Obama is a proud lefty and he’s far from alone. In fact, five of […]
Critically endangered species and beloved animals at risk
For millennia, the snow leopard ruled the mountains of China, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia, and Mongolia. It could scale steep slopes with ease, leap six times its body length and wrap its tail around its body to protect itself from the cold. In recent years, however, this powerful […]
Best friends find themselves on trial nearly 12 years after triple murder
Produced by Lourdes Aguiar and Peter Shaw [This story previously aired on Aug. 1, 2015. It was updated on July 28, 2018.] It was a vicious triple homicide. Yet, there were almost no clues left behind. That’s because fire consumed the crime scene and destroyed vital evidence. With the investigation […]
Shark attacks (viewer discretion advised)
Andrew Costello, 68, was attacked by a shark in waist-deep water off Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, in July 2015. He was swimming directly in front of the lifeguard stand, about 30 feet offshore. Costello suffered wounds to his ribcage, lower leg, hip and both hands, but survived. Free America Network […]
The most elite U.S. special forces
This highly secretive Army group, also known as 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, is based in Fort Bragg, N.C. Photos of the group are hard to come by, and with good reason: Their missions are often clandestine, and, to conceal their identities, they rarely wear a uniform. Free America Network […]