Barry Petersen

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Barry Petersen

Few who see Picasso's "The Actor "at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art know its complicated history. Paul Leffmann, a German Jewish businessman, sold it in 1938. "It used to hang in the home of my great-granduncle," said Laura Zuckerman. "He needed money to escape the Nazis.""Did they get out?" I asked. "They did get out. And they did survive.

Mar 2, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Barry Petersen |Kerry Breen

How the pandemic impacted family caregivers An estimated 38 million Americans are family caregivers. Among them is former minister Jim Meadows, who went from helping his entire community to focusing his efforts on his wife, Georgie, who has Alzheimer's. As Meadows cared for his wife, he soon realized he also needed help.

Jan 20, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Barry Petersen |Kerry Breen

When Iranians took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979, they held 52 Americans hostage for over 444 days. On this day in 1981, the hostage crisis ended, but that wasn't the end of the story - or the suffering - for the hostages and their families. The hostage crisis began when Iranians stormed the U.S. Embassy, furious that the U.S. had given the deposed shah of Iran medical sanctuary.

Jan 20, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Barry Petersen |Kerry Breen

The aftermath of the Iranian hostage crisis When Iranians took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979, they held 52 Americans hostage for over 444 days. On this day in 1981, the hostage crisis ended, but that wasn't the end of the story - or the suffering - for the hostages and their families. The hostage crisis began when Iranians stormed the U.S. Embassy, furious that the U.S. had given the deposed shah of Iran medical sanctuary.

Jul 23, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Barry Petersen

Kemmerer is remote even by Wyoming standards — a 50-mile detour off Interstate 80. Its elevation is actually higher than its population and it attracts tourists who stop in to hunt for local fossils. But the best jobs come from different kinds of fossils — fossil fuels. A coal mine and natural gas wells power three electricity plants and employ upwards of 450 people.