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The new Microsoft Surface tablet on display after a press conference in New York in October. The Microsoft tablet goes up against products from Apple, Amazon and Google.

For the first time, Apple's iPad has some competition: Google's Nexus, Amazon's Kindle Fire HD and the Microsoft Surface. Tech reporters Steve Henn and Laura Sydell have been testing out the latest tablets this holiday season — and found that content is king.

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. speaks to constituents in Chicago in 2009. Jackson resigned from Congress on Wednesday, following a hospitalization and an investigation into misuse of campaign funds.

Jesse Jackson Jr.: Great Hopes And Disappointments

Jesse Jackson Jr. has a famous name and fabulous contacts, and had what looked like boundless prospects when he was first on the national stage in 1988. But this week, he resigned from Congress after his self-hospitalization this summer and an ongoing ethics investigation.

Diane Tells His Name, 61, grew up unaware of her Native American identity. When she discovered the truth in her late 30s, she adopted a child from her Lakota tribe, Bonnie Buchanan.

Mother To Daughter: 'That's When I Knew I Was Adopted'

Diane Tells His Name was 37 when she discovered she was adopted. Rather than feeling anger or sadness, she embraced the opportunity to discover her Native American roots.

A man walks past a Walmart store in Washington, D.C. on July 15. Walmart said it was "confident" that its joint deal with Microsoft would satisfy both TikTok users and U.S. government regulators.

Walmart Joins Microsoft In A Bid To Buy TikTok

Walmart cited a potential boost from TikTok to its online presence, including the giant retailer's efforts to grow online advertising and a marketplace for third-party sellers.

A helicopter flies over a chemical fire at BioLab plant after Hurricane Laura made landfall in Westlake, La., on Aug. 27, 2020.

Chemical Fire Burns Near Lake Charles, La., In Aftermath Of Hurricane Laura

Smoke is rising over the city from a plant complex that makes chlorine for swimming pools, according to a state official. Residents are advised to shelter in place until further notice.

The Howl Of The Eastern Timber Wolf

For 50 years, people have gathered each summer in Ontario's Algonquin National Park to listen to the wolves. Natasha Haverty went along for this year's howl, joining thousands of tourists who made the trip on the off change of hearing the Eastern Timber Wolf howling in the wild.

Insights Into The Extinction Of The Passenger Pigeon

Scientists have been searching through passenger pigeon DNA to try to explain how such a huge, abundant population of birds could go extinct so quickly.

Travelers pass through security at Los Angeles International Airport in 2014.

U.S. Customs And Border Protection Sets New Rules For Searching Electronic Devices

Under the new directive, agents can only copy or analyze the contents of devices, such as phones and computers, in certain cases.

A Pilatus PC-12, the same type of plane that crashed near Chamberlain, S.D., on Sunday.

9 Idaho Family Members Killed In South Dakota Plane Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board says two children and the pilot were among those killed after a plane crashed en route from Chamberlain to Idaho. Three others were injured.

DVD Picks: 'Wings'

With the silent film The Artist in competition for this year's Best Picture Oscar, Bob Mondello has been thinking about the pre-talkie era. As it happens, the last silent film to win for Best Picture has just been released on Blu-ray: the 1927 flying-ace epic Wings.

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