It's a Long Way to Furudu
Morley Safer's report on the faraway atolls of the Maldives, where he stumbled across an unusual story of crime and punishment.
Morley Safer's report on the faraway atolls of the Maldives, where he stumbled across an unusual story of crime and punishment.
The holidays are going to look very different for many Americans this year compared to years past. But there are ways to gather with family while also following COVID-19 guidelines. Here are tips from the CDC on how to celebrate the holidays during 2020.
"Given recent increases in transmission, we have reached a point in our City's infection rate that requires all students to transition to remote learning," Chancellor Richard Carranza said in a letter to parents.
Health experts are urging families to forgo holiday traditions that include large indoor gatherings this year. But experts say there are ways to start new traditions during what may be a lonelier holiday season. Here are six tips for celebrating the holidays in 2020.
60 Minutes looks back a groundbreaking 2014 report on factors that can lead to a longer, healthier life.
After Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown called on his colleague, Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, to wear a mask while sitting in the presiding officer's chair on the Senate floor, Republican Senator Ted Cruz called Brown "a complete ass" for the "ostentatious sign of fake virtue."
German police arrested three men on Tuesday in connection with a huge jewel heist at the Dresden Castle museum last year. Up to $1 billion in jewels and treasure were stolen. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi reports.
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi appears poised for a fourth term as Speaker of the House after her Democratic colleagues re-nominated her to the position. This comes despite the fact that Democrats just lost a number of House seats. Tanya Somanader of Crooked Media joined CBSN to discuss what lessons the party can learn from this election.
Conan O'Brien has announced he will end his TBS series, "Conan," in June 2021, signaling an end to nearly 30 years of late-night television. In 2010, O'Brien appeared on 60 Minutes and spoke with Steve Kroft about his very public breakup with NBC after a short tenure as host of "The Tonight Show."
State health officials said Tuesday the seven-day average for new reported virus deaths has increased 880% in two months.
60 Minutes revisits a group of men and women over 90 who are helping scientists discover how to live a longer, healthier life. A follow-up report airs this Sunday.
President-elect Joe Biden is holding a roundtable with frontline health care workers Wednesday, and he continues to work on his transition despite being blocked by the Trump administration. Heath Brown, an associate professor of Public Policy at John Jay College of Criminal Justice as well as the author of "Lobbying the New President: Interests in Transition," joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero with more on the transition.
Equipment sales are booming, a welcome turnaround for a sport whose popularity has waned in recent years.
Trump fired top cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs on Tuesday after his agency said the 2020 election was secure.
"This is idiotic," tweeted Senator Cruz.
Activists are sounding the alarm about low-income countries' access to coronavirus vaccines. Washington Post India Bureau Chief Joanna Slater joined "CBSN AM" to discuss.
The Trump campaign is requesting a recount in two heavily Democratic counties in Wisconsin as the president continues to push unfounded claims of voter fraud. This comes after he fired his top election security official, Christopher Krebs. CBS News White House correspondents Weijia Jiang and Paula Reid have more on that plus a warning from the White House coronavirus task force.
President Trump fired his administration's top election security official, Christopher Krebs, who headed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The agency disputed Mr. Trump's numerous unfounded claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election. Virginia Democratic Senator Mark Warner, who is vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined CBSN to discuss.
The Trump campaign transferred $3 million to the state to cover the cost of the recounts, the Wisconsin Elections Commission said.
Spotify dismisses tech giant's new program as "window dressing" designed to appease government regulators.
The dismissal allows the U.S. to transfer Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda to Mexico to face an investigation.
The coronavirus keeps breaking records in its latest surge across the U.S. At least 73,000 Americans are currently hospitalized with severe COVID-19. Dr. Rashmi Jain joins CBSN for a closer look at the increase in cases.
Pfizer and Moderna have announced their coronavirus vaccines appear to be about 95% effective, as states across the U.S. continue to grapple with a surge in cases and hospitalizations. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports, and internal medicine specialist and immunologist Dr. Neeta Ogden joined CBSN to discuss what local officials should have done to avoid reaching this point, and what they can do now.
The president-elect has formed his own coronavirus advisory team, since he doesn't have access to current officials.
President Trump fires top cybersecurity official; Low-income countries include vaccine access sparks concern