Aly Raisman is one of the most accomplished American gymnasts of all time. She’s won six Olympic medals, three of them gold, and was captain of the U.S. teams that dominated the last two Summer Games: in London — in 2012 — and in Rio last year. She hopes to […]
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This week in ’94: backstage with Mick Jagger
In honor of the 50th season of 60 Minutes, the broadcast has been looking back at classic episodes of the last five decades. This week in 1994, Mick Jagger, the lead singer of The Rolling Stones, told Ed Bradley that his bandmates hadn’t strayed from the basics: sex, drugs and […]
“He’s pretty much family”: When a woman met the man who received her husband’s face
In the summer of 2016, the world-renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota performed its first face transplant. A widow donated her husband’s face to a stranger in need. CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil shows us the overwhelming moment they finally came face to face. Lilly Ross had worried about this moment, […]
Canvasses from Vietnam warship bring back flood of memories for vets
NEW YORK — Half a century ago, young men, some still in their teens, boarded transport ships like the U.S.N.S. Walker, and set sail for Vietnam. Jerry Barker remembers the trip like it was yesterday. He describes the trip as “long and boring.” He just stayed up on the top […]
Record attendance at 1st service since Texas church shooting
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — The former pastor at the Sutherland Springs, Texas, church where a gunman opened fire a week ago says the first service since the worst mass shooting in Texas history is the most attended in the congregation’s 100-year history. Former Pastor Mark Collins said the First Baptist Church […]
Iraq-Iran earthquake kills scores, injures hundreds more
Last Updated Nov 12, 2017 10:46 PM EST TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency says the death toll in the powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake along the borders of Iran and Iraq has risen above 140. IRNA also said over 860 people were injured in the quake that shook the region […]
Iraq-Iran earthquake kills at least 30, injures 200 others: official
Last Updated Nov 12, 2017 5:30 PM EST TEHRAN, Iran — A 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolted the region between Iran and Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 30 people and injuring 200 others, an Iranian official said. Deputy Gov. Mojtaba Nikkerdar of Iran’s Kermanshah province told state television exact numbers would not […]
Iraq-Iran earthquake kills 60, injures 300 others
Last Updated Nov 12, 2017 7:29 PM EST TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian officials say the powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit the region along the border between Iran and Iraq on Sunday killed at least 61 people and injured 300 in Iran. Iranian state TV also says that Iraqi officials have […]
Arkansas quarterback Cole Kelley arrested on DWI suspicion
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Cole Kelley of the Arkansas Razorbacks was arrested Sunday morning on suspicion of DWI and careless driving, CBS affiliate KTHV reports. The 20-year-old freshman quarterback was arrested in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and is expected to appear in court Monday morning. Razorbacks head coach Bret Bielema said he was […]
Lebanon PM Saad Hariri says he will return to his country soon
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Sunday he will return to his country “very soon” amid a political crisis that erupted when he announced his sudden resignation on Nov. 4 in Saudi Arabia. In a live interview shown on his Future TV, Hariri said he had resigned to protect […]