We have come across an unlikely band of brothers on the battlefield against terrorism. They are men of the cloth, a pair of padres, who go into harm’s way to find and protect ancient religious books and manuscripts. We joined them in a region of Iraq that was once Mesopotamia […]
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Man held on $1 million bond over hit-and-run that killed college student
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A New York Fire Department employee is being held on $1 million bail after police say he ran over a college honors student on Long Island after a minor accident. The bail was ordered Sunday when Daniel Coppolo pleaded not guilty in the Nov. 9 accident. Authorities […]
Man held on $1M bond over hit-and-run that killed college student
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A New York Fire Department employee is being held on $1 million bail after police say he ran over a college honors student on Long Island after a minor accident. The bail was ordered Sunday when Daniel Coppolo pleaded not guilty in the Nov. 9 accident. Authorities […]
Picking up the pieces of Bob Simon’s unfinished story
Editor’s note: Since this Overtime segment was originally published on May 3, 2015, producer Harry A. Radliffe II, who spent 26 years at 60 Minutes, passed away from cancer. It’s a classic 60 Minutes story with adventure, beauty and Bob Simon — but it almost didn’t make air. Simon shot […]
Pope Francis defends immigrants at Christmas Eve Mass
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis in Christmas Eve remarks Sunday likened the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to the migrations of millions of people today who are forced to leave homelands for a better life, or just for survival, and he expressed hope that no one will feel […]
Pope Francis defends immigrants during Christmas Eve Mass
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis in Christmas Eve remarks Sunday likened the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to the migrations of millions of people today who are forced to leave homelands for a better life, or just for survival, and he expressed hope that no one will feel […]
The manuscripts saved by a monk
City by city, page by page, Father Columba Stewart is preserving history. The Benedictine monk has spent more than a decade traveling to some of the world’s most dangerous regions to find and preserve ancient manuscripts before they are destroyed. The centuries-old works — historical manuscripts and antique religious books […]
Police mistakenly busts down woman’s door in Chicago
Last Updated Dec 24, 2017 5:47 PM EST CHICAGO — A South Side woman whose home was mistakenly raided by Chicago Police earlier this week is not accepting the department’s apology, CBS Chicago reports. Shanae Cross says police pounded on her door, forced their way into her South Side house […]
Police mistakenly bust down woman’s door in Chicago
Last Updated Dec 24, 2017 5:47 PM EST CHICAGO — A South Side woman whose home was mistakenly raided by Chicago Police earlier this week is not accepting the department’s apology, CBS Chicago reports. Shanae Cross says police pounded on her door, forced their way into her South Side house […]
Japan’s Babe Ruth is headed to the majors
The most captivating story in baseball this offseason involves a player who has yet to take his first swing-or, for that matter, his first pitch-in a Major League game. Shohei Ohtani, a fearsome pitcher AND prodigious hitter in Japan, announced his ambitions to take his dual talents to the Majors. […]