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60 Minutes Sports: "Speed Riding"
JT Holmes has jumped, skied and flown off Alpine peaks. In 2016, Anderson Cooper met up with him and learned more about one of his extreme sports skills: speed riding with a parachute device called ...CBS News - 1d -
60 Minutes Sports: "Harry"
In 2013, Harvard crew coach Harry Parker reflected on his long career while preparing a group of rowers, and fighting his last race against cancer.CBS News - 1d -
"Taking on the Eiger" | 60 Minutes Archive
In 2015, Anderson Cooper reported from the Swiss Alps, where 60 Minutes cameras captured an extreme sportsman using a three-sport technique for the first time to descend the Eiger, one of the most ...CBS News - 2d -
60 Minutes Sports: "Boys of Summer"
In 2015, Sharyn Alfonsi reported on the Cape Cod Baseball League, the summer home to some of the best college baseball players – and one that drew the attention of Major League Baseball's top scouts.CBS News - 1d -
60 Minutes Sports: "Friday Night Lights"
In 2015, 25 years after the best-selling book was published about a high school football team in Odessa, Texas -- introducing the phrase "Friday Night Lights" into popular vocabulary -- Sharyn ...CBS News - 1d -
Hostages | Sunday on 60 Minutes
Lesley Stahl dispatches to Israel to interview freed Israeli and American hostages, who are now fighting for a renewed ceasefire and to bring back the remaining hostages. 60 Minutes, Sunday.CBS News - 22h -
Left Behind | Sunday on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes was with the Environmental Protection Agency as crews removed hazardous waste left behind after the Los Angeles wildfires – including electric vehicles with batteries that can explode ...CBS News - 3d -
"Flying Blind" | 60 Minutes Archive
In 2022, 60 Minutes met Jacob Smith, a legally blind 15-year-old freeride skier. A brain tumor robbed Smith of his vision, but as Sharyn Alfonsi reported, that didn't stop him from making a name ...CBS News - 2d -
Death Flights | Sunday on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes reports on how the flight logs found in a plane in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, uncovered Argentina’s merciless death planes operation under its dictatorship in the mid-1970s. Sunday.CBS News - 16h -
60 Minutes reports on the bourbon barrel business
Next week, 60 Minutes will explore the fascinating life of the bourbon barrel. New oak barrels are built, charred, then filled with what will become bourbon through years of aging.CBS News - 17h -
Sportswriter Dave Kindred: "Kindred in the Bleachers" | 60 Minutes Archive
Renowned sportswriter Dave Kindred covered the biggest moments and brightest stars in sports for more than half a century. In 2021, he told Jon Wertheim he found his most fulfilling work in ...CBS News - 2d -
Mason Cox: "An American Down Under" | 60 Minutes Archive
In 2023, 60 Minutes' Jon Wertheim traveled to Australia and met Mason Cox, a Texas man who became an unlikely Australian rules football star.CBS News - 2d -
Elfstedentocht | 60 Minutes Archive
In 2020, Bill Whitaker reported on the Elfstedentocht, a 125-mile skating marathon across frozen canals through 11 cities, one of the Netherlands' greatest traditions that may not be held in the ...CBS News - 2d -
Clint Hill: "Secret Service Agent Number 9" | 60 Minutes Archive
In 1975, 60 Minutes' Mike Wallace spoke with Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who jumped onto JFK's limousine after the president was shot. Hill, who was forced to retire early because he ...CBS News - 3d -
John Oliver: The 60 Minutes Interview
John Oliver has been unleashing his searing, satirical take on the U.S., his adopted homeland, for years. The comedian plans to continue for "as long as America has systemic problems."CBS News - 4d -
Voice of America | Sunday on 60 Minutes
Voice of America, the U.S. government-funded international broadcaster with an 83-year history, is now off the air due to a Trump administration executive order. Bill Whitaker reports, Sunday.CBS News - 1d -
George Clooney: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview
George Clooney is making his Broadway debut in "Good Night, and Good Luck," telling the story of pioneering reporter Edward R. Murrow. During rehearsals, Clooney stressed the importance of a free ...CBS News - 3d -
Brightline Brought High-Speed Rail to Florida. Can the Public Sector Follow?
In Florida, Brightline has proved that it can operate reliable, well-designed passenger trains that people want to ride. Can the public sector do the same?The New York Times - 3d -
Justice Department purge under Trump administration | 60 Minutes
President Trump says his administration is cleaning up a Justice Department corrupted by politics. Amid the firings and resignations, one leader described a workplace of "confusion" and "fear."CBS News - 4d -
Inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone (2014) | 60 Minutes Archive
In 2014, almost 30 years after the nuclear power plant disaster, Bob Simon went to the Chernobyl exclusion zone to report on the cleanup there. Chernobyl has become a focal point of Russia's ...CBS News - 3d -
Cartel smugglers at U.S.-Canada border advertise to migrants on TikTok | 60 Minutes
Migrants, some with help from smugglers found on TikTok, are crossing the U.S.-Canada border. A Sinaloa cartel member says President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown will not stop the smuggling.CBS News - 3d -
Radio Free Europe sues over U.S. funding cuts | 60 Minutes
Radio Free Europe, which has been a vital tool in the fight against disinformation and authoritarianism, filed a lawsuit after President Trump moved to cut funding to U.S. government-run broadcasters.CBS News - 3d -
What Trump's silencing of Voice of America means for listeners worldwide | 60 Minutes
Voice of America is silent after President Trump effectively shut down the broadcaster. VOA journalists are speaking out about what this could mean for an audience of 360 million around the world.CBS News - 17h -
CFPB, the consumer watchdog agency, under fire by President Trump, DOGE | 60 Minutes
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency created to protect consumers, is under fire by President Trump and DOGE. Its new head ordered work to stop and funding to end.CBS News - 4d -
A dad's mission to uncover brain injuries after Navy SEAL son's suicide | 60 Minutes
A veteran's brain showed no signs of physical injury, until a post-mortem after his suicide found microscopic scars. Now, his father is fighting to protect others in the military.CBS News - 3d -
California wildfires left behind 9 billion pounds of toxic ash and debris | 60 Minutes
After the wildfires ravaged homes in Los Angeles, California, cleanup crews faced a new challenge: electric car batteries that can explode when damaged.CBS News - 17h -
MLS: Messi's Miami on top, Sporting KC rock bottom
A 35-minute cameo from Leo Messi was all Inter Miami needed to show why they are clear atop ESPN's MLS Power Rankings. Sporting KC's season, meanwhile, went from bad to worse.ESPN - 3d -
Know My Name, Giant Panda
Chanel Miller: The full 60 Minutes report; And, how China and the U.S. are saving giant pandas from extinctionCBS News - 17h -
Welcome to Grand Slam Track, Michael Johnson’s brainchild with speed stars, prize money and live data
The new athletics league launches in Kingston, Jamaica this weekend with a radical format and an ambitious goal to capture ‘the youngest fanbase of any sports league in the world’ – but will it fly ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across America to begin May 3 in Michigan
Proceeds from 1,400-mile ride will benefit Victory Junction, a camp for children with serious and chronic medical conditions.Yahoo Sports - 23h -
This mid-Hudson Valley bike ride has taken the national spotlight
Discover Hudson Valley Ride has been named among the best in the nation in USA Today's 10Best Readers Choice Awards.Yahoo Sports - 20h -
John Oliver loves performing stand-up most
Comedian John Oliver tells 60 Minutes that performing stand-up is his "favorite place to be" and explains why bombing on stage is helpful for comedians.CBS News - 4d -
2/23/2025: The Justice Department; CFPB; John Oliver
First, a report on the upheaval at the Justice Department. Then, a look at why the CFPB is under fire by President Trump, DOGE. And John Oliver: The 60 Minutes Interview.CBS News - 4d -
On the Canadian border with a Mexican cartel smuggler
A self-described member of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel told 60 Minutes that drugs and people pass both ways between the U.S. and Canada.CBS News - 3d -
GdS: Milan alerted as major rivals study €60-70m Tonali operation
AC Milan continue to be linked with a move to bring Sandro Tonali back to the club, but Juventus seem to be the ones putting the wheels in motion.According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, there are ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
Comcast, YES Network Reach Last-Minute Deal to Avoid Blackout
In a surprise development, YES Network and Comcast on Monday night reached a new carriage agreement, coming to terms on a deal just hours before the regional sports network was set to go dark in ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
Nikola Jokić records NBA’s third-ever 60-point triple-double … and loses
Nuggets beaten at death by Timberwolves Reigning MVP plays 53 minutes in double OT loss Michael Malone called him Superman. At the moment, Nikola Jokić is just super tired.. The Denver Nuggets ...The Guardian - 2d -
High-Speed Rail Doesn’t Exist in America. Here’s What’s Being Developed.
True high-speed rail has not yet made it to the U.S., but that will change soon. Here are the projects currently being developed.The New York Times - 1d -
Two-Minute Drill for April 3: Gators in Final Four; High school all-area winter teams
The Gators will take on Auburn on Saturday with a big in the national title game on the line; high school sports all-area teams for winter are here.Yahoo Sports - 1d
