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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 -
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 -
3/30/2025: Hostages; Voice of America; Left Behind
First, freed Israeli hostage Yarden Bibas speaks out. Then, a report on what Trump's silencing of Voice of America means for listeners worldwide. And, a look at California wildfires cleanup ...CBS News - 1d -
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 -
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 -
"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 -
"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 -
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 -
Pérez tosses 6 hitless innings in his Chicago debut as the White Sox pound the Twins 9-0
Martín Pérez threw six hitless innings in a sparkling Chicago debut, and the White Sox pounded the Minnesota Twins 9-0 on Monday. Michael A. Taylor made it 9-0 with a two-run drive in the third ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
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 -
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 -
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 -
9-year-old girl dies after dental surgery under anesthesia in California
A 9-year-old girl in California died after a dental surgery during which she was under anesthesia, according to the medical examiner.CBS News - 1d -
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 -
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: "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 -
Michigan basketball lands Illinois big man Morez Johnson Jr. in transfer portal
Johnson, a 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward, averaged 7.0 points and 6.7 rebounds last season while shooting 64.2% in 17 minutes per night as a freshman.Yahoo Sports - 2d -
California wildfire threatening forest home of world’s oldest tree
Silver fire leading to fears about Methuselah, a nearly 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine in eastern part of state. Firefighters have managed to make “strong progress” containing a fire burning ...The Guardian - 2d -
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 -
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 -
US gives initial approval for Qatar to purchase MQ-9 armed drones for nearly $2 billion
The United States has given an initial approval for the energy-rich Mideast nation of Qatar to buy eight armed MQ-9B Predator drones for its military, an estimated purchase worth nearly $2 billionABC News - Mar. 27 -
Cliff Asness's AQR multi-strategy hedge fund returns 9% in the first quarter during tough conditions
The Apex strategy from Cliff Asness' firm, which combines stocks, macro and arbitrage trades with $3 billion in assets under management, gained 9% in Q1.CNBC - 2d -
Why Gavi did not play a minute in Barcelona’s win over Atlético
An insight into the reasoning behind Barcelona star Gavi’s lack of minutes in the club’s latest outing has been forthcoming online.Barcelona were of course back in action on Wednesday night.Turnin...Yahoo Sports - 16h -
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 -
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 -
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 -
California auto racing prodigy uses car to help kids with autism
Cameron Carraway goes from zero to 60 in the blink of an eye. He doesn't flinch, doesn't hesitate, and he doesn't have a license yet.CBS News - 17h -
Pérez tosses 6 hitless innings in his debut as the White Sox pound the Twins
Martín Pérez threw six hitless innings in a sparkling debut as Chicago beats Minnesota. Michael A. Taylor made it 9-0 with a two-run drive in the third against Twins starter Chris Paddock (0-1), ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
This Company Built a Wildfire Detection Drone
The AI-based drone speeds up the detection and monitoring of wildfires.Inc. - 6d -
Pound-for-pound rankings: Mayer moves up, Price makes top-10 debut
The two best welterweights are just separated by one spot. Here's the latest women's pound-for-pound rankings.ESPN - 3h -
The siege of Khartoum has lifted. Left behind are scenes of unimaginable horror | Nesrine Malik
Sudan’s capital has been hollowed out and stripped for parts, its people trampled beneath a conflict that is far from over. Ten days ago, in a major turning point in almost two years of war, the ...The Guardian - 4d -
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 -
Forced onto the FAIR plan: Why are low-risk homes losing insurance?
California's insurance of last resort is supposed to be for homes with *high* wildfire risk, but our CBS News California data analysis found that the vast majority of people in the FAIR Plan live ...CBS News - 15h -
Red-Hot Texas Longhorns baseball sweeps Mizzou on the road behind Gasparino's 4 HRs
Outscoring Missouri 29-9 in three games, the Texas Longhorns baseball team swept the Tigers on the road this weekend.Yahoo Sports - 4d