Saturday Sessions

Alejandro Escovedo on what brought him back from the "depths of darkness"

His new album, called "The Crossing," is an apt title for a man whose life has had many crossings of its own

• Watch: Alejandro Escovedo performs “Sonica USA”
• Watch: Alejandro Escovedo performs “Something Blue”

On The Road

A college student and a minister answer each other's prayers

Jerome Jones was going through a crisis of faith when he found someone's call for help

High-Stakes Allegations

GOP thought it was winning Kavanaugh argument. Then Trump tweeted

"Why didn't someone call the FBI 36 years ago?" the president tweeted Friday

Why Kavanaugh testimony could be "more dramatic" than his accuser's

The lawyer for Christine Blasey Ford, who claims the Supreme Court nominee sexually assaulted her in high school, tells the Senate Ford will not testify before Thursday​

• Read: Kavanaugh accuser will do "whatever is necessary" so Senate has full story, lawyer says
• Read: Sen. Kamala Harris says Brett Kavanaugh accuser has "nothing to gain"
• Read: FBI probe may not help Kavanaugh accuser, former Bush adviser says

Death by Text

Inside the Michelle Carter texting suicide case

Saturday 10/9c: The groundbreaking trial of a crime of the digital age -- should a young woman go to prison for sending texts to a friend who took his own life?

Random Act of Violence

Newly engaged woman slain in D.C. to wear wedding dress at funeral

Wendy Martinez's death came seven days after her fiancé proposed. Her mother said it was the happiest week of her life

On "60 Minutes"

Going Dutch to mitigate hurricane damage

With the recovery from Hurricane Florence underway, 60 Minutes examines how Henk Ovink and the Netherlands have revolutionized flood prevention techniques

Lighting Fires To Fight Fires

Inside the lab studying how to fight fire tornadoes

Wildfires have burned about 7.3 million acres across the U.S. this year – much more than average

"S.W.A.T." Mission

Shemar Moore loves "S.W.A.T." so much it inspired one of his tattoos

Moore portrays the leader of a specialized tactical unit in Los Angeles in the CBS series

Do Not Call

Those annoying robocalls are about to get even worse

Of the robocalls made in August, 1.8 billion of them were scams and next year, some estimates predict half of all mobile calls will be scams

In Maria's Wake

One year after Maria, Puerto Ricans reckon with their identity as Americans

CBS News' David Begnaud speaks to a group of storm survivors in a preview of "Puerto Rico: Exodus After Hurricane Maria"

• Related: Puerto Rico's road to recovery

Saudi "Red Lines"

Rights groups fear peaceful activism could now cost Saudi women their lives

Sentencing female activist Israa al-Ghomgham to death "would send a horrifying message," says Amnesty International's Middle East director of campaigns

A More Perfect Union

Parents pen heartwarming notes for their kids to ease school anxiety

"My hug is waiting for you when you get home," one parent's note reads

"I Felt Humiliated"

Police called on black candidate campaigning door to door

Madison police said they got a 911 call about a "suspicious vehicle" when Shelia Stubbs was out campaigning

Going All The Way

Blind football player scores 2 touchdowns, aims for NFL career

Adonis Watt, a freshman running back in Phoenix, is 6 feet, 2 inches tall, 140 pounds — and lost his sight at age 5

Looking Back on Anita Hill

Here are some of the questions Anita Hill answered in 1991

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's allegations that Brett Kavanaugh once sexually assaulted her have drawn comparisons to Anita Hill's accusations against Clarence Thomas

Calling For Equality

Activist seeks to help young readers understand mass incarceration

About 2 million people were in jails or prisons in 2016, compared to less than 200,000 in 1972

Brain Injuries

Scientists seek veterans to help treat CTE

Researchers are trying to prevent and treat CTE, the brain disease caused by repetitive head trauma – including combat blasts; here's how vets can help

• Read: Combat veterans coming home with CTE

The Theranos Deception

Theranos founder on "the most important thing humanity has ever built"

How a company with a blood-testing machine that could never perform as touted went from billion-dollar baby to complete bust

• Read: Was the media duped by Elizabeth Holmes?

MIT's "Future Factory"

Making ideas into reality

For more than 30 years, MIT has been recruiting people with crazy ideas to work in their Media Lab, where life-changing inventions are created; "60 Minutes" got a peek at what they're working on now

Star Opens Up

Preview: Candice Bergen says she gets "all weepy" before every episode of "Murphy Brown"

Cast members and show creator Diane English talk about the timeliness of rebooting the series 20 years later

The Last Ride Home

Atlanta attorney fatally shoots wife in SUV -- was it an accident or cold-blooded murder?

A wealthy labor lawyer shoots his high-profile wife from the backseat of their SUV -- he says it was an accident -- prosecutors say otherwise

• Watch: Tex McIver describes the moment he shot his wife
• Watch: Reporter retraces the night of Diane McIver's death

"Sunday Morning" Special

Celebrating 40 Years of CBS Sunday Morning

Jane Pauley hosts a primetime special featuring memorable moments from America's #1 Sunday morning news program, as well as new interviews

"Intelligence Matters"

Former Bush adviser has 3 steps to rebuild U.S.-Russia relations

On "Intelligence Matters" this week, George W. Bush's national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, says the U.S.-Russia relationship may now be worse than it's been since the Cold War

"American Warriors"

This baller veteran beat injury, depression

On the court he's a star, but overcoming the dark side of visible and invisible wounds is where he really shines

An Army mom, cancer survivor and warrior

Army Spc. Lauren Jahn showed herself, her three young kids and her country what overcoming adversity is all about

• 📹 More about American Warriors

"CBSN Originals"

Cryptocurrency: Virtual money, real power

The small town of Wenatchee, Washington, is at the center of a virtual gold rush -- whether residents like it or not

• Watch: Making money off your data
• Watch: Power of blockchain
• Watch: Should the U.S. get rid of cash for cryptocurrency?
• 📺 More from CBSN Originals

"Out of Aleppo": A teen refugee tells his story

Five years after fleeing Syria's civil war, a young documentary filmmaker wants to show the world what life as a refugee is really like

• Watch: How the Syrian conflict is fueling its migrant crisis
• Watch: Will refugees ever be able to return to Syria?
• Watch: Breaking down the migrant crisis in Europe
• 📺 More from CBSN Originals