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On The Road

A soldier says a stranger’s Christmas card got him through Vietnam. He just met the sender

John Metzler was fighting in the Vietnam War when he got a letter from a girl he didn't know thanking him for his service
Heartbreaking Letter

Boy writes letter to his family during school lockdown: "Goodbye"

"Mom, I hope you will be OK without me," he wrote
Cindy Speaks

Cindy McCain: "Our country needs a strong leader, not a negative Nancy"

In her first interview since her husband's death, Cindy McCain opens up about the state of politics today and her feelings on President Trump
Cindy McCain says 2 of her children may have political aspirations

The widow of the Arizona Senator says she believes the McCain name will be carried forward in public office
Facebook Scrutiny

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg to CBS: "We absolutely did not pay anyone to create fake news"

Facebook COO refutes claims made against her in a scathing New York Times report
CBSN Originals

North Korea and the art of surviving sanctions

North Korea earns much-needed currency and burnishes its image abroad with a surprising endeavor: art sales
A Horrific Crime

What Happened in Apartment 4C?

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When a man goes missing during a night out in NYC, his friends turn to social media to track his final hours
Operation Murder

Man hired in bizarre murder-for-hire plot speaks out

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Two doctors who hired a hit man to kill find out he wasn’t a killer at all. "48 Hours" has the final chapter in the twisted tale
Rapper's Delight

Music saved Macklemore, now he's hoping to do the same for Seattle teens

It was at Garfield High in Seattle's inner city where Ben Haggerty, the boy that became Macklemore, found his passion for music.
Painting A Picture

How Willem Dafoe unlocked Vincent Van Gogh for "At Eternity's Gate"

"It's about painting and it was important for me to paint in the movie," says Willem Dafoe, who portrays Van Gogh in the critically-acclaimed new film
"The Takeout"

Political satirist says comedy is a source of therapy in the Trump era

Will Durst discussed comedy in the age of Trump in a special edition of the CBS News podcast
Hurricane's Aftermath

Families still sleeping in tents 5 weeks after Hurricane Michael

"We were not planning on a catastrophic event that was going to absolutely carpet bomb this area and it happened"
Ahead on "60 Minutes"

Former NFLer with ALS says he has no regrets

Tim Green, who played eight seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, says he stands by a statement he made in 1996 about how players would take 10 to 20 years off the end of their lives to play in the NFL; hear more from Green this Sunday on "60 Minutes" at 7 p.m. ET/PT
Devastating Wildfire

How to help those affected by the California wildfires

The "Camp Fire" has been blamed for at least 48 deaths and is one of three major blazes burning across the state
Family First

Michelle Obama's mom wants to be Michelle Obama when she grows up

In their first TV interview together, Michelle Obama and her mother open up about how she made the first family work
- Read: Michelle Obama's mother on life in the White House: "I was worried about my grandkids"
- Read: Michelle Obama interview with Gayle King – full transcript
What Michelle Obama realized when she got to Princeton

The former first lady was once told by a school counselor that she wasn't good enough for the Ivy League school
- Read: Michelle Obama on the simple reason Trump won
- Read: Michelle Obama: "Vindication in the moment is so short term"
Sweet Dreams

Survey finds people love falling asleep to Coldplay, Ed Sheeran

Sixty-two percent of respondents in a new survey told researchers they use music as a sleep aid to help them relax or block noise
Inside The Affair

Monica Lewinsky opens up old wounds in "The Clinton Affair"

Lewinsky is more forthright than she's been in years about her relationship with former President Clinton
"Intelligence Matters"

U.S. military might "struggle to win, or perhaps lose" war with China or Russia, report says

"America's ability to defend its allies, its partners and its own vital interests is increasingly in doubt," report's authors write; National Defense Strategy Commission co-chair discusses it with Michael Morell on CBS News podcast
"Public Enemy No. 1"

Who is "El Chapo"? A look back at "60 Minutes" reports

As the trial begins for the notorious Mexican drug lord, "60 Minutes" revisits reports of his capture, his escape -- and how he was finally caught again
Charm Offensive

10-year-old tour guide charms tourists in Japanese garden

Takuto Kawakami passed a grueling English exam and now practices speaking the language with tourists
Never Too Early

One of these Democrats could be the next president

There's a growing list of people considering — or being wooed — to take on Trump in 2020
- Read: Sen. Sherrod Brown says he's considering presidential run
Extreme Depths

Bill Whitaker, the subterranean reporter

Somehow the correspondent keeps ending up reporting from underground. There's just one problem: He can be claustrophobic
- Read: What does liquid gold look like?
🏈 Brotherly Love 🏈

The Griffin brothers' journey to the NFL

Twin brothers Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin tell Sharyn Alfonsi how their commitment to a childhood pact led them to become teammates on the Seattle Seahawks
- Read: Shaquem & Shaquill Griffin's pact
"Escape At Dannemora"

Ben Stiller on directing prison-break drama

The star of comedy franchises, known for slapstick and gross-out humor, goes behind the camera for a miniseries based on a pair of convicted murderers' brazen escape from an upstate N.Y. maximum security prison
"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

Invasive species may spread with help from climate change

As seasonal cycles shift and ecosystems are thrown off balance, invasive species are expected to surge into new areas
- Read: Burmese python invasion in Florida a hidden legacy of Hurricane Andrew
Killer cats: The invasive species in your backyard

Invasive species can be ruthless. Surprisingly, they can also be adorable
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

On The Road

A soldier says a stranger’s Christmas card got him through Vietnam. He just met the sender

Heartbreaking Letter

Boy writes letter to his family during school lockdown: "Goodbye"

Cindy Speaks

Cindy McCain: "Our country needs a strong leader, not a negative Nancy"

Cindy McCain says 2 of her children may have political aspirations

Facebook Scrutiny

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg to CBS: "We absolutely did not pay anyone to create fake news"

CBSN Originals

North Korea and the art of surviving sanctions

A Horrific Crime

What Happened in Apartment 4C?

Operation Murder

Man hired in bizarre murder-for-hire plot speaks out

Rapper's Delight

Music saved Macklemore, now he's hoping to do the same for Seattle teens

Painting A Picture

How Willem Dafoe unlocked Vincent Van Gogh for "At Eternity's Gate"

"The Takeout"

Political satirist says comedy is a source of therapy in the Trump era

Hurricane's Aftermath

Families still sleeping in tents 5 weeks after Hurricane Michael

Ahead on "60 Minutes"

Former NFLer with ALS says he has no regrets

Devastating Wildfire

How to help those affected by the California wildfires

Family First

Michelle Obama's mom wants to be Michelle Obama when she grows up

What Michelle Obama realized when she got to Princeton

Sweet Dreams

Survey finds people love falling asleep to Coldplay, Ed Sheeran

Inside The Affair

Monica Lewinsky opens up old wounds in "The Clinton Affair"

"Intelligence Matters"

U.S. military might "struggle to win, or perhaps lose" war with China or Russia, report says

"Public Enemy No. 1"

Who is "El Chapo"? A look back at "60 Minutes" reports

Charm Offensive

10-year-old tour guide charms tourists in Japanese garden

Never Too Early

One of these Democrats could be the next president

Extreme Depths

Bill Whitaker, the subterranean reporter

🏈 Brotherly Love 🏈

The Griffin brothers' journey to the NFL

"Escape At Dannemora"

Ben Stiller on directing prison-break drama

"American Warriors"

This baller veteran beat injury, depression

An Army mom, cancer survivor and warrior

CBSN Originals

Invasive species may spread with help from climate change

Killer cats: The invasive species in your backyard

Cryptocurrency: Virtual money, real power

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

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Camp Fire survivor ran for his life after he got a message from a 911 operator

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Thanksgiving dinner hasn't been this cheap since the recession

Private funeral held for Stan Lee

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Calls for officer who killed black security guard to be fired and charged