The Watergate interviews on 60 Minutes
Following the 1972 break-in into Democratic Headquarters at the Watergate complex, 60 Minutes interviewed many people who became central to the break-in and the subsequent cover-up.
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Following the 1972 break-in into Democratic Headquarters at the Watergate complex, 60 Minutes interviewed many people who became central to the break-in and the subsequent cover-up.
In June 1973, Nixon advisor John Ehrlichman told 60 Minutes the White House had “no interest” in covering up the Watergate break-in because “it had no exposure.” Ehrlichman served 18 months in prison for his role in the cover-up.
The retired couple who won millions after finding a mathematical loophole in the lottery first spoke with 60 Minutes in 2019.
From 2019, Jon Wertheim’s report on Jerry and Marge Selbee, a retired Michigan couple who made $26 million using "basic arithmetic" to crack the code on certain lottery games
Rising seas, raging fires, more powerful hurricanes—as the climate changes, so do many facets of life. A look at how 60 Minutes has documented the transformation.
From 2013, Bob Simon reports on the New York Metropolitan Opera and how its general manager, Peter Gelb, has reinvigorated the centuries-old art form by making it more accessible and modernized.
The leader of Pussy Riot, Maria Alyokhina, has fled Russia after President Putin cracked down on dissidents, the New York Times reports. In 2013, Lesley Stahl interviewed Pussy Riot's Katya Samutsevich, who was convicted of protesting the government.
The Supreme Court handed down its decision on Roe v. Wade almost 50 years ago. In May 1972, arguments over abortion rights were playing out across the country, including on 60 Minutes.
From 2017, Scott Pelley reports on the World Food Programme's efforts to aid victims of civil war and famine in South Sudan with airdrops of food.
From 2006, Lesley Stahl's interview with Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of Netflix, the online DVD rental service whose subscribers (at that time) paid a flat monthly fee to order DVDs over the Internet, which were then sent to them by regular mail.
Bravo, the code name for the Air Force officer shot down over Iran, survived for 48 hours on the ground with a broken back, broken arm and broken shoulder.
Badly wounded and alone in Iran's desert, downed U.S. Air Force officer Dude 44 Bravo evaded capture for days as the Iranian forces and the U.S. military searched for him.
President Trump has developed his own vetting system for pardons.
Dude 44 Bravo was part of a two-man U.S. Air Force crew shot down over Iran in April. He describes a terrifying ejection, how he evaded Iranian forces for two days, and what he said to his rescuers.
Hidden cameras captured lobbyists as they tried to woo a potential client interested in obtaining a pardon from President Trump.
Sean McVay has become a generational talent, pacing toward the best ever, in the decade since the Rams hired him as head coach. But McVay says he almost left the Rams because of his insecurities.
New correspondent Ross Douthat says "no story looms larger than the latest developments in artificial intelligence." The technology and its impacts will be a major focus of 60 Minutes reporting.
Sean McVay has become a generational talent, pacing toward the best ever, in the decade since the Rams hired him as head coach. But McVay says he almost left the Rams because of his insecurities.
With the Rams a Super Bowl favorite as the season kicks off, coach Sean McVay is forging ahead, having learned from past successes and failures.
Hidden cameras captured lobbyists as they tried to woo a potential client expressing interest in a pardon from President Trump.
The wildfire, which has torn through Palo Pinto and Jack counties, forced evacuations, closed roads and disrupted schools.
In the latest episode of "Healthful," Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman discusses what she's learned about speaking up for herself and taking care of her body.
The university has faced harsh criticism for a lack of key safety measures on the day of the shooting.
Selling retatrutide commercially is prohibited by federal law. Yet, companies have promoted the drug on social media, thanks in part to being certified by LegitScript.
A Georgia judge has put an execution on hold to allow time for a hearing on whether the sentence should be reduced under a new state law that lets victims of abuse have their sentences reconsidered.
Car ownership costs have soared 50% since 2020, according to new economic data. Here's where motorists are getting dinged.
Top OpenAI executive endorses plan that would require AI companies to submit their technology to third-party reviews to assess their safety.
The typical U.S. household's annual earnings have risen only 2.5% since 2019, new data from the Census Bureau shows.
The Federal Reserve is likely to raise borrowing costs on Wednesday, and more hikes could be in store, according to economists.
Millions of homeowners will face higher heating costs this winter because of surging global oil prices, according to a new forecast.
The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against White people and other minority groups in South Africa.
The previous votes have failed to stop President Trump from waging war with Iran.
The Justice Department is accusing several members of Russia's intelligence services of running a "global assassination network" that targeted Kremlin critics.
The family of 37-year-old Tierra Walker filed a lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and others, saying she was denied an abortion that could have saved her life.
The Supreme Court on Monday blocked the Postal Service from enforcing new mail voting rules ahead of the midterm elections.
In the latest episode of "Healthful," Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman discusses what she's learned about speaking up for herself and taking care of her body.
Selling retatrutide commercially is prohibited by federal law. Yet, companies have promoted the drug on social media, thanks in part to being certified by LegitScript.
A long-running lawsuit challenging what it means to be an employee and therefore have access to work-based health plans is being closely watched by health policy analysts.
A 40-year-old woman died on Saturday from complications associated with measles, the coroner reported.
Kate Ping thought she was just stressed out. A nurse practitioner's surprising recommendation led to a shocking diagnosis.
The Trump administration has announced that it will impose travel bans on officials it claims are responsible for discrimination against White people and other minority groups in South Africa.
Health officials in Gaza say a building damaged months ago by an Israeli strike has collapsed, killing people from 6 displaced families who had taken shelter inside.
The previous votes have failed to stop President Trump from waging war with Iran.
The U.S. has so far not attributed the potential breach to a specific actor, but Iranian state media amplified the story in the weeks following the attack.
The Justice Department is accusing several members of Russia's intelligence services of running a "global assassination network" that targeted Kremlin critics.
Ed Sheeran spoke out Tuesday after facing backlash for dropping Macklemore from his tour following the rapper's pro-Palestinian statements onstage. Shanelle Kaul reports.
The rapper Macklemore was bumped from Ed Sheeran's U.S. concert tour for pro-Palestinian comments that some say crossed a line into prejudice. Now, four additional supporting acts have quit in solidarity and the headliner has addressed the controversy. Carter Evans reports.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Food & Wine reveals its list of "Best New Chefs" this week. One of those talents is Masako Morishita of Perry's Restaurant in Washington, D.C., who joins to discuss her career move from NFL cheerleader to D.C. food icon and share one of her favorite recipes.
Elin Hilderbrand, who wrote hit summer reads like "The Perfect Couple" and "28 Summers," joins "CBS Mornings" with her daughter Shelby Cunningham to discuss the latest book in their co-written The Academy Series, titled "The Thoroughbreds."
Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon joined forces to call for a human-centric approach to artificial intelligence. Puck AI correspondent Ian Krietzberg weighs in on the AI regulation debate.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon both called for tighter AI regulation at Tuesday's "pro-human" AI summit in Washington, D.C. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
The growing concerns over AI safety brought together two people from opposite sides of the political spectrum on Tuesday: Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon. Washington Post tech reporter Gerrit De Vynk joins CBS News to discuss where AI legislation stands.
Congress is reacting to warnings from AI leaders that the technology poses existential dangers. Rep. Bill Foster joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Artificial intelligence technology is developing at an "exponential" rate, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News, calling the situation a "warning sign" for the industry that requires serious safeguards.
Paleontologists have identified the first known trackway made by a full-grown Tyrannosaurus rex, and the discovery was made in the North Dakota badlands.
Ten research teams were honored at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. A study of cockroach milk was among the winners.
Marmots, not bears, are the largest "true" hibernating mammal, UCLA marmot researchers Katie Adler and Emily Renkey say. The two share more fun facts about these cute creatures and explain how to vote for the fattest marmot.
NASA's new telescope could change the way we see space. With a wide-field camera that will reveal an area up to 200 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope, and an orbit a million miles from Earth, the Nancy Grace Roman telescope is expected to find tens of thousands of unknown exoplanets.
A veteran's 1987 murder has been solved, after the now-deceased suspect's DNA matched evidence at the scene of the killing, authorities said.
A Georgia judge has put an execution on hold to allow time for a hearing on whether the sentence should be reduced under a new state law that lets victims of abuse have their sentences reconsidered.
A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested for allegedly plotting what could have been a "mass casualty attack" inspired by ISIS, federal officials say. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more.
In Washington state, investigators said they believe illegal fireworks, shot from the back of a pickup truck, sparked a nearly 10,000-acre deadly wildfire earlier this summer. Jason Allen reports.
A man racing a stolen Tesla down a crowded boardwalk hit a woman, setting off a wild chase involving lots of witnesses, including one recording it all on a pair of smart glasses. Jonah Kaplan reports.
NASA's Roman Space Telescope launched shortly after daybreak from Kennedy Space Center and blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away.
The $4.3 billion telescope is expected to discover tens of thousands of exoplanets while probing the nature of mysterious dark matter and energy.
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a ceremony Aug. 28.
The mission to save NASA's sinking space telescope has been called off, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year.
A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Dolly Parton, the country music legend who became a feminist icon, has died at the age of 80. Here is a look back at her life in pictures.
Sylvie Cachay was found dead in an overflowing bathtub at the exclusive Soho House in New York City on Dec. 9, 2010. A water leak at the hotel gave away a timeline that may have revealed her killer.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
CBS News obtained new images of damaged buildings and equipment at U.S. positions in the Middle East. This comes amid renewed scrutiny surrounding military resource management and Iran war spending. CBS News' Jonah Kaplan has more.
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Ed Sheeran spoke out Tuesday after facing backlash for dropping Macklemore from his tour following the rapper's pro-Palestinian statements onstage. Shanelle Kaul reports.
President Trump threatened to stop the planned renovation of the Kennedy Center if a judge's ruling barring his name from being added to the building again isn't overturned. The board voted Tuesday to close the center for renovation. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more details.
Diesel prices hit an all-time high in the U.S. as the war in Iran drags on with no end in sight. Jason Allen reports.