VA director apologizes for comments about sex harassment claims
When CBS SF Bay Area told David Stockwell about women's sexual harassment claims, he defended the investigative process
VA Hospitals Scandal
Feds step up investigations as drugs vanish at some VA hospitals
AP: Doctors, nurses or pharmacy staff at federal hospitals siphoned away controlled substances for their own use or street sales
Accident or crime? VA worker charged over death
Case of Fredrick Harris, charged with manslaughter in 2013 death of Air Force vet Charles Johnson in La., is now political fodder
Employee bonuses in question at embattled VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs paid out $100.43 million in performance bonuses to employees in 2014 -- even though several of them were under investigation or accused of mismanagement
Cleaning up the VA
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs tells Scott Pelley about his personal mission to reorganize the troubled agency for his fellow vets
"Livid" VA patients still facing long waits times for health care
AP study finds that number of appointments that take longer than 90 days to complete has nearly doubled since the summer
VA rule change could double number of vets eligible for health care
Amid pressure from Congress and veterans groups, VA says it will relax 40-mile rule for private medical care
Nearly a year removed from scandal, how is Phoenix VA doing?
President Obama visits VA hospital at the heart of controversy over mismanaged veterans; improvements made, but there's still more to do
Robert McDonald announces plans to reorganize the VA
A new structure comes in the wake of a scandal at VA hospitals around the country
Robert McDonald: Cleaning up the VA
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs tells Scott Pelley about his personal mission to reorganize the troubled agency for his fellow vets
VA moves to fire 4 senior executives due to scandal
The firings come as part of a government crackdown on the embattled agency after veterans experienced long wait times for care and falsified records
VA managers lied about problems, inspector says
During the probe in the wake of the VA hospital wait times scandal, an inspector general says his office was lied to
Obama to veterans: Defeating ISIS won't be easy or quick
But, the president added, "America does not forget" and "justice will be done"
Veterans Affairs says no proof delays were behind hospital deaths
The agency had been accused of holdups in care that led to the deaths of 40 veterans at the Phoenix VA hospital
Obama: "Our veterans don't have time for politics"
The VA reform bill the president signed, which sailed through Congress last week, aims to clean up the agency after its hospital wait times scandal
VA reform bill clears Senate, awaits Obama's signature
Scrambling to wrap up work before a 5-week summer recess, lawmakers finished the bill to reform the embattled Veterans Affairs health care system
House approves bill overhauling VA health care
The bipartisan compromise bill to reform the scandal-plagued Veterans Affairs Department now heads to the Senate
Bob McDonald confirmed as new VA secretary
The former Procter & Gamble executive will face serious challenges and high expectations as he tries to reform the embattled agency
VA reform deal's architects aim for speedy passage
The chairmen of the congressional veterans affairs committees are working quickly to get the bill passed before Congress' summer recess
Congressional negotiators agree on VA reform: What will they fix?
On the eve of their five-week summer recess, House and Senate Veterans Affairs committee chairmen hammered out a deal to reform the embattled VA
Veterans' Affairs committee chairmen reach VA reform deal
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., moved past a public breakdown in negotiations last week to reach an agreement on reform legislation
VA nominee clears first Senate hurdle
The full Senate will vote soon to confirm former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald to be the new secretary of Veterans Affairs
VA nominee Robert McDonald pledges to "transform" embattled agency
Obama's nominee for Veterans Affairs secretary pledged to reform the scandal-plagued agency, saying "systematic failures" must be addressed
VA chief pledges end to whistleblower retaliation
The acting Veterans Affairs secretary vowed to crack down on whistleblower retaliation after critical report
CEOs as government saviors: Boom or bust?
Are expectations unrealistically high that Obama's VA secretary nominee - former CEO Bob McDonald - can fix a broken bureaucracy?
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Gottlieb expects "extended plateau" of COVID cases in the South
Gottlieb likened the experience across the South, which is reporting a surge in coronavirus cases, to Brazil.
Phoenix mayor says city still has "a real challenge with testing"
Arizona is one of more than three dozen states experiencing a surge in coronavirus infections.
Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, July 12, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Surgeon general "trying to correct" earlier guidance against masks
The Trump administration has done an about-face regarding the wearing of face coverings in public.
Transcript: Tom Wyatt on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with KinderCare CEO Tom Wyatt that aired Sunday, July 12, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Transcript: Surgeon General Jerome Adams on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with Surgeon General Jerome Adams that aired Sunday, July 12, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Transcript: Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego that aired Sunday, July 12, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Battleground Tracker: COVID reshapes presidential race in Sun Belt
Biden has an edge over Trump in Florida, while the two are neck and neck in Arizona and Texas.
Theodore Roosevelt's great-grandson says: Remove the statue
Mark Roosevelt wants the memorial to the 26th president removed from the Museum of Natural History in New York City
Rebuilding caring communities, block by block
Thanks to one man's vision, residents in rich and poor areas of Shreveport, La., are extending themselves to their neighbors, forging bonds in communities that have been marked by bigotry, segregation, poverty and isolation
Building bridges to combat COVID-19 in communities of color
In Baltimore, medical staff from Johns Hopkins are joining forces with "trusted messengers" – including faith leaders from a historic local mosque – to address obstacles to improved health outcomes for the Black community
Police seize gun from couple who pointed weapons at protesters
Police said they were executing a search warrant when they seized a semi-automatic .223 caliber rifle.
Chowchilla bus kidnapping survivors relive their terrifying ordeal
Twenty-six children abducted by masked gunmen and buried alive in a truck trailer — survivors relive their horrifying ordeal and journey to escape
Mueller on Stone: "He remains a convicted felon, and rightly so"
Mueller defended his two-year investigation into ties between Russia and President Trump's 2016 campaign in an op-ed.
Trump seen wearing face mask in public for first time
"I've never been against masks, but I do believe they have a time and a place," Trump told reporters.
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Rome's empty streets reveal a tourism industry in crisis
With visitors from America (where coronavirus is raging) banned from Europe, Italy is suffering even further from the economic fallout of the pandemic
World Council of Churches "dismayed" by Hagia Sophia decision
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally converted the former museum back into a mosque Friday and declared it open for Muslim worship.
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan hospitalized with coronavirus
Bachchan's son, actor Abhishek Bachchan, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus as well.
Bodies are being exhumed in Mexico to make room for coronavirus deaths
Photojournalist Jonathan Alpeyrie says the pandemic is stretching the system to its limits.
How to see Neowise before it disappears
The comet is putting on quite the show this weekend.
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Gottlieb expects "extended plateau" of COVID cases in the South
Gottlieb likened the experience across the South, which is reporting a surge in coronavirus cases, to Brazil.
Phoenix mayor says city still has "a real challenge with testing"
Arizona is one of more than three dozen states experiencing a surge in coronavirus infections.
Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, July 12, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Surgeon general "trying to correct" earlier guidance against masks
The Trump administration has done an about-face regarding the wearing of face coverings in public.
Transcript: Tom Wyatt on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with KinderCare CEO Tom Wyatt that aired Sunday, July 12, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Politics
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Gottlieb expects "extended plateau" of COVID cases in the South
Gottlieb likened the experience across the South, which is reporting a surge in coronavirus cases, to Brazil.
Phoenix mayor says city still has "a real challenge with testing"
Arizona is one of more than three dozen states experiencing a surge in coronavirus infections.
Transcript: AdventHealth CEO Terry Shaw on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with AdventHealth CEO Terry Shaw that aired Sunday, July 12, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Transcript: Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation"
The following is a transcript of an interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, July 12, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
Surgeon general "trying to correct" earlier guidance against masks
The Trump administration has done an about-face regarding the wearing of face coverings in public.
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Trevor Noah on responding to these times without laughs
When the pandemic shut down his studio, the "Daily Show" host posted a video online to help audiences understand a societal tipping point, without relying on humor
Trevor Noah: Responding to the moment
When the pandemic shut down his studio, Trevor Noah took "The Daily Show" online, and for the stand-up comic it's become a stand-out moment. Jim Axelrod reports.
Award-winning chef Dominique Crenn is determined to beat coronavirus
The first woman in America to receive three Michelin stars says the restaurant industry will never be the same, but she is fighting the effects of pandemic with the same passion with which she fought cancer
Dominique Crenn, the “Rebel Chef”
Dominique Crenn is the first woman in America to receive the culinary world's highest honor – three Michelin stars – for the San Francisco restaurant that bears her name, Atelier Crenn. "60 Minutes" correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on her recipe for success, and how she, and the restaurant industry, are addressing the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Passage: In memoriam
"Sunday Morning" remembers Oscar-winning film composer Ennio Morricone (“The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”); Grammy-winning singer-songwriter-bandleader Charlie Daniels ("The Devil Went Down to Georgia"); Tony-nominated Broadway actor Nick Cordero (“Bullets Over Broadway”); and longtime CBS arts critic Dennis Cunningham.
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Equipment makers hinder repairs of ventilators, critics say
Nearly half of hospital biomedical techs denied access to service information including manuals to fix ventilators.
Walmart reportedly launching subscription service
The $98 membership comes with same-day grocery delivery and early deals access, according to a report.
Facebook civil rights audit: "Serious setbacks" hurt progress
The audit recommends a "civil rights infrastructure" for the social media giant, but its suggestions aren't binding.
U.S. considers banning TikTok and other apps, Pompeo says
Pompeo doesn't recommend downloading the app unless "you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party."
Uber acquires food delivery app Postmates
With Postmates buyout, Uber becomes the nation's No. 2 food delivery service, while DoorDash remains the leader.
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How to see Neowise before it disappears
The comet is putting on quite the show this weekend.
Spectacular photos capture Neowise, one of the brightest comets in decades
Astrophotographers around the world have captured incredible photos of the once-in-a-lifetime celestial event.
Mystery elephant killer could leave herd "decimated," expert warns
Something has killed more than 350 elephants in the country's Okavango Delta, and officials hope to have some answers in the coming week.
"Watermelon snow" in Italian Alps may be climate change red flag
The bizarre pink snow can accelerate snow melt in the fragile mountain region.
Most expensive medical procedures in the U.S., ranked
These pricey surgeries are the most expensive in the country.
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Gottlieb expects "extended plateau" of COVID cases in the South
Gottlieb likened the experience across the South, which is reporting a surge in coronavirus cases, to Brazil.
Surgeon general "trying to correct" earlier guidance against masks
The Trump administration has done an about-face regarding the wearing of face coverings in public.
Dr. Jon LaPook on the importance of wearing face masks
The science behind how using a mask can help prevent an infected person with no symptoms from transmitting the coronavirus to others
Trump seen wearing face mask in public for first time
"I've never been against masks, but I do believe they have a time and a place," Trump told reporters.
New York reports lowest 3-day average virus death toll since March 16
The state also announced that virus hospitalizations dropped below 800 for the first time since mid-March.
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Universal basic income cause gets $3 million boost from Jack Dorsey
The Twitter co-founder's donation will help fund a group of guaranteed income pilot programs in a dozen U.S. cities.
What Americans could learn from Donald Trump's financial records
Real estate holdings, business relationships, spending habits, even romantic entanglements can be deduced from tax and bank records.
COVID-19 surge: Next bailout could cost $1.5 trillion, Moody's says
The price tag jumped from an earlier estimate of $1 trillion due to the hit to states that are struggling with a surge.
After lobbying, Catholic Church won $1.4 billion in virus aid
The Catholic Church used an unprecedented exemption to amass at least $1.4 billion in taxpayer-backed aid.
Ford rejects workers' suggestion it stop making police vehicles
Nation's second-largest automaker won't give up its status as top seller of transportation for law enforcement.
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Chowchilla bus kidnapping survivors relive their terrifying ordeal
Twenty-six children abducted by masked gunmen and buried alive in a truck trailer — survivors relive their horrifying ordeal and journey to escape
Surgeon charged in scheme to pay addicts to receive experimental implant
Dr. Randy Rosen is facing 88 felony charges from the Los Angeles Orange County district attorney, who called him "a real life" Frankenstein.
Execution blocked after victims' family raises virus concerns
Daniel Lewis Lee, a former white supremacist who robbed and murdered a family of three, including their 8-year-old daughter, was scheduled to be executed on Monday.
Michael Cohen back in custody after refusing terms of home confinement
Cohen had been furloughed in May over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic within the federal prison system.
5 arrested in death of rapper Pop Smoke in Los Angeles
Pop Smoke, whose real name is Bashar Jackson, was killed in February.
Space
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How to see Neowise before it disappears
The comet is putting on quite the show this weekend.
Spectacular photos capture Neowise, one of the brightest comets in decades
Astrophotographers around the world have captured incredible photos of the once-in-a-lifetime celestial event.
NASA, Boeing work to resume Starliner flights
Some 80 recommendations are being implemented to prevent a repeat of problems marring the previous Starliner test flight.
Rocket Lab declares Electron launch failure
The innovative Electron rocket suffered a malfunction while its second stage was firing.
How to watch Fourth of July weekend's "buck moon" lunar eclipse
In lieu of fireworks, skywatchers can look up to see multiple celestial events this weekend.
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Pandemic: A snapshot of life in Rome
Minnesota native Annie Ojile captures scenes of a locked-down Italy devoid of American tourists during the coronavirus outbreak
Wildest celebrity fashion
Rihanna isn't alone; celebrities have been stepping out in wild outfits for years... some more often than others.
Rare photos from the 1976 Chowchilla bus kidnapping
A look inside the truck trailer where 26 abducted school children and their bus driver were buried alive -- and later escaped
Most expensive medical procedures in the U.S., ranked
These pricey surgeries are the most expensive in the country.
Best movies streaming right now on Netflix
Looking for something fresh to watch? These are the top films available on the streaming platform.
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Former cop charged in Rayshard Brooks shooting
The former Atlanta police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks on Friday night has been charged with murder and aggravated assault, along with other charges. Mark Strassmann reports.
Trump calls 99% of COVID-19 cases "harmless"
President Trump declared "99%" of COVID-19 cases to be "totally harmless" during Fourth of July remarks over the weekend, prompting backlash from mayors of both political parties. The president's FDA commissioner struggled to provide a factual basis for the president's claim. Paula Reid reports.
Mass protests after Atlanta cop fatally shoots black man
Atlanta's mayor issued an executive order requiring offices to de-escalate situations following the protests sparked by the death of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, who was shot and killed by police during an arrest. The Brooks family continues to grieve and demand justice. Mark Strassmann reports.
Ashley McBryde performs “Hang In There Girl”
Arkansas native Ashley McBryde said she learned how to sing in a biker bar, and that authenticity has never worn off. Her major label debut earned her three Grammy nominations and got her named “New Artist of the Year” at the CMA Awards. McBryde’s latest collection, “Never Will,” came out in April. She joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to perform “Hang In There Girl”
Coronavirus cases continue to rise
There's a notable rise in new coronavirus cases in several states, particularly in populous states like California, Texas and Florida. More than 2 million Americans have been infected thus far and the national death toll is now at 115,000. Janet Shamlian reports.