Mikhail Gorbachev dead at age 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 and helped bring about the end of the Cold War, has died at the age of 91. CBS News' Tina Kraus has more on his legacy.
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 and helped bring about the end of the Cold War, has died at the age of 91. CBS News' Tina Kraus has more on his legacy.
Mikhail Gorbachev, who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its breakup in 1991, has died at the age of 91, Russian state news agencies announced. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.
NASA had to scrub Monday's scheduled launch of the Artemis 1 mission to orbit the moon after issues arose during fueling overnight. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Errol Barnett get more on the breaking news from Pat Duggins, news director of Alabama Public Radio, who's been covering the space program for years, and Jim Bell, a professor at Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration.
Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty to 15 felony fraud counts in a New York City courtroom Thursday. He was sentenced to 5 months in jail and must repay nearly $2 million and testify in the company's upcoming trial. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green talk with CBS News legal contributor Rebecca Roiphe about the breaking news.
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday that the Justice Department has moved to unseal the search warrant used by the FBI to search former President Trump's Florida home, given Trump's "public confirmation" of the search and "substantial public interest." Garland also told reporters that he had personally approved the warrant. Watch his full statement and analysis in this CBS News Special Report anchored by Margaret Brennan.
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President Biden's doctor Saturday said Biden's symptoms continues to improve as he receives treatment for COVID-19. Christina Ruffini has more.
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