U.S. pilot accounted for 57 years after vanishing during Vietnam War
John C.G. Kerr, originally from Florida, was 35 when he was reported missing in 1967.
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John C.G. Kerr, originally from Florida, was 35 when he was reported missing in 1967.
For several dozen Vietnam War veterans from Texas, a journey to visit memorials in Washington, D.C., saw five decades of emotion slowly begin to surface. Doug Dunbar has more.
A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been sentenced to death in one of the country's largest financial fraud cases in history. Property developer Truong My Lan was sentenced Thursday for swindling cash from one of Vietnam's largest banks for over a decade. Lan denied the charges and blamed her subordinates. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.
Truong My Lan, a 67-year-old Vietnamese property magnate, has received a death sentence after being convicted of embezzlement, bribery and banking violations in a scheme that defrauded the Saigon Commercial Bank of more than $12 billion over a 10-year period.
Vietnamese property tycoon Truong My Lan has been sentenced to death in a corruption case so big its total financial damages are equivalent to 6% of the country's 2023 gross domestic product and dwarfs the amount in the FTX cryptocurrency exchange scandal that resulted in founder Sam Bankman-Fried being sentenced to 25 years in prison.
A Vietnam court sentenced developer Truong My Lan to death for swindling billions from a bank, saying she "eroded people's trust" in the ruling Communist Party.
Chicago has unveiled a restored memorial for Vietnam veterans in the heart of downtown. First dedicated in 2005, the memorial had faded after years of neglect and harsh winters.
U.S. Army Cpl. Ray K. Lilly, 18, of Matoaka, West Virginia, went missing while his unit was fighting in North Korea on November 2, 1950.
The remains of a man found murdered in Florida in 1980 have been identified as William Irving Monroe III, a U.S. Marine who served in Vietnam.
Following his retirement and the death of his wife, Danny Chauvin needed a way to keep busy, so he began offering his handyman services for free.
Following his retirement and the death of his wife, Danny Chauvin needed a way to keep busy, so he began offering his handyman services for free. It changed his life. Steve Hartman has his story in "On the Road."
First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and will remain in Delaware as a precaution. The President tested negative and will be tested regularly ahead of his trip to India and Vietnam later this week. CDC data shows a rise in COVID cases and hospitalizations this summer. Nancy Cordes reports from the White House.
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, a towering figure in U.S. and world diplomacy for decades, died Wednesday at the age of 100. President Biden on Thursday recalled the first time he met Kissinger as a young senator.
Tributes are coming in for former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died Wednesday at 100, but so too is heavy criticism. Elise Labott, professor at the American University School of International Service, joined CBS News to discuss Kissinger's polarizing legacy.
Henry Kissinger, the controversial diplomat who served as secretary of state and national security adviser under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, died Wednesday at age 100, his firm said. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry looks back on Kissinger's life.
"We must take this as a lesson," said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, adding that "regulations must be taken seriously so we can avoid a tragedy like this."
President Biden spent his weekend in India and Vietnam, pitching the U.S. as an alternative trade partner to China. Adam Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, joins CBS News to discuss what the move means for the contentious relationship between the two superpowers.
President Biden is marking 22 years since 9/11 with a speech before troops in Alaska, becoming the first U.S. president to not spend September 11th at one of the attack sites or the White House. The president is returning from Vietnam where he met with government and business leaders. CBS News reporter Bo Erickson has more.
During a 5-day trip to Asia, President Biden met with world leaders in New Delhi at the G20 summit and in Hanoi as tensions between the U.S. and China rise. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins "America Decides" to recap the trip.
President Biden is on his way back to the U.S. after a weekend that saw the G20 summit in India and a meeting with top officials in Vietnam. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe is in Hanoi, Vietnam, with more on the president's trip.
President Biden is wrapping his G20 summit trip with a stop in Vietnam and a focus on China. Mr. Biden says he's not trying to "contain" China, but wants to see them succeed "by the rules." Meanwhile, new CBS News polling found that 57% of Americans believe the president is being too easy on China. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports from Hanoi.
President Biden stopped in Hanoi this weekend to meet with Vietnam's leaders as part of what was described as a "comprehensive strategic partnership" with the U.S. as the Biden administration seeks to counter China in the region. Ed O'Keefe reports from Hanoi.
President Biden said he met with China's No. 2 at the G20 summit in India. Chinese President Xi Jinping did not attend.
In India, leaders of the world's largest economies are at this year's G20 meeting in New Delhi. President Biden plans to focus on worldwide economic growth and rising food and energy prices. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
Larry Taylor rescued his fellow servicemembers during a firefight in Vietnam.