60 Minutes: Recent Episodes
60 Minutes
Welcome to the official YouTube channel for 60 Minutes!
60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
60 Minutes All Access features hard-hitting investigative reporting, interviews, feature segments and profiles from 60 Minutes, along with original stories from 60 Minutes Overtime, a weekly web show that begins where the television broadcast ends. With 60 Minutes All Access, experience the best of 60 Minutes, ad-free. Access on your schedule anytime, anywhere with your Apple and Android devices. Learn more at www.60Minutes.com/AllAccess.
Bob Simon reports on the aftermath of the disaster in Fukushima, Japan, and finds toxic ghost towns frozen in time. Watch Simon's report on Sunday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
60 Minutes travels to the South Pacific on the trail of the humpback whale. Watch Scott Pelley's report on Sunday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Steve Kroft investigates the multibillion dollar industry that collects, analyzes and sells the personal information of millions of Americans with virtually no oversight. Watch Kroft's report on Sunday, Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Steve Kroft reports on "Flash Boys," a book by Michael Lewis that reveals how some high-speed traders work the stock market to their advantage. Watch Kroft's report on Sunday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff lets 60 Minutes cameras into the weekly process of picking the magazine's famous cartoons. Morley Safer reports on Sunday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Nurse practitioners are providing badly needed health care to the uninsured working poor in Appalachia -- medical mercy for those left out of Obamacare and ineligible for Medicaid. Scott Pelley reports on Sunday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Anderson Cooper reports on GoPro, one of the world's best-selling camera that's revolutionizing the world of video. Watch Cooper's report on Sunday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
The hot sauce industry is on fire with revenue of more than a billion dollars, but it all began with just one name: Tabasco. Sanjay Gupta reports on Sunday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
China's economy has become the second largest in the world, but its rapid growth may have created the largest housing bubble in history. Lesley Stahl reports on Sunday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
For decades, art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi made millions in a scam that eventually led him to a six-year prison sentence and lawsuits totaling $27 million. Bob Simon reports on Sunday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
"Year Up" trains thousands of disadvantaged youth for internships that often lead to corporate jobs -- jobs that companies have found hard to fill. Morley Safer reports on Sunday, July 27 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
A $1.3 billion radio telescope is allowing scientists to see parts of the universe they've seen never before, offering insight into how it all began. Bob Simon reports on Sunday, July 27 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Africa's Nile crocodiles can grow up to 20 feet long, weigh as much as a car, and bite as hard as a T-Rex. So why does Anderson Cooper get in the water with them? Find out Sunday, July 27 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Membership to a new club for the super rich comes with just two requirements: You must be worth at least a billion dollars and be willing to give half of that away. Watch Charlie Rose's report Sunday, July 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Lesley Stahl reports on the little known story of a young, American banker's 1975 return to Vietnam to save his stranded Vietnamese colleagues and their families. Watch Stahl's report on Sunday, July 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Bob Simon reports on the Metropolitan Opera's mission: to make opera as popular -- and populist -- as it once was. Watch Simon's report on Sunday, July 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Lesley Stahl gets rare access inside an American nuclear control center and meets the young airmen who watch over some of the world's deadliest weapons. Watch Stahl's two-part report on Sunday, July 13 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Morley Safer reports on the discovery of the largest cache of missing art since WWII -- including some pieces looted by the Nazis -- and the battle over its ownership. Watch Safer's report on Sunday, July 13 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
The U.S. government says Kim Dotcom is one of the world's biggest Internet pirates, but Dotcom insists he's a businessman. Watch Bob Simon's report on Sunday, July 6 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Volcanoes are found all over the world and many could spew lava and mass destruction -- we just don't know when. Scott Pelley reports on Sunday, July 6 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
David had an advantage over Goliath? Malcolm Gladwell talks with Anderson Cooper about the link between adversity and innovation this Sunday, July 6 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
After half a century, Lamborghini is still making the kind of cars that dreams are made of -- a precious handful a day. Watch Scott Pelley's report on Sunday, June 29 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Steve Kroft reports on the alarming state of the federal disability program, which has exploded in size and could run out of money. Watch the report on Sunday, June 29 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
The turmoil in Egypt has led to one of the worst persecutions of the country's Coptic Christians in the nearly 2,000-year history of the sect. Bob Simon reports on Sunday, June 22 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Will the skies of the future be filled with buzzing drones? Small commercial drones available to anyone are already here but the fact that many of these unmanned flying vehicles have cameras is raising privacy issues. Morley Safer reports on Sunday, June 22 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Marcus Roberts lost his sight as a child but gained such incredible insights into American music that his playing has inspired a whole generation of jazz musicians. CBS News cultural correspondent Wynton Marsalis reports on this jazz gem on Sunday, June 22 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Luxottica's OneSight Foundation offers free eye exams and glasses to people in need around the world. Luxottica CEO Andrea Guerra tells Lesley Stahl about the company's philanthropic efforts. Watch Lesley Stahl's report "Sticker Shock" http://www.cbsnews.com/news/luxottica-eyewear-why-are-glasses-expensive/
Advocates for the homeless say providing apartments to those who have been on the streets the longest and are at greatest medical risk can save taxpayers' money. Anderson Cooper reports on Sunday, June 15 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Lesley Stahl reports on the world's largest eye-wear company, the Italian firm Luxottica, responsible for putting glasses on half a billion people. Watch Stahl's report on Sunday, June 15 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Scientists say there are more than a million near-Earth objects in space big enough to destroy a city, but they only know the location of one percent. Anderson Cooper reports on Sunday, June 8 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
The resemblance of his political humor to Jon Stewart's is unmistakable but where Stewart's satire has made him a star, Bassem has been labeled a traitor. Bob Simon reports on Sunday, June 8 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
How many of the recent mass shootings in the U.S. were preventable tragedies, symptoms of a failing mental health system? Steve Kroft reports on Sunday, June 8 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
David Martin gets an inside look at what makes the $400 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter the most expensive weapons system in history. Watch Martin's report on Sunday, June 1 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
When shots rang out in an Ohio high school, coach Frank Hall ran toward them instead of away. Six students were shot, three died, but Hall's actions saved an untold number of young lives. Scott Pelley reports on Sunday, June 1 at 7 p.m. ET/PT..
More and more, scientists are realizing that the differences between the sexes are dangerously understudied. Lesley Stahl reports on Sunday, May 25 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
The VA has implemented new therapies to help the thousands of veterans suffering from PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder. Scott Pelley and 60 Minutes cameras get a rare look inside these sessions on Sunday, May 25 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Dr. Majid Ghassemi runs Bank Pasargad, one of the largest private banks in Iran. Steve Kroft asks him for his thoughts on the new Iranian government and the opposition it faces. Watch Kroft's full report "8 Days in Tehran:" http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-reports-from-iran-capital-tehran/
President Rouhani pledged to release prominent political prisoners and expand press and Internet freedoms. He has made steps not strides. Steve Kroft asks Dr. Mohammad Nahavandian, Rouhani's chief of staff, why? Watch Kroft's full report "8 Days in Tehran:" http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-reports-from-iran-capital-tehran/
The iconic skyline symbol of our democracy, the dome of the Capitol in Washington D.C., has not been refurbished in over 50 years. Scott Pelley reports on an ambitious restoration project for the 150-year-old structure on Sunday, May 18 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Steve Kroft reports from Iran as the prospect of a nuclear deal with world powers looms on the horizon. Watch Kroft's report on Sunday, May 18 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
In the poorest section of Paraguay's capital, residents have fashioned musical instruments from refuse they scavenged at a dump. Now, as Bob Simon reports, they have an orchestra that's raising spirits and providing hope. Watch Simon's report on Sunday, May 18 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Namgis First Nation Chief Bill Cranmer, environmentalist Alexandra Morton, and salmon farmer Ian Roberts talk about land-based salmon farms, where fish are raised in tanks instead of the ocean.
Kyler Hunter, who operates the bypass machine during surgery, explains to Clarissa Ward how the machine acts as a patient's heart and lungs.
"Of course I am afraid," says Dr. Gino Strada, founder and chief surgeon of Emergency. Strada talks about taking risks to save lives.
Long eradicated in the West, rheumatic heart disease caused by strep throat kills hundreds of thousands of African children each year. A hospital in Sudan, founded by Dr. Gino Strada, offers a life-saving surgery for free. Clarissa Ward reports on Sunday, May 11 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
What's widely known in Washington may come as a surprise to the public: members of Congress can and often do use funds donated to their political action committee for personal use like private trips and hiring family members. Steve Kroft reports on Sunday, May 11 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Environmentalists and salmon farmers in the Pacific Northwest are at odds over whether the aquaculture business poses a threat to the wild salmon population. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on Sunday, May 11 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.Environmentalists and salmon farmers in the Pacific Northwest are at odds over whether the aquaculture business poses a threat to the wild salmon population. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on Sunday, May 11 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
BP is crying foul over the way its agreement to compensate victims of its Gulf oil spill is being interpreted. It claims businesses not harmed by the spill have collected hundreds of millions of dollars. Scott Pelley reports on Sunday, May 4 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
A landmark study of retirement community residents who lived past 90 is providing a guide that could help. Lesley Stahl reports on 60 Minutes Sunday, May 4 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
In one of the more remarkable humanitarian stories of WWII, Briton Nicholas Winton helped save hundreds of mostly Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia on the eve of the war. Bob Simon reports on Sunday, April 27 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Lesley Stahl gets rare access to the nuclear missile control centers and their personnel on a U.S. Air Force base for a story about a nuclear missile command that has recently been embroiled in scandal. Watch Stahl's report on Sunday, April 27 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
The Congo's Kimbanguist Symphony Orchestra grew from one man's dream to 200 musicians and vocalists providing joy to the mostly poor, bleak capital of Kinshasa. Bob Simon reports on Sunday, April 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Inspired by a 1986 60 Minutes story, Paul Tudor Jones founded the Robin Hood Foundation, a charity that has given away nearly $1.5 billion to New York's neediest. Scott Pelley reports on Sunday, April 20 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Shalane Flanagan's father, Steve, explains his daughter's unique ability to override her body telling her, "This hurts. Slow down." http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hometown-favorite-aims-to-win-boston-marathon/
Pope Francis' closest friends, including a rabbi he's known for years in his native Argentina, describe a pontiff who is surprising the world by spurning tradition to bring humility and humanity to the papacy. Scott Pelley reports on Sunday, April 13 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Elite runner Shalane Flanagan will not jinx her chance of winning the Boston Marathon by crossing the finish line on practice runs. Flanagan talks with Anderson Cooper for a 60 Minutes story to be broadcast Sunday, April 13 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
The Health Wagon has been on the road for 34 years. It began when a nun known as Sister Bernie came to Appalachia, says Paula Meade. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/affordable-care-for-those-still-uninsured/
Dr. Joe Smiddy is the volunteer medical director of the Health Wagon and grew up in Appalachia. He describes the people that live in the region. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/affordable-care-for-those-still-uninsured/
Cornelius Gurlitt is elderly and not in good health. Two lawyers who have represented Gurlitt, Hannes Hartung and Tido Park, talk about what might happen to the trove of art if Gurlitt dies.
Willi Korte, a lawyer who specializes in tracking down stolen art, talks about Hildebrand Gurlitt's work for the Nazis. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/billion-dollar-art-battle-steeped-in-wwii-history/
Now that the German authorities have discovered the billion-dollar art trove Cornelius Gurlitt hid in his apartment for decades it may take just as long to determine who has the rights to the art, some of which was looted during Hitler's reign. Morley Safer reports on Sunday, April 6 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Scott Pelley reports on nurse practitioners who are providing badly needed healthcare to the uninsured working poor in Appalachia. Watch Pelley's report on Sunday, April 6 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Bob Simon reports on the aftermath of the disaster in Fukushima, Japan, where the triple tragedy of an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident turned the area into a toxic ghost town frozen in time. Watch Simon's full report on Sunday, April 6 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk tells Scott Pelley about paying back a loan from U.S. taxpayers early and with interest
Correspondent Scott Pelley, whose wife owns a Tesla, discusses a limitation of the Model S's battery with Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors.
Elon Musk talks with Scott Pelley about his Midwestern roots and his family of explorers.
Steve Kroft reports on a new book from Michael Lewis, "Flash Boys," that reveals how some high speed traders work the stock market to their advantage. Watch Kroft's report on Sunday, March 30 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Steve Kroft reports on a new book from Michael Lewis, "Flash Boys," that reveals how some high speed traders work the stock market to their advantage. Watch Kroft's report on Sunday, March 30 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
So many children dream of fast cars and rocket ships, but few actually grow up to build them -- and change the world in the process. Scott Pelley profiles Elon Musk, the billionaire Silicon Valley entrepreneur, Sunday, March 30 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
CBS News cultural correspondent Wynton Marsalis profiles "fearsome and fearless" jazz pianist Marcus Roberts. Watch Marsalis' full report on Sunday, March 30 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Stephanie Douglas, former executive assistant director of the FBI, tells Scott Pelley why the FBI needed to capture Dzokhar Tsarnaev alive.
Watch the full segment, "Manhunt," on CBSNews.com: http://cbsn.ws/1oR6jRO
David Sipress submitted his cartoons to The New Yorker magazine for 25 years before his work was finally featured. Now, he's sold the publication almost 500 cartoons.
Watch the full segment, "The Cartoonist," on CBSNews.com: http://cbsn.ws/1eCLFBZ
Although police in Antwerp, Belgium, have a "Diamond Squad," detective Patrick Peys says it's still possible for stolen gems to slip through.
Watch the full segment, "The Pink Panthers," on CBSNews.com: http://cbsn.ws/1dEXALZ
Why are European jewelry stores the preferred targets for a gang of diamond thieves called the Pink Panthers? Interpol head Ron Noble explains.
Watch the full segment, "The Pink Panthers," on CBSNews.com: http://cbsn.ws/1dEXALZ
Former FBI Executive Assistant Director Stephanie Douglas explains that after the bombings, the FBI set up a secret warehouse near Logan Airport.
Watch the full segment, "Manhunt," on CBSNews.com: http://cbsn.ws/1oR6jRO
Would you microwave wet dollar bills? Think like Bob Mankoff, The New Yorker magazine's cartoon editor, and you might.
Watch the full segment, "The Cartoonist," on CBSNews.com: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/so-you-want-to-see-your-cartoon-in-the-new-yorker-2/
Former FBI Executive Assistant Director Stephanie Douglas defends the FBI's threat assessment of Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years before the bombing.
Watch the full segment, "Manhunt," on CBSNews.com: http://cbsn.ws/1oR6jRO
How did two jewel thieves, part of the so-called Pink Panther gang, escape from a prison in Switzerland? Swiss detective Jan Glassey explains.
Watch the full segment, "The Pink Panthers," on CBSNews.com: http://cbsn.ws/1lrByFw
Federal investigators of the Boston Marathon bombing tell Scott Pelley the inside story of the manhunt a year after the infamous act of terror killed three and injured 264.
Watch the full segment, "Manhunt," on CBSNews.com: http://cbsn.ws/1oR6jRO
The New Yorker editor David Remnick admits even he doesn't always get the joke in the magazine's cartoons. Morley Safer reports on the cartoon selection process -- including an interview with cartoon editor Bob Mankoff.
Watch the full segment, "The Cartoonist," on CBSNews.com: http://cbsn.ws/1eCLFBZ
European "Pink Panther" thieves combine military discipline with "smash and grab" routines to steal $500 million over 20 years.
Watch the full segment, "The Pink Panthers," on CBSNews.com: http://cbsn.ws/1dEXALZ
Bassem Youssef's executive producer, Amr Ismail, says it would be difficult to get anything done if he spent time pondering the risks of lampooning the powerful in Egypt.
McIlhenny Company CEO Tony Simmons displays one of the earliest bottles of Tabasco, which he estimates was probably made in the early 1870s. It is only slightly different from the bottles the company uses today.
The first-family of hot sauce is fiercely protective of its brand. Tony Simmons, CEO of the McIlhenny Company and great-great grandson of the founder, explains that the Tabasco name is one of its biggest assets.
Tony Simmons, McIlhenny Company CEO, tells Sanjay Gupta how a talented food scientist named Charlie Chang creates new flavors of Tabasco, one of the most iconic brands in the world.
A change of government has not made Bassem Youssef's life as a television satirist in Egypt any easier.
Despite turmoil in Egypt and the possibility of prison, Bassem Youssef's director says the show must go on. "People need truth," director Mohamed Khalifa tells correspondent Bob Simon.
"I am now called a Doctor Clown," Bassem Youssef tells correspondent Bob Simon, as he rehearses a skit for an upcoming show with his team of writers. Youssef was once a respected doctor. Now he's known as the "Jon Stewart of Egypt."
Will the skies of the future be filled with buzzing drones? Small commercial drones available to anyone are already up. But the fact that many of these unmanned flying vehicles have cameras is raising privacy issues. Morley Safer reports on Sunday, March 16 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
The resemblance of his political humor and his Egyptian TV show to Jon Stewart's is unmistakable. But where Jon Stewart's satire has made him a TV star in the U.S., Bassem has faced interrogation by the Egyptian authorities and received death threats. Bob Simon reports on Sunday, March 16 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Hot sauce, now ubiquitous in the U.S. and under so many brand names they're hard to keep up with, began with just one name -- Tabasco -- 146 years ago on a small island in Louisiana's Cajun Country. Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on Sunday, March 16 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Astronomers are exploring parts of space that have never been seen before with a revolutionary new observatory known as ALMA. Chilean physicist Eduardo Hardy explains how ALMA's findings can inform us about the universe and mankind.
Epsilon CEO Bryan Kennedy says consumers know they have to give up some privacy to get the benefits of the Internet.
"The best investment is in pure science," Eduardo Hardy, ALMA's director of North American operations, tells Bob Simon. ALMA is the world's most powerful radio telescope and has cost $1.3 billion.
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array is known by its acronym ALMA. In Spanish, the word "Alma" means "soul." Chilean physicist Eduardo Hardy and Bob Simon talk about the significance.
Soon, ALMA will be able to offer a glimpse at the formation of the very first galaxies 13 billion years ago. Chilean physicist Eduardo Hardy explains why he considers ALMA to be a modern day time machine.
A new $1.3 billion radio telescope is allowing scientists to see parts of the universe never before seen, offering greater insights into how the world began. Bob Simon reports from Chile on this scientific wonder
Steve Kroft investigates the private companies that collect analyze and sell the personal information of millions of Americans. Watch Kroft's full report on Sunday, March 9 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
60 Minutes doesn't show up unannounced very often. Here's why Bob Simon decided to surprise this man on his doorstep
Steve Kroft tells the story of Whitey Bulger's complex relationship with James Lawlor, a man Bulger befriended to gain an alias.
Steve Kroft hosts a special hour of 60 Minutes including the capture of "Whitey" Bulger; the murder of a neo-Nazi leader; and, the largest archival theft in U.S. history. Watch "60 Minutes Presents: Crime and Punishment" on Sunday, March 2 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
What's the secret weapon of Michigan sports? Greg Harden has been coaching the hearts and minds of student-athletes for three decades. Just ask Tom Brady or Desmond Howard, who say they couldn't have done it without him. James Brown profiles Harden on the next edition of 60 Minutes Sports (March 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME)
Teacher Tim Armelli explains why people in Chardon avoid naming the shooter, and why more people need to think like Frank Hall.
Coach Frank Hall's former students at Chardon -- Megan Stark, Cooper Snyder, and Joe Connick -- describe what he meant to them.
When some football players in Ashtabula, Ohio, had trouble raising $250 each to join the team, coach Frank Hall tackled the problem.
Liam Neeson and Anderson Cooper have a heart-to-heart about living with grief after the death of a loved one. Not your usual entertainment interview.
Convicted art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi imagined that the ghosts of artists past stood over his shoulder and spoke to him as he forged their works
Buoyed by the heroism of coach Frank Hall, Chardon, OH, students join hands and return to the school where a shooter had killed three
Back in the 1970s, Morley Safer interviewed art forger David Stein, who divulged the secrets of his trade
When shots rang out in the Ohio high school, coach Frank Hall ran toward them instead of away, chasing the lone gunman out of the building. Six students were shot, three died, but Hall's actions saved an untold number of young lives. Scott Pelley reports on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Wolfgang Beltracchi fooled the experts for decades in an art scam that netted him and his partners millions of dollars. Many art experts acknowledge he is the most successful art forger of our time -- perhaps of all time. Bob Simon reports on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Actor Liam Neeson says the sudden death of his wife Natasha Richardson still doesn't seem real, even five years later. Anderson Cooper profiles the Hollywood star on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Steve Kroft updates a story 60 Minutes first broadcast a year ago called "The Cost of Admission." The report investigated allegations from doctors that the hospital chain they worked for pressured them to admit patients regardless of their medical needs.
Lockheed Martin's chief F-35 test pilot Alan Norman takes 60 Minutes into the cockpit of an F-35 for a first-hand look.
David Martin speaks with Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer, about the problem-plagued F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. What happened and is the program back on track?
When the government of Russian President Putin sent one of the powerful Russian oligarchs to prison for corruption, Bill Browder took Putin's side. They were allies then, but not now.
Bill Browder's grandfather, Earl, was the head of the U.S. Communist Party in the 1930s and 1940s and ran for president against FDR twice.
In 1975, Morley Safer went to Ghana with its newest ambassador, Shirley Temple Black. But was she taken seriously?
Australian actress Cate Blanchett says that watching Ruth Madoff's 60 Minutes interview helped her feel "the sense of shame" she infused into her Oscar-nominated role in "Blue Jasmine."
Cate Blanchett tells Lesley Stahl her first attempts at playing her Oscar-nominated role in "Blue Jasmine" were called "awful" by the film's director, Woody Allen. Watch Lesley Stahl's profile of the actress on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Businessman Bill Browder says he's had his life threatened as the victim of outrageous corruption perpetrated by the Russian government. Browder's fight to expose corruption has led to a rift between the U.S. and Russia. Watch Scott Pelley's report on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
60 Minutes gets an inside look at what makes the $400 billion F-35 joint strike fighter the most expensive weapons system in history. Watch David Martin's report on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
John Kanzius fought his leukemia head on, inventing a machine that may someday offer effective treatment for cancers without the side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. Lesley Stahl reports. (Original Air Date: Oct. 18, 2009)
It wasn't just the homeless who were transformed in this story. Anderson Cooper explains to 60 Minutes Overtime how an assignment changed him
Teresa Woodruff and Dr. Melina Kibbe, both of Northwestern University Medical School, describe how a simple chat and a few female rats led to a major discovery.
Dr. Melina Kibbe and her team reviewed over 1,000 articles in scientific journals and found that only a tiny fraction include both male and female animals.
What 60 Minutes' Lesley Stahl learned while reporting on the surprising medical differences between males and females
Philip Seymour Hoffman could be very self-critical as an actor, but in 2006 he told Steve Kroft about the joy of a job well done
Advocates for the homeless say providing apartments to those who have been on the streets the longest and are at greatest medical risk can actually save taxpayers money. Anderson Cooper reports on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
In 1992, Woody Allen gave a no-holds-barred interview to Steve Kroft to defend himself against accusations by Mia Farrow that Allen molested their then-7-year-old daughter Dylan Farrow.
In a 60 Minutes outtake from 1992, Woody Allen said the accusations that he took his daughter Dylan into bed with him are a "spectacular embellishment." Allen was referring to allegations made by Mia Farrow in a 1992 Vanity Fair article, which accused Allen of intertwining his body around Dylan's while in bed. The article also stated that he would offer her his thumb to suck on.
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died yesterday, explained to 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft how he sees the job of an actor.
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died yesterday, told 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft that he couldn't quit drugs on his own.
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died yesterday, told 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft that rehab changed his outlook on life.
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died yesterday, told 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft that he thrives on "creating a crisis" for himself.
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died yesterday, told 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft why he got sober at age 22.
"I got panicked for my life," Philip Seymour Hoffman told Steve Kroft in 2006 about why he went into drug and alcohol rehab.
"I got panicked for my life," Philip Seymour Hoffman told Steve Kroft in 2006 about why he went into drug and alcohol rehab
What we learned about raising gifted children from the parents of "Boy Wonder" Jack Andraka
60 Minutes revisits three stories about amazing kids with amazing gifts in the most unlikely places. Scott Pelley hosts a special edition of "60 Minutes Presents: Amazing Kids" on Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Former NFL player Eddie George finds a new identity onstage as a Shakespearean actor. Tune in on Wednesday, Feb. 5th at 10 p.m. on Showtime.
Go inside the classroom of Year Up -- a year long jobs training boot camp for some of the country's most disadvantaged young people
Eduardo Padron, the president of Miami Dade College, explains why Year Up's partnership with community colleges gives students an edge.
Year Up graduates Jay Hammonds and Candice Thompson tell Morley Safer how their job prospects have changed dramatically.
What's the difference between raising a child with a physical illness and raising one with a mental illness? "Casseroles," say a group of mothers to Scott Pelley
Moment of the week: "I had no reason to think there'd be violence," Sen. Creigh Deeds says, recalling the day his bipolar son Gus turned on him.
Jay Leno shows 60 Minutes the house where he grew up — the same home where his older brother Patrick lived until his death in 2002. With 10 years of age separating them, Leno said his brother was the "smart" one, while he was the "kind of stupid" one. Leno decided to keep the house, and today it's occupied by his buddy from high school.
When Kroft asked Leno what it was like to struggle in school, Leno responded, while slapping himself upside the head: "We didn't call is Dyslexia then. It was called, 'Smarten up, smarten up, smarten up.'" Leno said he learned to focus for the first time in his life when a high school English teacher introduced him to a creative writing class.
During a visit to his hometown with 60 Minutes, Jay Leno returned to the site of his first gig as a teenager: flipping burgers at McDonald's
Two decades ago, when Jay Leno landed the job at The Tonight Show, he did his first 60 Minutes interview. This week, he returns to 60 Minutes as he leaves the job
Scott Pelley reports on severe shortcomings in the state of mental health care for young people. Watch Pelley's report on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
AMEX Chairman Ken Chenault calls "Year Up" jobs program for disadvantaged youth a win for inner city and for companies like his. Watch Morley Safer's report on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Late night comedian Jay Leno talks in depth for the first time about his relationship with his soon-to-be-former employer, NBC, in an a 60 Minutes interview with Steve Kroft on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
60 Minutes hears from viewers on Scott Pelley's report "The Case of Alex Rodriguez" and on Lesley Stahl's report "The Cleantech Crash."
The swindler played by American Hustle's Oscar-nominated Christian Bale appeared on 60 Minutes in an unforgettable interview with Mike Wallace.
How a 60 Minutes team fell for the Lost Boys of Sudan and became part of their new family in America
Moment of the week: Joseph Taban Rufino escaped unspeakable danger in the Sudan. Now in the U.S., will he survive his first driving lesson?
Kidnapped aid worker Jessica Buchanan tells Scott Pelley that being taken hostage was like entering a "weird parallel universe"
On their first day in captivity, Jessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted asked if they could call their relief organization
Early on in her captivity, Jessica told a lie that helped her avoid being sexually assaulted
After her rescue, Jessica participated in a hostage re-integration program which had strict rules about reuniting with family members
Two tales of survival -- one about an American who nearly lost her life in Africa, the other about Africans who found their lives in America. Scott Pelley hosts 60 Minutes Presents: Tales of Survival, a special hour to be broadcast on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
"You set a crook to catch a crook," said Mel Weinberg, a confessed swindler who conceived of the controversial FBI operation Abscam. The sting enterprise led to the convictions of corrupt public figures-- but landed the FBI in hot water for employing a conman.
In 2002 then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon talked with Lesley Stahl about his handling of the bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Looking for an alternative to a 2014 diet? Here's a group of plus-size women fighting a bigger battle
A "memory wizard" with a rare ability to remember his own life surprised Lesley Stahl by recalling a moment in HER life that happened more than 3 decades ago
Producers and actors of "Unforgettable" take 60 Minutes behind the scenes on the crime show they helped inspire
In 2007, New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez told 60 Minutes that getting bigger and stronger had never been a problem for him: "I have never felt over-matched on the baseball field."
What's next for medical marijuana? Hint: it doesn't involve a match, pipe or rolling papers. Some of it doesn't even get you high.
60 Minutes tours the strange, luxurious world of Kim Dotcom, who is stuck in New Zealand under threat of extradition from the United States
Roger Clemens complains to Mike Wallace about accusations that he doped: "You think I'd get an inch of respect-- an inch."
Moment of the week: Tony Bosch tells 60 Minutes that the doping plan he devised for Yankee Alex Rodriguez easily defeated MLB's drug tests
Jose Canseco tells 60 Minutes that he was "a living steroid experiment," but says that doping mostly gave him a psychological edge
UC Irvine scientist Dr. James McGaugh explains that, before discovering people with superior autobiographical memories, scientists have always thought we were meant to forget.
Memory wizards Bill Brown, Tracy Fersan, Jerrard Heard, and Joey DeGrandis discuss whether it's difficult to forgive when you can't forget.
A 60 Minutes story on people with super memories caused dozens more, including Jake Hausler, to come forward, giving science more subjects to study. Watch Lesley Stahl's report on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Lesley Stahl gives an update on a 60 Minutes story called "Crackdown In Russia," about President Vladimir Putin's increased repression of political dissent.
Wanxiang America is the U.S. subsidiary of Wanxiang in China. So should it be considered a Chinese or American company? Hear from the company's president, Pin Ni.
"It must have been encoded in my DNA," Dotcom says of his childhood dream -- which he claims he achieved at eighteen.
Volcanologist Haraldur Sigurdsson tells Scott Pelley how ash from an erupting volcano can shut down the engines of a plane.
"This was like the predator drone of copyright actions," says Susan Crawford, a professor at the Cardozo School of Law, about the Dotcom raid. Watch Bob Simon's report, "Hollywood's Villain." http://www.cbsnews.com/news/kim-dotcom-internet-piracy-60-minutes/
"You can't measure someone's happiness by the size of their home," says Ira Rothken, one of Kim Dotcom's U.S. lawyers.
Has Anderson Cooper gone mad? That was our reaction after watching Cooper on 60 Minutes diving with deadly crocs in underwater caves.
Steve Kroft updates the 60 Minutes report "Huawei" about the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant that, a year ago, was aggressively battling for a share of the American market.
Former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell recalls the 2005 battle in Afghanistan he alone survived, a fire fight that at the time, resulted in the largest loss of life for Naval Special Warfare since WWII. Anderson Cooper reports on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Stephen Ayers is the Architect of the Capitol. He shows Scott Pelley why a massive repair project is needed: pieces of the dome are falling off.
60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and CEO, tells Charlie Rose why he once handed over 20 percentof the company and what he got in return. Bezos says, "Lot of people did very well in that deal."
60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Want to know more about Amazon's Future? Click here: http://bit.ly/1bdrCna
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tells Scott Pelley about her first visit to the Capitol and describes the building's symbolism.
Jeff Bezos wasn't shopping for a newspaper when he bought The Washington Post. Bezos explains how Donald Graham, Chairman of the Washington Post Company, convinced him he was the right buyer.
60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Want to know more about Amazon's Future? Click here: http://bit.ly/1bdrCna
Iraq and Afghan war veterans take part in a therapy session developed to help them psychologically move from the battlefield back to their life at home. Dr. Kevin Reeder facilitates the session. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
In 2001, Gable Darbonne was out of high school and headed to college. But then 9/11 happened and Gable joined the Army instead -- serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. He talks with Scott Pelley about coming to terms with post-traumatic stress disorder. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
"You are the most important and powerful piece of equipment in your own recovery." That's what Dr. Kevin Reeder tells the veterans he treats for post-traumatic stress disorder as head of the North Little Rock VA Residential PTSD Treatment Program. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Lesley Stahl updates the 60 Minutes report "Cosmic Roulette," about the threat asteroids pose to the Earth. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Bill and Melinda Gates have committed to giving 95 percent of their wealth away. Warren Buffett - 99 percent. Forbes editor Randall Lane explains why he sees history repeating itself in the philanthropy of Gates and Buffett. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Gitmo's warden, Army Colonel John Bogdan, explains why he has tightened procedures at the prison. Bogdan says, "My first priority is the health, welfare and safety of my soldiers." 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
"We exalt the Constitution over populist hatred," says Clive Stafford Smith, a Gitmo detainee's lawyer. Smith explains why we should care that his client, Shaker Aamer, has been held for more than 10 years without being charged. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Philanthropist Melinda Gates gives advice to people who want to make a difference but are not wealthy. And, Warren Buffett describes why he believes the philanthropy of regular folks goes beyond the philanthropy of billionaires. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
"We're really building these products for ourselves," says Nick Woodman, GoPro's founder and CEO. Woodman tells Anderson Cooper why GoPro isn't just a fad. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Scientist Eric Terrill shows Anderson Cooper how Scripps Institute of Oceanography modifies GoPros to study the ocean floor in new ways. "I'm guessing the sales guy didn't dream of this," says Terrill. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
60 Minutes travels to the South Pacific on the trail of the humpback whale. Scott Pelley reports. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Africa's Nile crocodiles can grow up to 20 feet long, weigh as much as a car, and bite as hard as a T-Rex. So why does Anderson Cooper get in the water with them?
Armen Keteyian reports on an unpopular chapter in the history of football; Pittsburgh Steeler Troy Polamalu returns to "Football Island" to run a camp where the next generation of Samoan football stars are training; and, Garrett McNamara, the legendary surfer who holds the world record for the tallest wave ever surfed, tells Anderson Cooper what it's like to ride such a huge wall of water. Watch 60 Minutes Sports on SHOWTIME.
After nearly 25 years in prison, Michael Morton was exonerated by a DNA test. Did a prosecutor hide evidence that could have proven Morton's innocence during his 1987 trial? Lara Logan reports on Sunday, June 23 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Tiny Catholic high school St. Anthony in Jersey City doesn't even have its own gym, but it has Coach Bob Hurley, who has taken the team to 24 state championships. Steve Kroft reports.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will appear in his first television interview since the film about him, "The Social Network," debuted in October. Lesley Stahl's interview with Zuckerberg will be broadcast this Sunday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Sir Martin Sorrell on the peculiar behavior of the rich and powerful at the World Economic Forum.
If Zenyatta wins the Breeder's Cup Classic to cap an undefeated career of 20 straight victories, some say the 6-yr.-old mare might just be the greatest thoroughbred racehorse in history. Bob Simon reports.
On the eve of the midterm elections, Scott Pelley reports from Newton, Iowa, where the closing of an appliance factory is causing a negative effect on the community's economy.
Andy Rooney has been getting a lot of good mail recently and wonders if he is getting soft.
Lesley Stahl asks "60 Minutes" viewers to comment on this week's broadcast about one of the great archeological digs of all time, at Jerusalem's City of David.
How do you rhyme with the word orange? It's not a problem for Eminem, as CNN's Anderson Cooper found out for a "60 Minutes" profile to be broadcast Sunday, Oct. 10, 7 p.m. ET/PT.
60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan answers YouTube questions about her report on the war in Afghanistan; including whether embedded journalists can report objectively and if she's ever felt she was in imminent danger.
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6932476n#ixzz11bP0MkvO
Scott Pelley goes to American Samoa to find out how a territory with a population less than the capacity of a pro-football stadium sends more players to the NFL than any similarly populated place in America.
Andy Rooney discusses sleep in America and wonders if we are literally sleeping our lives away.
"60 Minutes" hidden cameras expose medical con men who prey on dying victims by using pitches that capitalize on the promise of stem cells to cure almost any disease. Scott Pelley reports.
"60 Minutes" hidden cameras expose medical con men who prey on dying victims by using pitches that capitalize on the promise of stem cells to cure almost any disease. Scott Pelley reports
To understand how Bernard Madoff could have done what he did, listen to so-called "mini-Madoff" Ponzi schemer Marc Dreier tell Steve Kroft in his first television interview how he scammed $400 million.
Lesley Stahl speaks to the former president about his new book, "White House Diary," in which he admits mistakes and blames Ted Kennedy for delaying comprehensive health care.
Lara Logan asks "60 Minutes" viewers to comment on this week's broadcast about the fight along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.