Assault on Pelindaba | 60 Minutes Archive

In 2008, 60 Minutes reported on the unsolved break-in at a heavily guarded nuclear plant containing weapons-grade uranium in South Africa. As Scott Pelley noted at the time “the assault on Pelindaba would make a hell of a movie. But it’s a thriller that is all too real, with consequences that might have threatened the …

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Court document reveals new details about correspondents’ dinner shooting

Washington — Cole Allenthe man charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday, allegedly purchased the firearms used in the attack in 2023 and 2025, and traveled by train from the West Coast to Washington, according to newly unsealed court filings. The filings — a criminal complaint charging …

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$18,000 CD vs. $18,000 high-yield savings account vs. $18,000 money market account: Which will earn the most in 2026?

The interest-earning potential of CDs, high-yield savings and money market accounts are similar but they aren’t identical right now. Jamie Grill High-yield savings accounts. Money market accounts. Certificates of deposit (CDs). Traditionally, these account types have provided savers with safe and effective ways to protect and grow their money. And, in recent years, they became …

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