From 1979, Morley Safer’s report on the faraway atolls of the Maldives, where he stumbled across an unusual story of crime and punishment. This week marks 10 years since the 60 Minutes correspondent died.
A former federal prosecutor was charged this week with emailing herself a report on the Justice Department’s investigation into President Trump that a judge had kept under lock and key. Carmen Lineberger was indicted Tuesday on two counts of theft of government property, plus counts of concealing and removing a public record and altering a …
Keisha Lance Bottoms says her margin of victory in Georgia shows “we have a very powerful campaign” – CBS News Watch CBS News Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Georgia on Tuesday night. Lance Bottoms joins “The Takeout” to unpack her victory and look forward to the general election.
Harvard University faculty members voted to cap the number of A’s awarded to students in an effort to make the grades more meaningful. By a vote of 458 to 201, faculty approved a measure that caps the number of A grades to 20%, plus four additional per class, the university confirmed Wednesday. There is no …
Law enforcement veterans are expressing deep concerns that the Trump Justice Department’s criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan is being systematically stacked with politically motivated personnel who are intent on a partisan indictment. Brennan is the subject of two criminal probes being led by the Miami-area U.S. Attorney’s Office. One is weighing allegations …
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to support strong action to prevent climate change despite recent diplomatic efforts by the United States to have the measure withdrawn. The 193-member world body approved a nonbinding resolution endorsing the landmark advisory opinion by the U.N.’s top court last July that called failure …
NEW YORK (AP) — The world’s richest man announced plans Wednesday for one biggest sales of stock to the public ever for a space company currently losing billions of dollars year. Documents filed on Wednesday show Elon Musk’s SpaceX lost $2.6 billion from operations last year on $18.7 billion in revenue, and the losses kept …
Google announces AI-focused search bar revamp – CBS News Watch CBS News Artificial intelligence is prompting Google to change its iconic search bar for the first time in more than 25 years. Mashable tech editor Tim Werth joins CBS News to discuss.
SpaceX filed for an initial public offering on Wednesday, as the Elon Musk-owned rocket manufacturer moves to raise more capital for its space, AI and satellite ventures. The move comes after SpaceX filed a confidential IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission last month. SpaceX did not disclose how much money it is seeking to …
Harvard votes to limit A’s for undergraduates to tackle grade inflation – CBS News Watch CBS News Faculty at Harvard University voted on Wednesday to limit A’s for undergraduates in an effort to curb grade inflation. CBS News’ Shanelle Kaul has more.