If you ever get an opportunity to go to Thailand, chances are you'll come home with a souvenir with the country's national animal on it, the Asian elephant. Elephants are more than a point of pride in Thailand. They're part of the country's identity.A century ago, 90% of Thailand was covered in lush forests where over a 100,000 wild elephants roamed. Today, that natural habitat has been reduced by more than half with only an estimated 4,400 wild elephants remaining. That dwindling landscape has created a gr ...

In 1970, in a short commentary on 60 Minutes, journalist and former White House press secretary Bill Moyers shared his view on what he thought was the most common crime in America: the crime against language. Moyers died this week at the age of 91. "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly mak ...

These three 60 Minutes stories illustrate how revolutionary powers came to be and help explain the current day conflict in Iran. From 1974 and 1976, Mike Wallace's interviews with the Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. And from 1979, Wallace's interview with Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini, just weeks after the Iran Hostage Crisis began. "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news ...

We begin with Iran. Last night, a fleet of American war plananes flew halfway around the world and dropped more than a dozen 30,000 lb bombs on Iran's main nuclear facilities. President Trump watched from the situation room.It was the first time the ultraheavy bunker buster bombs have been used in combat. Satellite imagery of the aftermath showed large craters and destroyed buildings. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Kaine, said it's too early to say if Iran's nuclear capabilities have bee ...

60 Minutes rewind. Ever tried to hold your breath for as long as you can. Most of us have.Well, this is a story about people who hold their breath for a really long time and dive down to depths never even approached before. The sport is called free diving, and it involves going down hundreds of feet into cold and dark waters on one single breath. It's considered an extreme sport because it's very dangerous.It's an experimental sport because it's revealing human capabilities which had never even been imagine ...

60 Minutes overtime. We always thought everything was good. We kept getting letters saying that they're increasing his payments. Then we get this letter saying we owe $51,000. This week on 60 Minutes, we take a look at what happens when Social Security overpays people who receive benefits. They can find out years and in some cases decades later that they owe thousands or tens of thousands of dollars. I'm Andy Court and I'm a producer at 60 Minutes. I'm Annabelle Hanfleig and I'm an associate producer at 60 ...

3 weeks ago, 238 Venezuelan migrants were flown from Texas to a maximum security prison in El Salvador. That country's president offered to take them and the Trump administration used a law not invoked since World War II to send them, claiming they are all terrorists and violent gang members. The government has released very little information about the men.But through internal government documents, we've obtained a list of their identities and found that an overwhelming majority have no apparent criminal c ...

From April, a look at what's next for AI at Google DeepMind. From December, a story on Khanmigo, the AI tutor for students. From May, a story about the "digital bridge" helping paralyzed patients. From December, a report on the harm of AI "nudify" sites that create fake nudes. From November, a look at how training AI takes a toll on Kenyan workers. And from May, reports on the future of warfare. #news #artificialintelligence #technology "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Of ...

Enjoy some of 60 Minutes' best interviews with culinary icons and artists from the past several years. #food #drink #art "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Subscribe to the "60 Minutes" YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/60minutes Watch full episodes: https:// ...

From 2025, Sharyn Alfonsi's interview with Anduril founder Palmer Luckey about AI-powered, autonomous weapons and the future of warfare. From 2024, Bill Whitaker's story on how hackers paralyzed some of Las Vegas' biggest hotels and casinos. From 2021, Anderson Cooper's story on police departments adopting facial recognition tech amid allegations of wrongful arrests. And from 2023, Alfonsi's report on con artists using AI, apps and social engineering to target parents and grandparents for theft. #news #tech ...