In 2008, Morley Safer reported on the debate on whether it's worth it for the U.S. Mint to continue producing copper pennies. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced it plans to begin phasing out the production of new pennies in 2026. "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, r ...

From 2014, Anderson Cooper's report from Palau on a team searching for the remains of World War II airmen. From 2024, Bill Whitaker's report on the U.S. Coast Guard's elite surfmen, trusted to drive lifeboats on the most challenging rescue missions. Also from 2024, Norah O'Donnell's inside look at the U.S. Navy response to Houthi Red Sea attacks. And from 2010, Scott Pelley's look at a psychologist who is attempting to assist homeless veterans. #news #military "60 Minutes" is the most successful television ...

What has this 76-year-old retired historian been doing in the United States? Were you spying for the Chinese government? According to US intelligence, he was part of a massive network of covert agents recruited by China to spy for its Ministry of State Security. This is in scale and in scope and in brazeness the biggest espionage operation against the US in its history. Palmer Lucky may not look like your typical defense industry executive. But the 32-year-old billionaire is the founder of Andre whose line ...

Palmer Luckey made his fortune with VR headsets, founding Oculus as a teen. Now he's focused on the future of warfare, developing autonomous weapons powered by AI for the U.S. military and its allies. #news #tech #artificialintelligence "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' ...

According to the latest assessment from America's intelligence agencies, China remains the most active and persistent cyber threat to the US. Its hackers have infiltrated the US government, the private sector, and critical infrastructure like water systems and power grids. Hacking, however, has not replaced Beijing's pursuit of old-fashioned human intelligence.China's Communist Party remains intent on leveraging a worldwide network of covert agents to monitor and influence events outside its own borders and ...

Now, the last minute of 60 Minutes. Tonight marks the end of the 57th season of 60 Minutes. It has been a memorable one for us certainly and we hope for you, our viewers.Mr. . President, we have covered longunning wars and skirmishes that threaten to become wars. This Chinese boat then rammed us intentionally.communities devastated by wildfires and rebuilding from hurricanes. I think a presidential election in America and an ancient Buddhist kingdom in Bhutan. I loved it.Really. We've profiled stars of ever ...

60 Minutes overtime. Do you see a world where machines are fighting our battles for us. Oh, absolutely.It's already happening. Our story this week is about Palmer Lucky. He is the billionaire founder of Androl, which makes autonomous weapons that are powered by artificial intelligence.To be clear, autonomous does not mean remote controlled. Once an autonomous weapon is programmed and given a task, it can use artificial intelligence for surveillance or to identify, select, and engage targets. No operator nee ...

60 Minutes overtime. This week on 60 Minutes, we report on China's spies operating in the US. China's main spy agency, the Ministry of State Security, or MSS, is now the largest and most active spy agency in the world.The United States is its second biggest target. The first, China's own people, including those living abroad, right here in the US. Chinese people on foreign soil are a risk to the regime.And they are a risk because they could be plotting. Uh it's happened before. They could be agents of the e ...

Jon Wertheim visits southwest Louisiana, where the sounds of Cajun and Zydeco music — long the soundtrack in this singular pocket of America — are experiencing a remarkable revival. Tonight on 60 Minutes. "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 M ...

Tonight, Scott P in Ukraine with President Voteir Zalinski. The Ukrainian president faces a critical moment in his alliance with the United States. In an interview this past Friday, Voteir Zalinski invited President Trump here to Ukraine to see how Russia's unprovoked invasion three years ago continues to threaten the peace of the Western world. Zalinski is navigating a sharp turnabout in Washington. The United States had been leading NATO in arming Ukraine and isolating Russia. But since taking office, Pre ...