South Carolina school district reviews, returns books after ban attempt
The Beaufort County school district in South Carolina was blindsided by efforts to ban 97 books from schools. After a lengthy review, most of the books were cleared for return.
Scott Pelley, one of the most experienced and awarded journalists today, has been reporting stories for 60 Minutes since 2004. The 2024-25 season is his 21st on the broadcast. Scott has won half of all major awards earned by 60 Minutes during his tenure at the venerable CBS newsmagazine.
As a war correspondent, Pelley has covered Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Sudan. On Sept. 11, 2001, he was reporting from the World Trade Center when the North Tower collapsed. As a political reporter, Scott has interviewed U.S. presidents from George H.W. Bush to President Biden.
Scott has won a record 51 Emmy Awards, four Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Silver Batons and three George Foster Peabody Awards.
From 2011 to 2017, Scott served as anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News." By 2016, Pelley had added 1.5 million viewers, the longest and largest stretch of growth at the evening news since Walter Cronkite.
Pelley is the author of "Truth Worth Telling: A Reporter's Search for Meaning in the Stories of Our Times" (Hanover Square Press, 2019) in which he profiles people, both famous and not, who discovered the meaning of their lives during historic events of our times.
Pelley began his career in journalism at the age of 15 as copy boy at the Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Journal newspaper. He was born in San Antonio and attended journalism school at Texas Tech University. Scott and his wife, Jane Boone Pelley, have a son and a daughter.
The Beaufort County school district in South Carolina was blindsided by efforts to ban 97 books from schools. After a lengthy review, most of the books were cleared for return.
"Oppenheimer" star Cillian Murphy pulled back the curtain to talk about his approach to acting.
Cillian Murphy, who became a household name with "Oppenheimer," said yes to the role before reading a script. He's been in six Christopher Nolan films and says that saying yes to the director pays off.
In a rare interview, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled the U.S. is nearing a long-awaited shift toward cutting interest rates. He shared more on timing and what he's waiting for.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gives his thoughts on inflation risks, the economy, the timeline for cutting rates, the health of the country's banks and more. Scott Pelley reports.
Soldiers enlisted across Ukraine after Russia's invasion. Others, including a wedding planner, a farmer and a retiree, became civilian resistance fighters, determined to protect their country.
Ukrainian resistance fighters inside Kherson and Ukrainian forces outside the city refused to give up after Russia occupied the city.
Quantum computers could give us answers to impossible problems in physics, chemistry, engineering and medicine.
After losing loved ones during the war in Ukraine, moms and children went to a unique climbing camp, hoping that learning to climb would help them find strength and overcome their grief.
John Eastman championed a radical legal theory to keep former President Trump in office. Now he's facing charges in Georgia's election conspiracy case. He has pleaded not guilty.
Global intelligence chiefs are warning of China's theft of technology. The pervasive stealing threatens economic security and public safety, they said.
Intelligence leaders from the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand are issuing a stark warning on the danger of China's global espionage campaign.
President Biden answers questions on Israel, efforts to locate American hostages in Gaza, the state of the war in Ukraine and more during a wide-ranging conversation with Scott Pelley.
As war between Israel and Hamas continues, President Biden said he does not believe the two-state solution is dead.
President Biden said the U.S. can aid both Ukraine and Israel while maintaining America's overall international defense.