60 Minutes Newsmakers - CBSNews.com / 60 Minutes Newsmakers From CBSNews.com Mon, 19 May 2025 02:53:02 -0400 5 Timothée Chalamet: The 60 Minutes Interview /video/timothee-chalamet-60-minutes-video-2025-05-18/ “A Complete Unknown” actor Timothée Chalamet, known for “Dune,” “Wonka,” and “Call Me By Your Name” grew up wary of acting. He explains why and how he ended up making movies. Mon, 19 May 2025 00:14:47 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/ca52ca77-ec7c-4727-8368-9e52957b6734/thumbnail/60x60/7f0ace8dd9f9ebbbabf903f778849685/0518-60minutes-chalamet-3765158-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 74f07deb-8c47-4021-9830-a994180d81e5 Palmer Luckey on making autonomous weapons for the U.S. and its allies | 60 Minutes /video/palmer-luckey-future-of-warfare-60-minutes-video-2025-05-18/ 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. Sun, 18 May 2025 23:51:46 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/b3f72f53-fae7-40b2-a5fa-9b6253fb1764/thumbnail/60x60/caf09cdf00fc9347f31c15b8d5cc28f0/palmer-luckey-video-alfonsi-3765086-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 8c3dca62-50fc-4488-9be9-1b590e8cdeb6 Music of Cajun country enjoying unlikely renaissance | 60 Minutes /video/sounds-of-cajun-country-60-minutes-video-2025-05-18/ The marshy interior of southern Louisiana is home to a cuisine, language and sound all its own. Today, Cajun and Zydeco music, often sung in French, is enjoying a renaissance. Sun, 18 May 2025 23:33:47 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/3e673db9-f3d1-4488-8df9-3d7b110bd54c/thumbnail/60x60/2a57a47fe840882813ea6974bb5d38d1/sounds-of-cajun-country-60-video-wertheim-3765115-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 d6243194-742a-45be-9440-8a9d1da80957 Cathedral of Notre Dame open 5 years after Paris fire | 60 Minutes /video/notre-dame-cathedral-restored-60-minutes-video-2025-05-18/ Five years after a fire ravaged the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the beloved Paris landmark has reopened. With finishing touches underway, French President Emmanuel Macron told 60 Minutes what it means. Sun, 18 May 2025 23:04:45 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/d477eddd-5171-4838-9b78-e7c075fd3c70/thumbnail/60x60/e2556b90e2d2b4198039dca1f379badf/0518-60minutes-whitaker-3765152-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 35a1d164-1cd2-4f57-a22c-2aad4eac45e7 China is expanding its spying efforts in the U.S. | 60 Minutes /video/china-spies-in-us-60-minutes-video-2025-05-18/ China is intent on using spies to monitor and influence events outside its own borders. 60 Minutes reports on why China’s spies are on the rise, and what happens when one gets caught in the U.S. Sun, 18 May 2025 22:34:45 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/528744a1-393c-4cef-a0c7-b2238a55c888/thumbnail/60x60/81932feb229d8bfafa00713875b9aa52/china-spies-video-odonnell-3765080-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 edcfcd3b-d81c-43b6-96c8-d3b7e2a20e0c Children of veterans with PTSD describe the stress of stepping up at home | 60 Minutes /video/children-of-veterans-with-ptsd-describe-stress-60-minutes-video-2025-05-18/ Hundreds of thousands of veterans have been diagnosed with PTSD. The children living with injured veterans are stepping up to help these wounded warriors and their families. Sun, 18 May 2025 21:37:45 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/51dceb3f-3361-40a3-9a23-b53e84246e0d/thumbnail/60x60/15a7cdd102561e5bb1a6856f95e0627e/0518-60minutes-pelley-3765146-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 e65954ad-201f-4cb0-8c26-1be6a5ebc3ce Notre Dame rebuilt, reverently restored 5 years after world watched it burn /news/see-inside-notre-dame-rebuilt-restored-after-fire-60-minutes-transcript/ Five years after a fire ravaged the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the beloved Paris landmark has reopened. With finishing touches underway, French President Emmanuel Macron told 60 Minutes what it means. Sun, 18 May 2025 19:14:54 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/28/6333647d-6d4c-40ea-aab7-1495d898948d/thumbnail/60x60/2ece5cb598aee156f8dd5fd4b39593ff/notre-dame-video-whitaker.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 c5e3577a-1d52-4e61-972e-516f5174e4e1 How some military children living with veterans become family caregivers /news/how-some-children-living-in-the-homes-of-wounded-warriors-become-family-caregivers-60-minutes-transcript/ Hundreds of thousands of veterans have been diagnosed with PTSD. The children living with injured veterans are stepping up to help these wounded warriors and their families. Sun, 18 May 2025 19:14:41 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/26/2f5d6e19-f082-422f-a8f5-4991a837ad58/thumbnail/60x60/ad592658acf85d65f28a38b4de73cdd0/children-of-war-video.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 d2c44d2b-bf08-45cd-b43c-77ad405bda3e Cajun and Zydeco music find new audiences with new sensibilities /news/cajun-zydeco-music-sounds-of-southwest-louisiana-experiencing-remarkable-revival-60-minutes-transcript/ The marshy interior of southern Louisiana is home to a cuisine, language and sound all its own. Today, Cajun and Zydeco music, often sung in French, is enjoying a renaissance. Sun, 18 May 2025 19:14:21 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/4af38081-3216-4e19-8e0e-738a3a6371d5/thumbnail/60x60/47f8b48d69850c713c57aef87d4c3140/sounds-of-cajun-country-60-video-wertheim.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 f693438d-2f31-47ec-be1b-97f17850c4c1 Tech mogul Palmer Luckey creating arsenal of AI-powered autonomous weapons /news/palmer-luckey-ai-powered-autonomous-weapons-future-of-warfare-60-minutes-transcript/ 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. Sun, 18 May 2025 19:14:08 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/16/642d3364-0369-4a00-adfe-e628f8308df7/thumbnail/60x60/65b43573eacd593e2b41ec262c4cb5ef/palmer-luckey-video-alfonsi.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 491d4a11-93df-45a7-ab29-e7083386d2bc What China's spies do in the U.S., and what happens when they're caught /news/what-chinas-spies-do-in-the-us-what-happens-when-theyre-caught-60-minutes-transcript/ China is intent on using spies to monitor and influence events outside its own borders. 60 Minutes reports on why China's spies are on the rise, and what happens when one gets caught in the U.S. Sun, 18 May 2025 19:14:01 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/16/cac31755-d728-4936-b934-b7a369305293/thumbnail/60x60/ae9ac4ef1ff176a34f1bf90c4971ca7d/gettyimages-2150094845.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 8958bad3-89a0-4643-9e6b-472ae203d38d Volodymyr Zelenskyy: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview /video/ukraine-volodymyr-zelenskyy-60-minutes-video-2025-04-13/ As Russia's war with Ukraine continues, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sits down with Scott Pelley to discuss U.S. support for Ukraine, the war, the Oval Office meeting, and the latest attacks on civilians. Sun, 18 May 2025 16:58:03 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/13/9205d42f-3e4a-48dc-bc84-6c7b5e579090/thumbnail/60x60/a533aeaf18489b732bb32c486d27841d/0413-60minutes-pelley-3678086-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1e0e3a77-4b03-4e52-8fe6-3852e504ceb3 Savannah Bananas pack stadiums with their zany twist on baseball | 60 Minutes /video/savannah-bananas-60-minutes-video-2025-04-13/ Savannah Bananas owner Jesse Cole dreamed of making baseball livelier and more fun. Now the team is taking its dances, acrobatics, and trick plays to sold-out stadiums across the U.S. Sun, 18 May 2025 14:15:02 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/13/aebd04a3-040c-4716-a8f4-024f4e4d4b90/thumbnail/60x60/f0be3b82ec81c0a896665979006e34e0/0413-60minutes-stahl-3677982-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 8771f501-3785-4d09-b0fc-651f393364e6 Inside Greenland: residents say they're not for sale, but they are open for business /video/greenland-us-trump-60-minutes-video-2025-04-13/ President Trump's still talking about buying Greenland, declining to rule out force to acquire the world's largest island. Greenlanders say they're not for sale, but they are open for business. Sun, 18 May 2025 13:41:03 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/13/34f7d292-f0ed-43ce-b5dd-b5255276a819/thumbnail/60x60/65e40f77b50aa088c9c015b83556a40c/0413-60minutes-wertheim-3677970-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 5a94faac-1d81-49fb-8c2f-ea3936e8044a Jamie Lee Curtis: The 60 Minutes Interview /video/jamie-lee-curtis-60-minutes-video-2025-05-11/ At 66, Jamie Lee Curtis is savoring a new wave of award-winning performances. Her decades-long career was an unexpected one, even though her parents were screen idols Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Thu, 15 May 2025 13:47:01 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/11/0106abc0-d98e-4d84-bd47-ba264a449f49/thumbnail/60x60/f6f8153ae91b9bf7d6d83024da3e76ef/jamie-lee-curtis-video-alfonsi-3747952-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 0711e077-e365-487e-9ce1-d77a2637f3b0 How billions in U.S. tax money is swindled overseas each year | 60 Minutes /video/government-money-lost-to-fraud-60-minutes-video-2025-05-11/ 60 Minutes investigates how transnational crime rings impersonate Americans to steal billions in taxpayer funds. Thu, 15 May 2025 13:47:01 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/11/c007b235-fb5f-4520-894a-67603f40202b/thumbnail/60x60/af8194edf48f68e74dec90107572977c/fraud-video-vega-3747930-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 6a1380bc-ad60-4b62-81cb-fe5e754f5791 Skull, spine implants helping paralyzed patients walk or move their arms | 60 Minutes /video/implants-help-paralyzed-patients-60-minutes-video-2025-05-11/ An Ironman athlete, told she'd never walk again after an accident more than six years ago, is now part of an early clinical trial, in which skull and spine implants help patients move paralyzed limbs. Thu, 15 May 2025 13:47:01 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/11/ad5afbd6-5e85-408e-b272-479574a9a2ba/thumbnail/60x60/39b2a9304e2a8c776074d8ea2763c2cf/walk-again-video-cooper-3747937-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 6b410b74-241c-4525-834c-477ce56d4421 Companies harness AI power for mental health support | 60 Minutes /video/artificial-intelligence-role-mental-health-treatments-60-minutes-video-2024-04-07/ Artificial intelligence is being used as a way to help those dealing with depression, anxiety and eating disorders, but some therapists worry some chatbots could offer harmful advice. Mon, 12 May 2025 19:26:02 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/07/effd8406-c60e-4c68-9fa0-cf4c219f788c/thumbnail/60x60/709c884e5fbd48e1e8dc25942b4bd43f/0407-60minutes-lapook-2818052-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 e203ab62-5ef6-4840-abb5-45f8701c99e8 How law firms targeted by Trump are responding to White House pressure | 60 Minutes /video/trump-orders-law-firms-60-minutes-video-2025-05-04/ In recent weeks, President Trump has signed orders targeting several law firms. Some lawyers warn that the president's assault on the legal profession threatens the rule of law itself. Mon, 12 May 2025 16:47:01 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/04/db06f990-4c3b-45fa-81d0-9c2d7cdd0bde/thumbnail/60x60/fcdce8413a9b200a6fb606ab71e597be/0504-60minutes-pelley-3730407-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 04b94f00-2fb6-434d-943d-ea1be39b203d Egg freezing offers options for women, despite cost and concerns | 60 Minutes /video/egg-freezing-60-minutes-video-2025-05-04/ Demand for egg freezing has skyrocketed as women put fertility on hold. The costly procedure has brought happy endings to some women, but it doesn’t offer any guarantees. Mon, 12 May 2025 14:47:01 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/04/6c37c589-9047-4b69-81f0-609cc4ce9c01/thumbnail/60x60/74b675965085f1cb079d8af549f4a98d/egg-freezing-video-stahl-3730320-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 b02fa90b-00a8-4526-8f8b-cbaf4f80129e Inside the booming, bourbon-driven barrel business | 60 Minutes /video/bourbon-barrels-60-minutes-video-2025-04-06/ When it comes to wine and whiskey – especially bourbon – the oak barrel reigns, not just as a container, but also for the magic that the wood gives to the whiskey. Sun, 11 May 2025 19:45:03 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/06/9c9c28e9-6d84-452f-b21c-21f299026772/thumbnail/60x60/4f42ef2896b6794038d87703fb4abb73/0406-60minutes-whitaker-3660837-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 b88d8220-2e7c-49ae-b079-5fa02fc00156 Lawyer says client was flown from U.S. to Salvadoran mega-prison based on tattoos /video/us-el-salvador-deportation-prison-60-minutes-video-2025-04-06/ The U.S. sent 238 Venezuelan migrants to a Salvadoran mega-prison. The Trump administration says they’re all gang members, but 60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of them. Sun, 11 May 2025 19:27:02 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/06/c5346587-a3c2-404e-a267-b11509db0a31/thumbnail/60x60/4592207bd1abaa8c1b67771878219530/0406-60minutes-vega-3660831-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 1b9c0883-c508-41e9-8b85-8c5909ff485b Gaza’s children, needing urgent care, overwhelm hospitals as Israel-Hamas war continues /video/gaza-children-injuries-hospitals-60-minutes-video-2025-04-06/ As the Israel-Hamas war continues, many children in Gaza are facing hunger and devastating injuries. Some, medevaced to Qatar, are learning to live without limbs, and often without their families. Sun, 11 May 2025 19:10:03 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/06/73854234-9f12-49f3-a5af-73447b76533e/thumbnail/60x60/6ca15aa437d15beb6b888aca0bd27b80/0406-60minutes-pelley-3660824-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 9a5403a3-9a58-486e-bce9-86fcb341e512 Injuries paralyzed them. An early clinical trial is helping them walk again. /news/injuries-paralyzed-them-early-clinical-trial-helping-them-walk-again-60-minutes-transcript/ An Ironman athlete, told she'd never walk again after an accident more than six years ago, is now part of an early clinical trial, in which skull and spine implants help patients move paralyzed limbs. Sun, 11 May 2025 19:00:28 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/09/4d164ecb-1d30-47a5-9e9a-7d66f67dec07/thumbnail/60x60/e5bfac1455e7bff5cb2cf08d641a2cf1/walk-again-video-cooper.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 b5b4c65c-49b6-4566-a4ee-b3074157142d The fraud costing the federal government hundreds of billions a year /news/fraud-costing-us-government-as-crime-rings-use-stolen-identities-60-minutes-transcript/ 60 Minutes investigates how transnational crime rings impersonate Americans to steal billions in taxpayer funds. Sun, 11 May 2025 19:00:23 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/09/057bbcc1-0ed9-45cc-9e93-44fa4ce899ed/thumbnail/60x60/398c3ecce760ca1edef316cf164ad847/fraud-video-vega.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 035d623e-2525-4a64-a5c8-11d113e27b09 Jamie Lee Curtis on the roles that launched her decades-long career /news/jamie-lee-curtis-on-her-parents-parenthood-roles-that-made-her-career-60-minutes-transcript/ At 66, Jamie Lee Curtis is savoring a new wave of award-winning performances. Her decades-long career was an unexpected one, even though her parents were screen idols Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Sun, 11 May 2025 19:00:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/09/a0d304b0-c3b4-44aa-9b3c-432ec7821f69/thumbnail/60x60/43547ed1100cfeb095855997b06a9676/jamie-lee-curtis-video-alfonsi.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 0bb6f69b-7501-4ba0-b88c-dbfad0f24942 Mexico's legal battle against the U.S. gun industry | 60 Minutes /video/mexico-legal-battle-us-gun-industry-60-minutes-video-2024-12-22/ The government of Mexico says guns from the U.S. help fuel cartel violence. Now it's suing a major American gun maker and a handful of U.S. gun stores for billions in damages. Sat, 10 May 2025 04:00:02 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/12/23/9146796c-e719-48c1-a22a-1b9fa2f62890/thumbnail/60x60/8d9c2024042bd2ea23fedab43562262e/1222-60minutes-alfonsi-3422672-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 55d5be17-701c-47b0-a862-5ab962e2b0ac Japan's population shrinking as marriage and birth rates plummet | 60 Minutes /video/japan-population-crisis-60-minutes-video-2025-04-27/ Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country’s economy, national defense and culture. Now, policymakers are working to boost birth rates. Wed, 07 May 2025 14:17:23 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/27/784b4705-9778-4196-ae32-0364b2b7f7dc/thumbnail/60x60/0fc9897ee2c8b6d19b6d28f60a42eda3/0427-60minutes-wertheim-3712204-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 c369ba2f-dbef-4d7c-bcda-479802115070 Federal cuts to National Institutes of Health could threaten medical progress /video/nih-cuts-medical-progress-60-minutes-video-2025-04-27/ Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans’ health. Mon, 05 May 2025 15:47:01 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/27/8cf05b87-a1c7-49e9-b6af-f3480c81e66e/thumbnail/60x60/7e53b78c1106edd649908a38493cef2b/0427-60minutes-alfonsi-3712192-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 a86fbaa6-3460-4b4b-a631-ab486082d19a Timothée Chalamet likes a creative challenge /news/timothee-chalamet-a-complete-unknown-60-minutes-transcript/ "A Complete Unknown" actor Timothée Chalamet, known for "Dune," "Wonka," and "Call Me By Your Name" grew up wary of acting. He explains why and how he ended up making movies. Sun, 16 Feb 2025 19:00:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/02/16/83721b21-828a-431a-88c5-12661834ecec/thumbnail/60x60/3d32df1937935b43aeffae724f3f42ef/timothee-chalamet-video-cooper.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 0676df67-5595-4b5a-a5d4-3f529578b6e4