In 2017 a barn cleanout in Connecticut revealed a treasure trove of paintings by an obscure expressionist artist who'd also experimented with wrapping buildings and objects. Now, experts say the dumpster art by Francis Hines could be worth millions.
In 2017 a barn cleanout in Connecticut revealed a treasure trove of artworks, by an obscure artist who'd died the year before. Now, experts say the dumpster art could be worth millions. Correspondent David Pogue delves into the intriguing tale of how a skateboarding mechanic became a detective in order to uncover the identity of Francis Hines, an expressionist who experimented with wrapping buildings, objects and paintings.
With the expense of mitigating the effects of climate change becoming more onerous, more than two dozen cities, counties and states are suing more than 40 fossil fuel companies, accusing them of making false and misleading claims about climate change. The lawsuits are modeled after those brought against tobacco companies in the 1990s. Correspondent Ben Tracy looks at a new legal movement taking on the fossil fuel industry.
In 1988 Joyce Watkins and her boyfriend, Charlie Dunn, were wrongfully convicted of a terrible crime: the murder of Watkins' 4-year-old great-niece, Brandi. Although the assistant medical examiner had made a critical mistake in their report, Watkins and Dunn's appeals were all denied. Now, more than three decades later, an unusual partnership of prosecutors and defense attorneys has brought about what the 74-year-old Watkins has long prayed for: exoneration. CBS News' Erin Moriarty reports.
In the village of Agnone, in Southern Italy's Molise region, is a family business that has been operating since the 1300s. Correspondent Seth Doane visits one of the oldest bell foundries on Earth, to see how Pasquale Marinelli's family crafts and forges bells by hand, as they have for 27 generations.
Author and screenwriter Delia Ephron, who is no stranger to romantic storylines, has lately been living one – having lost her first husband, she married a man she'd first dated half a century ago. But their wedding occurred in the hospital, where she was undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia. CBS News' Dr. Jon LaPook talks with Ephron about her memoir, "Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life"; about a gut-punch of a medical prognosis; and how love kept her going.
The author-screenwriter, no stranger to romantic storylines, has lately been living one: having lost her first husband, she married a man she'd first dated half a century ago. But their wedding occurred in the hospital, where she was undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia.
Jewayne Price, who was one of three people initially detained by law enforcement as a person of interest, is expected to be charged.
Washington Post book critic Ron Charles offers his picks of new spring titles, including Jennifer Egan's novel "The Candy House," the follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning "A Visit From the Goon Squad."
More than three decades after she and her boyfriend were wrongly convicted in the death of her four-year-old great-niece, an unusual partnership of prosecutors and defense attorneys brought about what the now-74-year-old Watkins has long prayed for: exoneration.
Morley Safer goes to Rome and brings viewers a rare look at the vast collection of historic treasures in the private library of the Vatican
Pittsburgh police said in a news release that the shooting happened at about 12:30 a.m. during a party at a short-term rental property.
Recommendations from our book reviewer of new fiction and non-fiction titles for the spring.
The Booker Prize-winning author of "Shuggie Bain" returns with a devastating novel about a 15-year-old boy in a violently homophobic community.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "A Visit From the Goon Squad" is back with a sequel, in which a tech giant develops a means for users to externalize and share every memory they're ever had.
The acclaimed novelist's latest book dramatizes an epic panorama of a multiethnic southern California facing social and environmental conflagrations.
Andy Rooney's Easter Sunday essay about the odd and beautiful churches of America from the archives of 60 Minutes.
Our favorite Easter Sunday stories from Andy Rooney, Harry Reasoner, and Morley Safer from the archives of 60 Minutes
A 60 Minutes essay from 1968 by Harry Reasoner and Andy Rooney about the physical form of Jesus Christ.
An American woman dies by gunshot on a safari trip. Was it murder or an accident? "48 Hours" contributor Debora Patta reports.
Can a daughter's frantic 911 call convict or free her father from charges that he killed his wife? "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod reports.
A prominent doctor accused of killing his wife says she fell in the shower – but investigators say blood at the scene shows it wasn't an accident.
When Lawrence and Bianca Rudolph traveled to Zambia on a big game hunt in 2016, no one would have imagined Bianca would never make it home — and that the journey would end years later with allegations of cover-ups, infidelity, fraud and murder.
The first pair of giant pandas — Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing — arrived at the National Zoo in April 1972, as a gift from the Chinese Premier to then-First Lady Pat Nixon.
In April 1972, the Chinese government gifted the U.S. a pair of giant pandas in an effort to improve relations between the countries. Since then, pandas have become a major attraction at the National Zoo, and continue to be a bridge of diplomacy between the two superpowers. Nancy Cordes has more.
