Torture (or "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques," in misleading bureaucrat-speak) did not make America safer. A Senate Intelligence Committee report says as much, as do the people who actually interrogated high value targets and obtained actionable intelligence by not torturing them. But because of the crushing guilt one must experience knowing they defiled the soul of America, the people who promoted the acts continue to defend them, and in the case of the man at the CIA who was in charge of the program, Jose Rodriguez, make money off them. Rodriguez sat down with 60 Minutes last night to promote his book, "Hard Measures." Here are the comments that should be read at his war crimes trial and not heard in a forum for self-promotion in front of millions of viewers. more ›

There is no shortage of touching eulogies for Mike Wallace, the legendary CBS News correspondent, who died Saturday at the age of 93. Journalism colleagues, including the New Yorker's Ken Auletta, CBS News correspondent Bob Simon and Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour M. Hersh, remembered the brazen tactics Wallace would often employ to get the story first. Hersh recalled the day Wallace scooped him on a story by interviewing his traveling companion over the phone, as Hersh was taking the subject to New York. "Wallace had scooped me by interviewing [Charles] Radford while I was flying with him in tow," Hersch wrote in The New Yorker. "I was more embarrassed than angry. The Old Man had shown me his moves, and taken my candy away." more ›

60 Minutes veteran Mike Wallace, a pioneer in the form of broadcast journalism, has died at the age of 93. According to the Times, Wallace died in New Haven Connecticut, and CBS's Bob Scheiffer said "his family was with him." Wallace had been ill for several years, and underwent triple bypass surgery in 2008. more ›

In a new interview with 60 Minutes airing this Sunday, Ruth Madoff claims that she and disgraced husband Bernie Madoff attempted to commit suicide together, shortly after his massive Ponzi scheme was revealed. In the first interview she has given about the Madoff crimes, Ruth told Morley Safer, "I don't know whose idea it was, but we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what was happening. We had terrible phone calls. Hate mail, just beyond anything and I said '...I just can't go on anymore.'" more ›

CBS News announced, "Andy Rooney will announce on this Sunday's '60 Minutes' that it will be his last regular appearance on the broadcast. Rooney, 92, has been featured on "60 Minutes" since 1978. He will make the announcement in his regular essay at the end of the program, his 1097th original essay for '60 Minutes'. It will be preceded by a segment in which Rooney looks back on his career in an interview with Morley Safer." However, Newsday's TV reporter Verne Gay is suspicious about this announcement. more ›

As footage of an NYPD officer pepper spraying protesters surfaced, NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly sat down with 60 Minutes to talk counter-terrorism. SEE Ray Kelly in his "hi-tech command truck" drive to protect the U.N. MARVEL at the NYPD's terrifying, straight-out-of-Hollywood Joint Operations Center and its crazy camera capabilities. TREMBLE in fear at the idea that the NYPD has the ability to take down an aircraft that doesn't, we presume, involve Canadian geese. more ›

One of our Sunday evening rituals, when football or basketball hasn't pushed 60 Minutes back so far that our TiVo doesn't grab the end of it, is to let out our inner curmudgeon along with the ancient and awesome Andy Rooney—seriously, it takes great skill to be that crotchety! So imagine how pleased we were to see him cite a post on Gothamist during his rant last night about how "drinking some things that used to be thought to be bad for us are now considered good and drinks which were thought to be good are now considered bad." more ›

So that time Lady Gaga tried to get into her old apartment at 176 Stanton Street with Anderson Cooper in tow? Turns out she got in by buzzing every buzzer in the building until someone let her in (she calls this "the New York way"), but the current tenant in her apartment of three years wouldn't allow her to check out her old place. The woman told her she'd "rather not" let her in, and if you watch the below video closely you can almost see Gaga's ego regenerating instantly from the bruise. more ›

Last night, when it wasn't talking about people who NEVER FORGET, 60 Minutes was busy talking about just how messed up the state of state debt has become across the nation. And who better to talk up the topic than everyone's favorite tunnel-cutting Governor, Chris Christie. Between depressing statistics the Jersey gov showed up to chat about the serious problem of states spending beyond their means: "The federal government doesn't have the money to paper over it anymore, either, for the states," Christie said. "The day of reckoning has arrived." more ›

Last night 60 Minutes had its turn with the controversy over the Islamic community center and prayer room planned for Lower Manhattan. Much of the segment will be familiar to those who've been following along with this trainwreck, but there are a couple of new nuggets for the "Ground Zero" mosque completist. For starters, the center's imam, Feisal Abdul Rauf, announced that he's asking the US government to approve anyone who donates to the $100 million project. Also, as a sign of solidarity with real America, he's ready to die in the next terrorist attack. more ›

Conan O'Brien recently went on 60 Minutes to finally talk about that whole thing that happened to him earlier this year. Unfortunately, due to a disparagement agreement he was unable to unleash his fury on Jay Leno and NBC, but luckily some scientists at Funny or Die were able to read his mind and translate his comments. more ›

Conan O'Brien was finally back on the air last night, albeit briefly. He sat down for an interview, his first since leaving NBC, that aired on 60 Minutes. We already knew some of what he'd be saying—but he added that the interview probably wouldn't have taken a different tone even if he didn't have an agreement barring him from disparaging Jay Leno and his former employer. He also discussed how small victories like finally growing a beard, and larger ones like his current stage show, have helped him get through the year, where he's admitted to getting "very depressed at times." Here's a clip from last night's show: more ›

A taste of Conan O'Brien's first on-air interview has made it online. This Sunday the 60 Minutes segment will run, in which the show's Steve Kroft goes face-to-face with the late night talk show host, who until now hasn't been allowed to speak on-air... though he still can't make any disparaging remarks about his former employer or Jay Leno. more ›

Conan O'Brien is currently making his way around the country with his stage show (he's at Radio City in June) and while the late night talk show host may not be allowed back on the air with his own show until later this year, as of May 1st he's allowed to speak publicly for the first time since leaving NBC. And CBS is getting the exclusive! more ›

Don Hewitt, the CBS news producer who created 60 Minutes and worked with Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, passed away at age 86, due to pancreatic cancer. CBS News calls him the "father of modern television news" and points out he "played an integral role in all of CBS News' coverage of major news events from the late 1940s through the 1960s, putting him in the middle of some of history's biggest events, including one of politics’ seminal moments: the first televised presidential debate in 1960" between Nixon and Kennedy. In its obituary, the NY Times writes, "Hewitt also claimed credit for creating, at least in part, such innovations as putting headsets on newsmakers at events like political conventions so they might be interviewed by remote; displaying type, such as a subject’s name, on screen...and even the word 'anchorman,' which referred, he said, not to the anchor of a ship but the final runner on a four-person relay team — the person who, in effect, would carry the news home, and receive the most attention in the process." more ›

Last night Michael Phelps (aka World's Greatest Swimmer) faced off with Anderson Cooper (aka Middle-aged Mortal) in the pool, for what had to have been the most well-worth watching segment in 60 Minutes history. The race lasted seconds, but the memories will surely last forever. more ›

Ohio and Texas are "too close to call" for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, which means it will be a long night - and very possibly another few weeks of primary madness. Obama did win Vermont (so far, 59% to Clinton's 39%) and Clinton won Rhode Island (currently 57% to Obama's 42%), which is her first win in a while, but those states aren't the focus. more ›

Seems like even at a Central Park West apartment building in the West 70s, robbers can get in. A CPW apartment belonging to 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl and her family was "ransacked" by a thief last Friday morning. Apparently the thief, who stole over a $100,000 worth of items, managed to sneak into the penthouse by posing as a contractor - there are many projects at the building. more ›

Roger Clemens took to the airwaves last night defending himself on 60 Minutes. But the strongest action he took was off the air, filing a lawsuit against Brian McNamee for defamation and claiming that McNamee has “ruined Roger's reputation with a large percentage of the public." more ›

Take three weeks, hire some lawyers and private investigators and this is the best you can do? While the full details won’t be available until Sunday night on 60 Minutes, Roger Clemens has admitted to being injected by Brian McNamee, but only with Lidocaine and B-12. In other words, Clemens is using the same line of defense Barry Bonds used when he claimed it was only flaxseed oil he was taking and not steroids or HGH. more ›

Alex Rodriguez went on 60 Minutes last night and firmly denied that he used steroids. When asked if he had ever used steroids, HGH or any other performance-enhancing drug A-Rod firmly stated “no” and then explained, "I've never felt overmatched on the baseball field. I've always been a very strong, dominant position. And I felt that if I did my work as I've done since I was, you know, a rookie back in Seattle, I didn't have a problem competing at any level. So, no.” more ›

A look at some of this week's noteworthy television: more ›

Oops! WNBC's Mistake Causes Problems for St. Louis TV Station more ›

The tree is lit, and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular is another tradition back for a 75th season. The well-seasoned Rockettes steal the show from Santa every year, and have quite a history -- they were originally called The Roxyettes and originated in...Missouri:The group was started by Russell Markert in 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri as the "Missouri Rockets". In 1927, Samuel Roxy Rothafel discovered them and brought them to New York City. They... more ›

Earlier today, the Reverend Pat Robertson endorsed Rudy Giuliani for president, showing that the former mayor was able to win over an influential Christian conservative leader. Robertson explained,"To me, the overriding issue before the American people is the defense of our population from the bloodlust of Islamic terrorists.... We need a leader with a bold vision who is not afraid to tackle the challenges ahead." And he acknowledged Rudy's NYC history, "Rudy Giuliani took a... more ›