Leader of SAT cheating ring defends actions in ’60 Minutes’ interview

Dec. 31, 2011   1 Comment  

GREAT NECK, N.Y. — The Long Island student at the center of an SAT cheating scandal spoke out in his own defense, telling 60 Minutes he gave struggling students a “new lease on life” by taking the test on their behalf, according to a sneak-peek on myfoxny.com. In a segment to air Sunday, Sam Eshaghoff, [...]

Andy Rooney dead at 92

Nov. 5, 2011   Leave a Comment  

Andy Rooney

Recently retired from “60 Minutes”

Scott Brown says he was sexually abused as a child on “60 Minutes”

Feb. 16, 2011   Leave a Comment  

The Massachusetts freshman senator told CBS News that he was sexually abused as a child by a camp counselor. In an interview airing Sunday on “60 Minutes,” Republican Scott Brown said he was abused several times and that he was physically abused by his stepfathers over the years. Brown told CBS’s Lesley Stahl that his [...]

CBS correspondent Lara Logan sexually assaulted in Egypt

Feb. 15, 2011   1 Comment  

CBS News Correspondent Lara Logan in Tahrir Square moments before she was attacked on Feb. 11, 2011. (CBS)

A CBS correspondent was attacked and sexually assaulted on Friday in Tahrir Square in Cairo, after the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the network said in a statement Tuesday. Lara Logan, 39, was covering the events for “60 Minutes” when about 200 people surrounded Logan and her crew. Logan was separated from her group, [...]