60 Minutes

Deception at Duke - Scott Pelley reports on a Duke University oncologist whose supervisor says he manipulated the data in his study of a breakthrough cancer therapy.

India's Gold -The demand for gold in India accounts for an amazing 32 percent of the worldwide market for the precious metal. And no wonder. The most important tradition at nearly all the 10 million annual weddings in India is the lavish gold jewelry. Byron Pitts reports.

The year of Adele - Her second album has sold nearly 18 million copies worldwide, putting the British singing sensation on top of the charts and up for six Grammys. Anderson Cooper talks to Adele about her success and the vocal cord surgery that saved her voice.

Scott Pelley profiles U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta who, as head of the CIA, ran the mission that captured and killed Osama bin Laden.

Steve Kroft profiles National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Lara Logan reportslooks at exotic big game hunting in Texas, where people can hunt for some 100 species from places like Africa and Asia.

Lesley Stahl profiles House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) regarding political gridlock and his role in it. President Obama has used him as a lightning rod for popular opposition to the Republican agenda in the House.
Alison Stewart, on assignment for 60 Minutes, interviews Sam Eshaghoff about his criminally fraudulent behavior of taking the SAT and ACT college tests and being paid up to $2,500 per test.
From October 2, 2011, Lara Logan profiles free-soloing rock climber Alex Honnold, the subject of the movie Alone on the Wall.

This special Christmas edition of 60 Minutes features two segments from previous programs.

From April 10, 2011, Morley Safer tours the Vatican Library, which holds some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man.

From April24, 2011, Bob Simon presents a two-part feature in which he steps back in time getting rare access to monks in ancient monasteries on a remote Greek peninsula, whose lives and routines have remained constant for a thousand years. Bob sees many aspects of the monastic life including chanting, prayers, rituals and priceless relics and icons from the Byzantine Empire.

Scott Pelley reports from Cleveland, where the sheer volume of foreclosures is causing high vacancy rates in some neighborhoods to be so high that the values of occupied homes are being impacted. In order to combat the problem, the city is demolishing once valuable properties.

Anderson Cooper goes on an underwater adventure off coast of Cuba to look first hand at one of the world's most pristine and vibrant coral reefs. But unless mankind is more careful, these reefs, which are already dying, could disappear entirely.

Morley Safer sits down with the two-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep for a rare interview. She talks about acting, her career, family and her major role: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

On Friday, December 9, Steve Kroft sat down with President Obama in the Cabinet Room and asks him a wide-ranging questions of subjects which include his record, his leadership, the economy and his re-election hopes. This is a double-length feature.

Lesley Stahl profiles Howard Buffett, son of investor Warren Buffett. Warren has chosen Howard to succeed him as head of Berkshire-Hathaway.

In a two-part segment, Steve Kroft interviews two whistleblowers from Countrywide and Citi Group about fraudulent and substandard mortgages and how their warnings were ignored by their companies. The report, which is the culmination of a nine-month investigation and includes interviews with the Department of Justice, offers a look into the root causes of the subprime mortgage crisis, which is still a drag on the struggling United States economy.

Lara Logan profiles three-time Grammy Award winning Canadian-born singer Michael Bubl, who started out singing in shopping malls and now sells out venues like Madison Square Garden. Michael has sold over 34 million albums by covering c American songs made famous by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Tony Bennett. The feature includes Cry Me a River, I've Got World on a String, Twist and Shout as well as original work. His current album,Christmas, is number one in the U.S.

In a follow up to a March 6, 2011 story, Scott Pelley returns back to central Florida to interview homeless families who are forced to live in cars.

Morley Safer reports on the real and artificial flavors industry, upon which food manufacturers rely to make their foods and beverages desirable to consumers.

Bob Simon profiles Angelina Jolie, who is making her directorial debut with the film In the Land of Blood and Honey.

Steve Kroft profiles Grover Norquist, whose Americans For Tax Reform group has obtained anti-tax pledges from nearly all Republican politicians in Washington and who many blame for the current stalemate in the Nation's Capital.

Lara Logan profiles the new head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, who replaced the disgraced Dominique Strauss-Kahn and became one of the most powerful women in the world.

Lesley Stahl profiles Taylor Swift who, at the ripe age of 21, writes and sings all her own songs and sells millions of records.

Steve Kroft reports on how America's lawmakers can legally buy stock and real estate based on information not available to the public.

David Martin reports on tasers, a non-lethal device that has saved lives and prevented serious injury to suspects and police. But a new study says some authorities use it too quickly, with deadly consequences.

Byron Pitts profiles University of Maryland Baltimore County President Freeman Hrabowski has turned UMBC into an institution which produces outstanding scientists and engineers, many of whom are minorities.

Jack Abramoff, the Republican lobbyist who spent 3 1/2 years in prison for his part in one of the largest Washington corruption scandals in decades gives his first television interview and opens up his playbook to Lesley Stahl, telling her that not much has changed since.

Scott Pelley reports on Operation Proper Exit, a unique military program which takes wounded soldiers back to the battlefield in an effort to provide closure that often leads to better lives for these veterans and their families.

Morley Safer presents a tribute to beloved 60 Minutes commentator and 'grouch-in-chief' Andy Rooney, who died on November 4th at the age of 92.

In a double-length segment, Steve Kroft interviews biographer Walter Isaacson, who wrote Steve Jobs authorized biography. The feature includes Jobs telling his story in his own words from over 40 interviews he gave to Isaacson. Among Jobs' revelations are that he refused potentially life-saving surgery on the cancer that recently killed him.

Lesley Stahl reports on special applications for the iPad that allow autistic people to make breakthroughs in communicating, some for the first time.

Scott Pelley talks to General John Allen, the man in charge of the war in Afghanistan, which hits the 10 year mark. As guerrilla tactics are still exacting a high human toll, Gen. Allen says that some U.S. troops will need to be there longer than most Americans thought.

In a double length segment, Morley Safer looks at the troubled life of artist Vincent van Gogh through the eyes of Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, whose exhaustive investigation produced the biography Van Gogh: The Life. The authors say their research strongly indicates van Gogh may not have taken his own life.

Lesley Stahl interviews General Electric Chairman Jeffrey Immelt, the man chosen by President Obama to lead the quest for American jobs.

Bob Simon reports on post Hosni Mubarak Egypt, where the country's military is continuing the repression and torture that citizens endured under the ousted President.

Scott Pelley interviews NFL super-agent Drew Rosenhaus, who represents more NFL players than any other agent.

Bob Simon reports on the March 2011 tsunami's destruction of the Japanese town of Otsuchi and its bond to the town of Fort Bragg, CA.

Lara Logan profiles free-soloing rock climber Alex Honnold, the subject of the movie Alone on the Wall.

Morley Safer interviews 92-year old Andy Rooney, who is making his final regular appearance on the program.

The 44th Season opens with three segments:
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly takes Scott Pelley on a personal tour of the city's anti-terror defenses, which rival most nation's armies.
Lesley Stahl gets inside the growing neo-Nazi movement in America.
Steve Kroft profiles Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of Comedy Central's animated hit South Park.