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President Biden to meet with Indian Prime Minister Modi in Tokyo

President Biden will meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Tokyo. Former U.S. Ambassador to India Tim Roemer speaks with CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Tony Dokoupil about the significance of this meeting and U.S.-India relations.

Surgeon testifies Johnny Depp's hand injury was likely not from a bottle

Depp is suing Heard for libel over a 2018 op-ed she wrote describing herself as "a public figure representing domestic abuse."

Bank of America hikes its minimum wage to $22 per hour

Nation's second-largest bank has said it plans to boost the company's baseline hourly pay to $25 by 2025.

Californians could face mandatory water cuts amid drought

Newsom is urging local water agencies to ramp up their conservation messaging to avoid the need for mandatory restrictions.

Colin Cantwell, designer of "Star Wars" spaceships and Death Star, dies at 90

The artist's concept sketches and prototype models for the X-Wing, TIE fighters and the Star Destroyer, as well as the Empire's "ultimate weapon," helped set the aesthetic for George Lucas' space epic.

Judge who delivered the only acquittals so far in Jan. 6 cases set to oversee another trial

Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, ruled on two separate misdemeanor cases where defendants were found not guilty of most charges.

A night at the New York Metropolitan Opera | 60 Minutes Archive

From 2013, Bob Simon reports on the New York Metropolitan Opera and how its general manager, Peter Gelb, has reinvigorated the centuries-old art form by making it more accessible and modernized.

Biden says U.S. would intervene militarily if China invades Taiwan

At a Tokyo news conference, he also said he doesn't think a recession is inevitable in the U.S. and there's no need for strict anti-monkeypox quarantine measures.

Students and parents from five Chicago high schools getting sent to college for free

“Education is the single most powerful way to disrupt generational poverty,” says the head of Hope Chicago.

Hollywood aims for box office hit with "Top Gun"

Hollywood is hoping box office numbers this Memorial Day weekend show the industry is bouncing back from the pandemic's financial devastation. CBS Los Angeles' Thomas Wait has the details.