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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: The 2022 60 Minutes Interview

The treasury secretary tells Norah O’Donnell how she thinks the economy will fare in the coming year and what her department is doing to end the war in Ukraine.

Russian forces target Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, once home to 70,000

The eastern Ukrainian city of Odessa is without power after Russian drones hit two power plants this weekend. Imtiaz Tyab reports from hard-hit eastern city of Bakhmut, where fighting also rages.

Cape Town’s College of Magic: A one of a kind magic school | 60 Minutes

At a magic school in Cape Town, South Africa, students are learning card tricks and juggling while rethinking the limits of possibility.

How America makes its money | 60 Minutes

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing took 60 Minutes inside its Texas facility to learn how the U.S. dollar is produced from concept to completion.

U.S.- Russia relations remain tense despite Brittney Griner prisoner swap

Despite a successful prisoner swap this week involving WNBA star Brittney Griner and notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, tensions remain high between the U.S. and Russia. Christina Ruffini has the details.

Prominent U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl dies in Qatar while covering World Cup

Acclaimed soccer journalist Grant Wahl died in the early morning hours Saturday while covering the World Cup in Qatar. Wahl was widely credited with bringing soccer into the mainstream for U.S. audiences. Michael George has more.

Russian forces continue to batter key Ukrainian city of Bakhmut

Russian forces continue to pummel the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, a city Moscow sees as essential to its ambitions to seize all of the eastern Donbas region. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

Cleanup underway after major Keystone oil spill in Kansas

Cleanup is underway in rural Kansas after a large oil spill from the Keystone pipeline this week. It was the largest U.S. spill for an onshore crude pipeline in more than nine years.

Artemis 1 spacecraft heads for Sunday splashdown

Following a 25-day voyage around the moon, NASA's Artemis 1 spacecraft is scheduled to splash down off Baja California Sunday.

Unlikely clue helps bring young mom's killer to justice

More than a year after Mengqi Ji's disappearance, a hiker stumbled upon her skeletal remains in a Missouri park. How DNA from a juniper tree and a pair of muddy boots were crucial to solving her murder.