Current government regulations could not have prevented JP Morgan's multi-billion dollar trading losses says John Taft, who was head of the securities industry's largest lobbying group during the financial crisis. Still, the financial system is safer today he tells MoneyWatch's Jill Schlesinger..
A fistfight broke out in the Ukrainian parliament over a bill that would allow Russian to be spoken in courts, hospitals and other institutions in Russian-speaking regions of the country.
A small increase in travel is expected this Memorial Day weekend compared last year, but drivers may find some good news at the gas station. CBS News business and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis reports.
Americans keep horses to ride and race, but in other parts of the world, they're treated as livestock - the same as cattle or poultry. CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on the angry culture war over horse meat.
Gayle King and Erica Hill spoke with Maureen Maher of "48 Hours: Mystery" about a cold case that became red hot and pointed in the direction of one of the LAPD's finest.
In time for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee, former Queen Victoria's diaries are now on display in Buckingham Palace and on the Internet. Charlie D'Agata reports.
In Washington, anger is growing against Pakistan over the jailing of a doctor who helped the CIA find Osama bin Laden. CBS News Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
Brian Banks was a star high school football player who was wrongly convicted of raping a young woman. Years later, she confessed that the crime never occurred, and he's been exonerated. Lee Cowan reports.
New York City police have made an arrest in the Etan Patz disappearance. Plus, a convicted California man is exonerated for a rape he didn't commit. All that, and all that matters, in today's Eye Opener.
With more than five months to go in the presidential elections, new polls show Mitt Romney gaining ground on President Obama. CBS News political correspondent Jan Crawford looks at what these polls mean.
Every year billions of dollars in aid is sent to Africa, but there are still widespread abuses of human rights across the continent. UTTM Contributor, Lance Price, discusses why he thinks it might be time to be more subtle when dealing with Africa's leaders.
Twelve years ago, 54 first graders in Greensboro, Ga. were promised that if they made it into college, their tuition would be covered by a health care executive. As Jim Axelrod reports, those students have fulfilled their end of the bargain.
Evidence of wreckage from the Japanese tsunami is making it all the way across the ocean and is now washing up on beaches in Alaska. John Blackstone reports.
A former Los Angeles high school football star convicted of raping a classmate a decade ago had his conviction dismissed after his accuser said she lied about the whole thing, reports Lee Cowan.
Monsignor William Lynn testified that he typed up a list of 35 alleged predator priests in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The list was found locked in a safe. And, as Elaine Quijano reports, Lynn admits he did nothing about them.
The Etan Patz case changed everything about how police and communities react to missing child reports. Wyatt Andrews reports on how the advancements by law enforcement have saved thousands of children's lives.