High school hires female football coach
A high school in Washington, D.C., is set to name a former women's professional football player as its head varsity football coach Friday, a move that a national women's sports advocacy group calls historic.
Independent counsel named in Paterson investigations
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has appointed a former chief judge of the State Appellate Court to oversee two investigations of Gov. David Paterson.
School sued for canceling prom over lesbian student
A Mississippi high school faces a lawsuit over its decision to cancel its prom rather than allow a lesbian high school student to attend with her girlfriend.
Ex-NOPD cop admits role in cover-up of LA bridge shooting
A second former New Orleans police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in connection with police shootings of civilians on a Louisiana bridge in the days following Hurricane Katrina, authorities said.
Coroner: Post-Katrina hospital death not homicide
After reviewing the case of a woman who died at New Orleans, Louisiana's Memorial Hospital in the days after Hurricane Katrina, coroner Frank Minyard said Thursday that he cannot classify her death as a homicide.
Report: 12-year-olds abusing inhalants
When their kids turn 12, parents are concerned about peers pressuring them to smoke cigarettes, drink and use drugs, but it turns out 12-year-olds are doing something else: getting high on inhalants.
GA judge bars release of photos of hiker's nude body
Photos of the nude and decapitated body of a murdered hiker, sought by a writer on assignment for Hustler magazine, will not be released, a judge in Georgia ordered Wednesday.
Tornadoes tear through Arkansas
A tornado watch was lifted for Arkansas early Thursday after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through dozens of homes, critically injuring two people.
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60 Minutes: 03/07/10
60 Minutes broadcasts a special edition "60 Minutes Presents: Blood Brothers." Bob Simon reports on the Spanish bullfighting Ordonez brothers.
60 Minutes: 02/28/10
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Swiss banks, elephants
Steve Kroft speaks with Swiss banker Bradley Birkenfeld who reveals how he helped uncover thousands of untaxed Swiss accounts. Byron Pitts reports on the increasing claims handled by the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs. And finally Bob Simon travelst
