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Video: Pres. Obama wraps Europe trip in Berlin

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:46:24 EDT

Katie Glueck, Reporter for POLITICO, joins UTTM to discuss President Obama's visit to Berlin, Germany. The President renewed his call to reduce US/Russian nuclear stockpiles and confront climate change.

Top Democrat presses Pentagon on force-feeding at Guantanamo

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:24:30 EDT

Sen. Dainne Feinstein of California asks defense secretary to find different solution to inmates' hunger strike

Pa. girl who fought for lung transplant improving, mom says

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:56:05 EDT

Sarah Murnaghan and her mother's efforts to qualify for an organ donation sparked debate over how organs are allocated

Video: James Gandolfini: "Sopranos" star dead at 51

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:09:25 EDT

James Gandolfini -- the actor who won three Emmys as TV mob boss Tony Soprano -- died while vacationing in Rome, Italy. He was 51. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports.

Nameplate to blame for halt in Afghan-Taliban talks

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:57:05 EDT

Afghan president Karzai was furious about the nameplate the Taliban put on the door of its new political office

Slacklines replace clotheslines and some truly extreme cycling

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:04:50 EDT

YouTube videos by Red Bull of an international slacklining contest in Italy and cyclist Danny MacAskill going extreme in "Imaginate"

Stars pay tribute to James Gandolfini

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:03:20 EDT

Michael Chiklis, Steve Carell, Olivia Wilde and Ewan McGregor among the stars who shared condolences for "The Sopranos" star on Twitter

James Gandolfini: 1961-2013

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:39:58 EDT

The Emmy-winning actor, best known for his portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss on "The Sopranos," has died at the age of 51

Video: Country music star Slim Whitman dies of heart failure

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:33:12 EDT

Slim Whitman died Wednesday from heart failure. The singer know for "Indian Love Call" and his trademark yodel was 90-years-old. He once said he hoped to be remembered for two things: a good voice, and a clean suit. Scott Pelley reports.

Video: 6/19: Federal Reserve raises predictions for growth; Russia not sold on nuclear warhead reduction

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:27:19 EDT

Ben Bernanke said the economy is doing well enough that the Federal Reserve is likely to ease back on a bond-buying program that has kept interest rates at record lows; and, Russia is not yet sold on President Obama's proposal to cut America's nuclear arsenal by a third if they do the same. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he won't reduce his arsenal without concessions from the U.S. on missile defense systems.

Next up for Obama: Major effort on climate change

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:58:45 EDT

The president is preparing a plan to use executive orders to target the pollution that leads to global warming

James Gandolfini dead at 51

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:58:37 EDT

The actor, best known for his groundbreaking role as the patriarch of "The Sopranos," died in Italy

Family of abolitionist Frederick Douglass continues his legacy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:46:38 EDT

Ken Morris, descendant of famed abolitionist, talks at schools and educates children about modern-day slavery

Nuclear waste clean-up delayed and billions over budget

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:43:40 EDT

Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state is leaking 1,000 gallons of waste each year, and a project to clean it up has stalled

Video: Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington descendent fights modern-day slavery

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:00:11 EDT

Being the descendent of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington could be intimidating for some, but Ken Morris' background inspired him to fight modern-day slavery. Jim Axelrod reports.