CBS News: Morley Safer Dies Days After On-Air Tribute

CBS News: Morley Safer, the CBS newsman who changed war reporting and went on to become the iconic “60 Minutes” correspondent whose stylish stories on America’s most-watched news program made him one of television’s most enduring stars, died Thursday in Manhattan. He was 84. Safer was in declining health when he announced his retirement last week; CBS News broadcast a long-planned special hour to honor the occasion on May 15 that he watched in his home.