CBS Newsman Morley Safer, Recently Retired, Dead At Age 84

Television journalist Morley Safer, who made his reputation as a Vietnam War correspondent for CBS and then became a mainstay on the network’s “60 Minutes” show for 46 years, has died at age 84, a few days after his retirement, the network announced Thursday.

He retired from CBS last week, with “60 Minutes” paying tribute to him with a look back at his work Sunday.