Ian James Lee

@CBSNews national correspondent in Kansas City • Former CBS News London • @CNN Jerusalem & Cairo • @Cronkite_ASU • MA @KingsCollegeLon • Wyoming native

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This was on my bucket list. Thank you @cbssaturday for letting me tell this story!

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It's a bucket list item for countless thrill seekers – a high-speed basket ride down a mountain on the Portuguese island of Madeira. @ianjameslee got an up-close look at how the iconic carts are made and braved the downhill ride.

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FIRST ON CBS:
FBI arrested an alleged Chinese agent at LAX after she allegedly surveilled the son of the Taiwanese president.

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Closing arguments are set to begin Tuesday in the trial of former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn, who's accused of killing his wife. CBS News' @ianjameslee has more.

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Thank you @JohnCraigWilson for letting us tell this story!

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This strikes close to home. Thx to @ianjameslee for mounting up to tell it for our broadcast! Great work, too, by @Walkerdawson , producer Jessica Langer, and editor Sandra Tukh!

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This strikes close to home. Thx to @ianjameslee for mounting up to tell it for our broadcast! Great work, too, by @Walkerdawson , producer Jessica Langer, and editor Sandra Tukh!

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Two-year-old conjoined twin sisters are seeing each other face-to-face for the first time after a year of planning and a successful 24-hour surgery to separate them.

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Two-year-old conjoined twin sisters saw each other face-to-face for the first time after a successful 24-hour surgery to separate them. Their parents were unable to get visas to travel to the U.S. as their daughters prepared for this life-changing operation, but the hospital says it hopes to send the girls back home in the near future.

@ianjameslee reports from the children's hospital in St. Louis, where it happened.

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A message from the family of Dolly Parton.

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From bull riding to barrel racing, trophy belt buckles, worn by champion rodeo riders, tell stories of grit, accomplishment and honor.

@ianjameslee visits the Professional Bull Riders World Championship in Fort Worth, where an elite group of cowboys competes to win a trophy buckle; and talks with the artisans of Montana Silversmiths, who carry on this century-old tradition. https://t.co/Qrgfsox5Lu

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A cowboy’s belt buckle is more than the designation of a champion — it’s a sign that “your word means something,” Flint Rasmussen, one of the field’s top rodeo clowns told @ianjameslee.

Professional bull rider Cooper Davis, who has undergone multiple surgeries because of the high-risk sport, says he “wouldn’t change a thing,” while wearing his 2026 PBR World Championship gold buckle.

Dive further into the grand world of rodeo buckles Sunday.

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Union Pacific’s Big Boy, the world’s largest locomotive, is now home in Cheyenne, Wyoming after its epic cross-country journey. CBS News’ @ianjameslee has more.

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The Calgary Stampede is the largest outdoor rodeo in the world. And with Alberta holding the fourth-largest proven oil reserve in the world, high oil prices are playing a part in the show.

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This past week, Los Angeles County renewed a $41 million contract to keep two aerial water bombers available for fighting wildfires. The so-called “Super Scoopers” are world-renowned for their decades of fire-fighting. CBS News’ @ianjameslee reports.

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The celebration of America's 250th birthday is chugging along, as the Union Pacific Railroad's historic steam engine — aka Big Boy — makes its way across the country this summer.

@ianjameslee took a ride to see how this locomotive brought America together.

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As part of America's 250th birthday celebration, Union Pacific is sending Big Boy, the largest, heaviest and most powerful steam locomotive in the world, across the country. CBS News’ @ianjameslee reports.

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More severe weather slammed parts of the Midwest with tornadoes and heavy rain, damaging homes and businesses.

CBS News' @ianjameslee reports from Clinton, Missouri where cleanup is underway

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This story was a privilege to tell!

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The small town of Frontenac, Kansas and its newly opened public library is helping build a new legacy for generations to come — thanks to one couple’s $4.6 million gift.

CBS News' @ianjameslee has more.

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A massive snowstorm is blasting the Midwest and Great Lakes with blizzard conditions and what could be record snow. CBS News’ @ianjameslee reports on the conditions and Meteorologist @AndrewKozakTV has the forecast.

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Some 1,500 active-duty soldiers have been placed on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis, a defense official told CBS News, as tensions in the city have mounted following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent. CBS News’ @IanJamesLee reports.

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Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith and his sister, Ashley, are both living out their dreams in the NFL — one on the football field and the other off.

They're currently the league's only brother-sister duo. https://t.co/I8g0DiWgDf

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President Trump announced the Pentagon is ordering 28 new B-2 stealth bombers. For decades, the military jet has been at the tip of the spear of America's air defense and global operations. @ianjameslee got rare access to the air base that operates the bomber fleet.