Elizabeth Warren, the fighter
The Mass. Senator's aggressive style and message of economic populism has made her revered by progressives and reviled by big business
Books
For kids' book author Mo Willems, childhood is an awful time
The prize-winning creator of such favorites as "Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" found success by posing the hard questions a five-year-old asks
How much change can Pope Francis bring to the Catholic Church?
Observers say pontiff may disappoint those who seek real reform in the Church, due to pushback from the Vatican's entrenched bureaucracy
The works of Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A list of published fiction and non-fiction by the Nobel laureate writer who died this week at age 87
Unraveling the disappearance of Michael Rockefeller
In 1961 a member of one of the nation's most prominent families vanished off the coast of New Guinea; two new books examine his life and tragic death
Are elite athletes born or made?
10,000 hours of practice is said to help anyone gain true expertise, but athletic talent may be more reliant on "sports genes"
The surprising result of a son's search for his father
Tony Dokoupil's dad disappeared when he was six; his quest to find his father led him into the thick of the 1980s drug wars
The serious work of comedy
Writers for David Letterman and brain scientists agree: humor is hard to create, and even harder to understand when it works
Book excerpt: "The Last Pirate"
Journalist Tony Dokoupil's memoir recounts his quest to find his missing father, a successful marijuana smuggler
A dying breed: The American shopping mall
With the explosion of the Internet and changing shopping habits, hundreds of U.S. malls are expected to close their doors, but some entrepreneurs see ways to buck that trend
Time for a little word history, OK?
Mo Rocca checks out how two letters came to comprise one of our most-used expressions
The freed American hikers speak on their captivity in Iran
Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd on why they were hiking along the Iraq-Iran border in 2009, when they were detained in Tehran on accusations of spying
Collateral damage: The mental health issues facing children of veterans
Families reunited after service members return home must contend with PTSD, depression and other after-shocks of going to war
Excerpt: "A Sliver of Light"
Read a selection from the new memoir by three American hikers who were detained in an Iranian prison for up to two years
How the brain takes criticism
Why do we tend to remember the worst opinions expressed to us? Researchers says it's because our brains are wired that way
More From Sunday Morning
Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court today: "A little bit too personal and confrontational"
The former justice who was the deciding vote on some of the Supreme Court's most consequential decisions talks about the Court today, and about his memoir, "Life, Law & Liberty."
Jeremy Allen White on playing The Boss in "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere"
The star of "The Bear" talks about how he approached playing legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen in a new film, and what he found in common with him.
"A House of Dynamite": Battling a nuclear nightmare
The latest white-knuckle thriller by director Kathryn Bigelow imagines the responses within the government and the military when a single ICBM is launched toward the United States.
Donnie Wahlberg on "Boston Blue" and the return of Danny Reagan
After 14 years playing NYPD detective Danny Reagan on "Blue Bloods," Donnie Wahlberg now stars in the spinoff series "Boston Blue," patrolling the streets of his own hometown.
Celebrating America's spirit of innovation
David Pogue looks at our nation's tradition of pioneering inventors, from Thomas Edison's R&D facility in Menlo Park, N.J., to today's entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to "Shark Tank."
Book excerpt: "Life, Law & Liberty" by Justice Anthony Kennedy
In his new memoir, the former justice writes about his life's journey to becoming a lawyer, a judge, and the deciding vote on some of the Supreme Court's most consequential decisions.
This week on "Sunday Morning" (Oct. 12)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
Daniel Day-Lewis and Ronan Day-Lewis: Father-and-son filmmakers on making "Anemone"
The three-time Oscar-winning actor has been absent from movie screens for eight years, until a collaboration with his son, Ronan, brought him back for "Anemone," the story of a man living in self-exile.
Miley Cyrus on achieving "Something Beautiful"
The "Hannah Montana" actress-turned-Grammy-winning pop star talks about her album "Something Beautiful," sobriety, and reconnecting with her dad through music.
AI in the military: Testing a new kind of air force
Preparing for the threats of tomorrow, the U.S. Air Force is testing drones piloted by artificial intelligence alongside aircraft flown by humans – and is teaching AI how to fight, a potential revolution in warfare.