Almanac: The birth of Winnie the Pooh
October 14, 1926 marked the publication of A.A. Milne's first story featuring a silly old bear
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Texting: Can we pull the plug on our obsession?
In psych experiment majority of students couldn't go 24 hours without their cellphones; Is our love affair with technology making us more disconnected from people?
Almanac: Truman Capote
September 30, 1924 marked the birthday of a writer who went on to give birth to a new brand of literature
The Who's Pete Townshend, a reluctant rock star
In his new autobiography the musician-songwriter paints a portrait of rock stardom, a troubled childhood, and a painful arrest
Almanac: The father of frozen food
On October 7, 1956, Clarence Robert Birdseye died; "Sunday Morning" looks at this visionary who changed the way we eat.
Bearing both the Medal of Honor and trauma
Despite saving 36 lives in an Afghan firefight, Dakota Meyer couldn't forget the fellow troops lost - a pain that almost cost him his own life
Nora Roberts' happily-ever-after life
Bestselling romance author (and her sci-fi pseudonym) celebrates interesting, strong characters, in a career born while trapped in a snowstorm
Nora Roberts: As engaging as her books
Author Nora Roberts is a best-selling author of more than 200 romance novels. She, it turns out, is as interesting and strong as her heroines. Rita Braver reports.
West Memphis 3: Life after death
After 18 years in an Ark. prison for murders he didn't commit, Damien Echols must now adjust to life beyond death row
Heart's rollercoaster ride of a career
Ann and Nancy Wilson are two sisters from the Seattle suburbs who always dreamed of becoming rock superstars. Together, they became the classic rock duo Heart. Tracy Smith profiles the story of the band including all of their ups and downs, which the group discusses in their new book "Kicking and Dreaming."
Antietam: 150 years after the bloodiest battle
One hundred and fifty years after Antietam, the bloodiest day of battle in American history, CBS Sunday Morning revisits the Civil War scene that forever changed a nation.
At 57, French fashion icon Carine Roitfeld takes on New York
French fashion icon and grandmother Carine Roitfeld attended New York Fashion Week and spoke with Rita Braver about her new magazine, CR Fashion Book.
Almanac: Curious George
This page from the "Sunday Morning" almanac turns to September 16, 1898: the birthday of H. A. Rey, the artist who created the monkey "Curious George" and his friend the Man with the Yellow Hat.
Damien Echols' life after death
Damien Echols, one part of the West Memphis 3, was convicted of capital murder and was sentenced to death by lethal injection in 1994. After sending almost twenty years on Arkansas's death row, Echols was released in an unusual plea deal where all three professed their innocence while simultaneously pleading guilty to murder. One year after his release, Damien Echols speaks with Erin Moriarty about his life after death.
The controversial case of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald
In the annals of modern-day crime and punishment, few cases have been more gruesome or more controversial than that of convicted murderer Jeffrey MacDonald. And now, after many years, Rita Braver reports how filmmaker Errol Morris is reopening the case - and its controversy - all over again.
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"Hail and farewell": A tribute to those we lost in 2025
"Sunday Morning" looks back at some of the newsworthy men and women who passed away this year – from musicians and storytellers, to activists and statesmen – who touched us with their creativity and humanity.
Luke Burbank on making realistic New Year's resolutions
Forget about hitting the gym, or signing up for a foreign language app. Luke Burbank resolves to do far better with his New Year's resolutions in 2026 by committing to goals he can actually keep … probably.
The history of the New Year's Eve ball drop
Since 1907, New Yorkers have marked the New Year with the ceremonial dropping of a huge ball in Times Square. Now, a brand-new ball, covered with more than 5,000 handcrafted Waterford Crystal discs, will help ring in 2026.
Top news headlines of 2025 month-by-month
From political upheavals and gun violence, to the first American-born pope, "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley looks back at key events of a transformative year in U.S. history.
Good news you may have missed in 2025
The bad news from the past year (and there was a lot of it) drowned out much of the GOOD news that made smaller headlines. David Pogue reports on some of 2025's best underreported stories.
The Book Report: Ron Charles' picks from 2025
The Washington Post book reviewer offers "Sunday Morning" viewers his picks for fiction and non-fiction titles to add to their New Year's reading lists.
Book excerpt: "Guilty by Definition" by Susie Dent
This debut novel is a mystery in which a dictionary editor at Oxford turns to word-sleuthing in order to unravel a family member's long-ago disappearance.
Book excerpt: "Black Moses" by Caleb Gayle
The award-winning journalist's latest book recounts the rise of Edward McCabe, an activist who, during Reconstruction, lobbied for a Black-governed state in the Oklahoma Territory.
This week on "Sunday Morning" (Dec. 28)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
A New Mexico monastery where the silence calls
The Monastery of Christ in the Desert, in Northern New Mexico, is home to 15 Benedictine monks, some livestock, and a guesthouse for people looking for a little quiet in this turbulent world. "Sunday Morning" pays a visit.