Faith Salie shares her pet peeve on "oversharing" Dubbed "Word of the Year," the ubiquitous practice of constantly filing status updates (which don't actually give one status) is due for a moratorium Dec 28, 2014
Bill Flanagan on "A Change Is Gonna Come" 50 years ago this week, Sam Cooke's song was posthumously released; it became an anthem for the civil rights movement Dec 21, 2014
Ben Stein: Sony was prudent to scrap "The Interview" Says America should stop being humiliated, start getting serious about cybersecurity and hacking threats Dec 21, 2014
David Edelstein on hackers' chilling effect on movies Says Sony's decision to withhold "The Interview" only bolsters Hollywood's desire for dull, apolitical and safe films Dec 21, 2014
David Edelstein on the horror film you must see Our critic praises "The Babadook," Jennifer Kent's seriously scary film from Australia, about a terror from deep, deep, deep inside Dec 7, 2014
Faith Salie says "get a grip" over spread of germs Waves "bye-bye" to shaking hands, thanks to studies that detail how a courteous handshake can spread discourteous infections Nov 30, 2014
Jim Gaffigan on getting stuffed for Thanksgiving The comedian and author of "Food: A Love Story" discusses the depressing aspects of the holiday Nov 23, 2014
Time to end five o'clock shadow Humorist Jerry Zezima bristles over facial stubble, saying it doesn't suit today's man, even when he's wearing a tuxedo Nov 22, 2014
Scott Strazzante on finding "Common Ground" Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist on how two families' common bond extends to the Earth, and to us all Nov 16, 2014
Get real! David Edelstein celebrates documentary films "Sunday Morning" critic offers his picks from the recent explosion of non-fiction films that will rock your world Nov 16, 2014
Nancy Giles: Don't flunk the midterms Says Americans who fail to cast ballots in Congressional races will be failing their country Nov 2, 2014
Ben Stein: Time for us to pay ransom to terrorists Says the U.S. is far too big to be made small by paying out money to save kidnapped Americans from gruesome, lonely murders at the hands of ISIS Oct 19, 2014
Reza Aslan on the shouting match of religion "Sunday Morning" contributor says our identification with belief systems is about more than just faith Oct 12, 2014
Luke Burbank on gamers and the game we should play Says the opportunity to watch others play video games or interact in virtual worlds ignores the very real game we all live in Oct 5, 2014
Edelstein on "Gone Girl": Elegantly wicked Says David Fincher's film of the Gillian Flynn mystery will inspire debate, once you've picked your jaw off the floor Sep 28, 2014
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New York City's 92nd Street Y at 150 One-hundred-and-fifty years ago, New York City's 92nd Street Y was founded as a community and performance center, an inclusive meeting place where people could go to make their lives more meaningful. Aug 25
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The tiny N.Y. town where bookstores rule The Northern Catskills "book village" of Hobart, New York, home to around 400 residents, is also home to seven bookstores, making it a dream destination for bibliophiles. Aug 25
The electric-plane future is about to take off Advances being made in aviation technology allow a plane to be powered by batteries, promising a more environmentally-friendly, quieter and cheaper ride that may not even require a runway. Aug 25
Young women on Girls State: "The most life-changing week of my life" In a deeply divided country, high school students from all walks of life attend the week-long Girls State for an exercise in democracy. Jane Pauley (a veteran of Hoosier Girls State) talks to young women engaging in mock political campaigns. Aug 25
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Lifetime Emmys for CBS News' Jane Pauley, doc filmmaker Alex Gibney The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the special awards to be presented at next month's News & Documentary Emmy ceremonies. Aug 22
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Commentaries
Faith Salie shares her pet peeve on "oversharing"
Dubbed "Word of the Year," the ubiquitous practice of constantly filing status updates (which don't actually give one status) is due for a moratorium
Bill Flanagan on "A Change Is Gonna Come"
50 years ago this week, Sam Cooke's song was posthumously released; it became an anthem for the civil rights movement
Ben Stein: Sony was prudent to scrap "The Interview"
Says America should stop being humiliated, start getting serious about cybersecurity and hacking threats
David Edelstein on hackers' chilling effect on movies
Says Sony's decision to withhold "The Interview" only bolsters Hollywood's desire for dull, apolitical and safe films
David Edelstein on the horror film you must see
Our critic praises "The Babadook," Jennifer Kent's seriously scary film from Australia, about a terror from deep, deep, deep inside
Faith Salie says "get a grip" over spread of germs
Waves "bye-bye" to shaking hands, thanks to studies that detail how a courteous handshake can spread discourteous infections
Jim Gaffigan on getting stuffed for Thanksgiving
The comedian and author of "Food: A Love Story" discusses the depressing aspects of the holiday
Time to end five o'clock shadow
Humorist Jerry Zezima bristles over facial stubble, saying it doesn't suit today's man, even when he's wearing a tuxedo
Scott Strazzante on finding "Common Ground"
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist on how two families' common bond extends to the Earth, and to us all
Get real! David Edelstein celebrates documentary films
"Sunday Morning" critic offers his picks from the recent explosion of non-fiction films that will rock your world
Nancy Giles: Don't flunk the midterms
Says Americans who fail to cast ballots in Congressional races will be failing their country
Ben Stein: Time for us to pay ransom to terrorists
Says the U.S. is far too big to be made small by paying out money to save kidnapped Americans from gruesome, lonely murders at the hands of ISIS
Reza Aslan on the shouting match of religion
"Sunday Morning" contributor says our identification with belief systems is about more than just faith
Luke Burbank on gamers and the game we should play
Says the opportunity to watch others play video games or interact in virtual worlds ignores the very real game we all live in
Edelstein on "Gone Girl": Elegantly wicked
Says David Fincher's film of the Gillian Flynn mystery will inspire debate, once you've picked your jaw off the floor
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"N/A" playwright Mario Correa on the power of removing labels from politics
An Off-Broadway play, "N/A," features characters based on former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who remain nameless. The play's author hopes that one day names and labels will no longer magnify loyalties and divide audiences.
Saving Walden Pond: How a treasured landmark is under threat
A storied part of our national heritage, Walden Pond and Walden Woods in Massachusetts – where Henry David Thoreau wrote his 1854 classic "Walden" – has been named one of "America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places" due to nearby development.
New York City's 92nd Street Y at 150
One-hundred-and-fifty years ago, New York City's 92nd Street Y was founded as a community and performance center, an inclusive meeting place where people could go to make their lives more meaningful.
"Siri, what the heck?" David Sedaris on talking to one's devices
Commanding your device to do things you could just as well do yourself is a mark of technological progress that humorist David Sedaris finds peculiar, when your voice-activated app is not up to the job.
The tiny N.Y. town where bookstores rule
The Northern Catskills "book village" of Hobart, New York, home to around 400 residents, is also home to seven bookstores, making it a dream destination for bibliophiles.
The electric-plane future is about to take off
Advances being made in aviation technology allow a plane to be powered by batteries, promising a more environmentally-friendly, quieter and cheaper ride that may not even require a runway.
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Lifetime Emmys for CBS News' Jane Pauley, doc filmmaker Alex Gibney
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School districts around the country have put over 4,500 electric buses on the road, but more funding is needed.
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The Ohio senator's attack stemmed from an "incident" during former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery.
USDA declares California free of invasive fruit flies after outbreak
U.S. officials said an unprecedented outbreak of invasive fruit flies that took hold in California last year has been eradicated.
LEGO to scale up use of renewable plastics in its bricks
The legacy toy company is increasing the certified renewable or recycled materials that go into its bricks in an effort to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
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FBI releases new photos and details from Trump shooting probe
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Trump campaign involved in incident at Arlington National Cemetery
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Eli Lilly slashes price on Zepbound
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Summer music 2024
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
Evidence in "The Dexter Killer" case
A look at the evidence in "The Dexter Killer" case; plus, newly revealed letters from the man police say wanted to be like fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan.
Clues and evidence in the John McCabe case
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
Donald Sutherland
The actor, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award, was renowned for such films as "MASH," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Ordinary People," and "The Hunger Games."
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Georgia's feelings about Trump, Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris is on a two-day bus tour of Georgia with running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as both presidential campaigns seek support among voters in the battleground state. CBS News campaign reporter Aaron Navarro has more.
Why Israel is focusing on West Bank
Israel's military operation in the occupied West Bank comes as cease-fire talks to broker a deal between Hamas and Israel appear to be stalling. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports, and Jon Alterman, the senior vice president of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News with his analysis of Israel's latest moves.