The Uplift: Diamond stories

David Begnaud has a double header -- two stories about how baseball can help build community.

• Nov 8
• 21:47

Former U.S. Olympian calls Biles a role model

Former Team USA gymnast Nastia Liukin said what Simone Biles did in Tokyo is more impressive than any of her past Olympic wins. Liukin spoke to CBS News about how it's not accomplishments in the arena, but in the community, that make athletes role models.

• Aug 6, 2021
• 02:19

Detroit lawnmower gang going strong after 15 years

In 2010, with Detroit on the brink of bankruptcy and about to shut down public parks, Tom Nardone got his lawnmower and took matters into his own hands. Years later, he's still at it, but with a larger crew. Lauren Winfrey reports.

• Jul 20
• 02:10

Nebraska doctor has unusual payment plan

Nebraska surgeon Demetrio Aguila served across Asia for eight years as an air force doctor before realizing he could make an impact closer to home. After seeing patients in his clinic who could not pay for treatment, he began a program that offers them the option to pay for surgery by volunteering for local humanitarian groups. Meg Oliver shows how the plan is paying off in our series A More Perfect Union.

• Jan 23, 2020
• 03:55

Friend group founds cancer support nonprofit

A group of high school students in New Jersey joined forces to rally support for a friend battling cancer. Now, nearly 20 years later, these friends are taking their effort nationwide. Our series A More Perfect Union takes Vladimir Duthiers inside "Student Movement Against Cancer," now a nonprofit helping people across the country.

• Jan 16, 2020
• 05:03

Christmas tree farmer back to work after fire

When a fire destroyed Christmas tree farmer Larry Ryerson's equipment, his community decided to step up to help. Now, he's back to business. Mark Strassmann shares his story.

• Dec 24, 2019
• 02:06

"Sober curious" reshaping social life

In life and online, interest in the sober community is booming. On Instagram, there are more than 1.2 million #soberlife posts. More than 500,000 boast "sober is sexy." Dr. Tara Narula reports.

• Dec 18, 2019
• 04:52

2 armed students shot by Wis. cops in 2 days

For the second time this week, a Wisconsin community is reeling after police shot an armed student on a high school campus. The latest violence unfolded Tuesday in Oshkosh where officials said a 16-year-old student was wounded after stabbing a school resource officer. On Monday, around 70 miles away in Waukesha, police shot a 17-year-old who they said threatened an officer with a pellet gun. Dean Reynolds reports.

• Dec 4, 2019
• 02:04

Paradise banding together through football

One year ago, crews finally extinguished the devastating Camp Fire in Paradise, California. Now football is helping to bring the community together. Jonathan Vigliotti explains.

• Nov 25, 2019
• 01:40

"Sesame Street" has roots in black culture

It has been 50 years since "Sesame Street" was created. Bryan Greene, freelance reporter for the Smithsonian Magazine, joins CBSN to discuss the show's roots.

• Nov 14, 2019
• 05:23

Roommate charged in death of college student

The community at Clark Atlanta University is mourning the loss of 21-year-old student Alexis Crawford. Her roommate and her roommate's boyfriend have been charged with Crawford's murder. Mark Strassmann reports.

• Nov 11, 2019
• 01:54

Boston program transforms gang members into college students

In Boston city and community leaders are engaged in a bold experiment: To use higher education to transform the city's most dangerous neighborhoods. The program "Boston Uncornered" recruits gang members to drop their guns and enroll in college by paying them to do so. Supporters say it costs less than the ongoing cycle of enforcement, incarceration and recidivism, and is also an investment in the community. Dana Jacobson reports.

• Nov 2, 2019
• 08:03

Community buys car for woman in need

This 60-year-old woman was walking 12 miles to and from work every day, six days a week. She is a symbol of hard work and determination to her community, so they knew they had to help out in a big way.

• Nov 6, 2019
• 01:54

On The Trail: A distant cemetery

In the South, Decoration Day is marked by placing flowers on the headstones of ancestors. There are songs, sandwiches, even a bit of scripture. Conor Knighton attended a Decoration Day ceremony that took place in a very remote spot: on top of a mountain, inside of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where an entire community had been uprooted decades earlier for a dam project.

• May 28, 2017
• 06:05

A Facebook message that sparked hope

Steve Hartman visited Africa to investigate the story of how a suspicious Facebook message actually led to a friendship, and a publishing business that is investing in an impoverished community in Liberia.

• Apr 22, 2018
• 07:41

A history lesson

Ten-year-old Sarah Haycox says she was just walking through a park in Shoreline, Wash., about a year ago when she came across a plaque paying tribute to Edwin T. Pratt, who died in 1969 at age 39. She assigned herself the task of finding out who Pratt was, and her investigation led to a pretty impressive history lesson for her community. Steve Hartman reports.

• Jun 17, 2018
• 02:52

Thanks for the help of a loving neighbor

For many people flooded out of their homes in and around Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the most welcoming port in the storm has been a total stranger. Jaret Hucks, who owns the Midtown Inn and Cottages, has given away almost a thousand free nights to this community's poorest and most vulnerable evacuees. Steve Hartman revisits the story he first reported earlier this fall, and about a new flood that followed.

• Nov 25, 2018
• 02:13

Going it alone

According to a recent study, nearly half of Americans now say they sometimes or always feel alone, and one in five says they rarely or never feel close to anyone. And researchers say that the more social media we use, the lonelier we are likely to be. Susan Spencer talks with John Francis (a man who talked to no one for 17 years), and with doctors who say loneliness can lead to increased mortality equal to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. She also meets with the founder of the "Sidewalk Talk" community listening project, where people are invited to speak out to perfect strangers.

• Feb 10, 2019
• 08:43

A sign of the times

On Islington Road in Newton, Mass., lives two-year-old Samantha Savitz, who is deaf, but boy, does she love to talk to anyone who knows sign language. And if someone doesn't, that makes Sam just a little sad. Which led her neighbors to undertake what can only be described as a most generous community project: hiring an instructor, and fully immersing themselves in an American Sign Language class. Steve Hartman reports.

• Feb 17, 2019
• 02:43

Venice

In 1980, the sights and sounds in Venice Beach, California, were a celebration of sex, exhibitionism, and self-promotion. Morley Safer walked the boardwalk and found a metaphor for America in the parade of short shorts and roller skates.

• Sep 21, 1980
• 11:02

In China, an electric car lifestyle

A social community and private clubhouse, Chinese automaker Nio wants to do more than sell cars. It wants to become a status symbol.

• Feb 24, 2019
• 03:51

How frequent flyer miles helped LGBT people

The founder of travel website The Points Guy explains how donated airline miles helped LGBT Chechnyans escape persecution and violence.

• May 19, 2019
• 02:56

"60 Minutes" reports on The Rainbow Railroad

The organization has helped 600 LGBT individuals leave 22 hostile countries. "60 Minutes" reports, Sunday

• May 17, 2019
• 00:29

Gay man who fled torture told his story

When Amin Dzhabrailov first spoke to 60 Minutes, he asked to remain anonymous. Now, he said he is ready to put a face and name to his story of torture

• Oct 11, 2019
• 04:47

Reporter's Notebook: Importance of community

As traditional support networks fade, new grads are feeling more isolated than ever. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson gives his take on the importance of human connection in an increasingly isolated world.

• May 1
• 02:07

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