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In 1941 the Oscar-winning actor answered his nation's call, serving as a pilot in the Army Air Corps, and came home from WWII a changed man. The film "Jimmy" depicts his decision to enlist, and his emotional post-war return to the screen in "It's a Wonderful Life."
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
With elections to choose all 435 House members, a third of our Senators, and 36 governors, "Sunday Morning" looks at why – with rising costs and a historically unpopular president – this year's midterms may upend expectations.
The contest between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico may determine control of the U.S. Senate. "Sunday Morning" talks with the candidates' supporters and local observers about a race that has drawn interest from around the country.
Seven decades after the first reported sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects, a scientific council is investigating records and video released by the government of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), to possibly answer the question: Are we alone?
Beginning in 1910, a city long associated with beer and bratwurst elected three Socialist mayors who made parks, public housing and sanitation priorities of city government, the benefits of which are still recognized in Milwaukee today.
An exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts, "Georgia O'Keeffe: Architecture," is building a different picture of Georgia O'Keeffe, best known for her depictions of flowers and desert landscapes.
Returning to movie screens after his service in World War II, Jimmy Stewart was nervous about appearing in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" – a film now acknowledged as one of his very best.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
In this web exclusive, actress Parker Posey ("Party Girl," "The White Lotus," "Wild Horse Nine") talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about her movie and TV career, during which she was dubbed "Queen of the Indies."
In this web exclusive, Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz talks with character actor John Turturro, a veteran of films by Spike Lee and the Coen Brothers, and star of the new film "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York."
In this extended conversation, correspondent Mo Rocca talks with Carrie Preston, who stars as the quirky lawyer-turned-detective Elsbeth Tascioni in the series "Elsbeth."
In this web exclusive, comedian Billy Crystal talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the inspiration behind his new one-man Broadway show, "860": his family's home that was destroyed in last year's Pacific Palisades wildfire.
In this extended conversation, political strategist and podcaster Steve Bannon talks with "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel about populist and nationalist politics in the U.S. and abroad; the ground game of Democratic Socialists and prospects for the 2026 midterms; Trumpism and election denialism; and media coverage of politics.
In this extended conversation, Luke Burbank talks with singer-songwriter Noah Kahan about how his home state of Vermont has inspired his music; dealing with stardom; the process of writing his latest album, "The Great Divide"; and founding his mental health non-profit, The Busyhead Project.
A routine flight became a fight for survival when the co-pilot attacked the captain and tried to crash FlyDubai Flight 1073. As the plane plunged 14,000 feet, people on board helped subdue the attacker while another pilot regained control. Correspondent Matt Gutman sat down with some of the heroes who helped avert disaster.
In this web exclusive, "M*A*S*H" star Alan Alda talks with Dr. Jon LaPook about facing Parkinson's disease.
In this web exclusive, actor, writer and director Sylvester Stallone talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about his career, including his first experience as an actor in a school production of "Death of a Salesman"; how rejection made him tougher; why he refused to sell his screenplay for "Rocky" unless he played the lead role; and how he continued to fight during the film's production to maintain his vision of the character.
An exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts, "Georgia O'Keeffe: Architecture," is building a different picture of Georgia O'Keeffe, best known for her depictions of flowers and desert landscapes.
In movies and TV, vampires – the blood-sucking undead – have held a firm grip on the public's imagination. That popularity has now extended to Broadway. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with actors L.J. Benet and Ali Louis Bourgzui, and director Michael Arden, of "The Lost Boys," which has avoided the stake in the heart that befell other Broadway vampire musicals. Smith also talks with film professor Rebekah McKendry about vampire lore in the media.
"Lincoln in the Bardo," based on George Saunders' novel, is the first opera composed by a woman to premiere at the Metropolitan Opera. Missy Mazzoli talks about its creation, and the influence that punk rock and music videos had on her work.
They're painted advertisements from long ago, for businesses that may have since died. But remnants of these "ghost signs" still remain, haunting our urban spaces – and one artist is bringing ghost signs back to life.
Lee Krasner has long been eclipsed by the shadow of her husband, Jackson Pollock. Now, a landmark show in New York City rewrites the story of the artists whose work and legacies were – aesthetically and personally – bound together.
Returning to movie screens after his service in World War II, Jimmy Stewart was nervous about appearing in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" – a film now acknowledged as one of his very best.
Harry Houdini, the greatest escape artist who ever lived, died 100 years ago on Halloween – a fact that has only burnished his image as a daredevil who often cheated death. But was there a cover-up involving the circumstances of his death?
NPR health and science correspondent and "Sunday Morning" contributor Allison Aubrey writes about the steps Gen Xers may take to foster a sense of purpose as they enter this next stage of life.
In 1999, "The Gruffalo," Julia Donaldson's story about a monster, with illustrations by Axel Scheffler, became a runaway bestseller. Now, the pair has released their third book in the series, "Gruffalo Granny," which is the U.K.'s bestselling book of the year of any genre.
Kerry Kennedy writes of her mother's inspiring example, from before and after the assassination of her father, Robert F. Kennedy.
In the 1990s actress Parker Posey was dubbed "The Queen of the Indies." The Emmy-nominated star of "The White Lotus," and the new film "Wild Horse Nine" talks about her Southern upbringing, and how her parents inspired her acting.
Carrie Preston has played the quirky lawyer-turned-detective Elsbeth Tascioni in three popular series: "The Good Wife," "The Good Fight," and now in the comedic murder-mystery series "Elsbeth," in which she helps New York City police solve crimes through unconventional means. Preston talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about how playing a paragon of positivity is like a miracle for her.
The Spanish singer continues to defy convention with her fourth album, "Lux," a mix of classical, opera and pop that tells the stories of female saints and mystics through history.
He's gifted audiences with memorable appearances in more than 100 films and TV shows. Now, John Turturro, one of the great character actors, is playing a rare lead role in a charming and moving crime drama, "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York."
In January 2025, The Pacific Palisades wildfire burned more than 5,000 homes, including Billy Crystal's. From the smoldering ruins of what was once his family home, Crystal found inspiration for his latest one-man Broadway show, "860."
We leave you this Sunday awash in the colors of fall at Minneopa State Park in Mankato, Minnesota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
We leave you this Sunday morning with some Golden Orb Weavers at Long Key Natural Area and Nature Center in Davie, Fla. Videographer: Charles Schultz.
We leave you this Sunday swimming with the arctic grayling, recently reintroduced to the streams near Traverse City in Michigan. Videographer: Justin Grubb.
We leave you this Sunday morning in the Amazon jungles of Ecuador. Videographer: Michael Clark.
We leave you this Sunday grazing with wild horses at Return to Freedom: Wild Horse Conservation, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Videographer: Russell Nickerson.
We leave you this Sunday morning in South Dakota, as a new day dawns on Lake Poinsett. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
We leave you this Sunday morning wandering among the red rocks at Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Videographer: Brad Markel.
We leave you this Sunday morning with hungry monarch caterpillars, munching away in New York's Hudson Valley. Videographer: Lorraine Mullins.
We leave you this Sunday morning on the coast of Newfoundland. Videographer: Mike Hernandez.
In a story that aired Aug. 30, 1981, "Sunday Morning" visited Georgia O'Keeffe, who became inextricably linked to the landscapes and desert flowers of New Mexico. To honor the artist, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival had commissioned and dedicated to O'Keeffe a piano quintet by composer John Harbison – music that, like O'Keeffe's paintings, translates stark and unfilled spaces. Reported by Bruce Morton.
Patrick Stewart and fellow player Ian McKellen talked with CBS News' Lesley Stahl about their deep friendship forged on stage and on the set of the "X-Men" series, as they rehearsed for Broadway productions of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" and Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land." They also talked about the personal experiences that helped shape their careers.
Sir Patrick Stewart, the classically-trained stage actor who was best-known for his roles in the "Star Trek" and "X-Men" franchises, died on Oct. 28 at age 86. In 2020, Stewart talked with CBS News' Tony Dokoupil about returning to the role of Captain Jean Luc Picard in the TV series "Star Trek: Picard," and about how he sought an escape from the COVID pandemic through poetry.
Glass artist Paul Stankard, whose delicately-crafted paperweights were displayed in museums around the world, died on October 6, 2026 at age 83. In this 2015 report, Martha Teichner visited Stankard at his New Jersey studio, where the self-taught paperweight-maker demonstrated the remarkable process of creating a tiny world of nature out of glass.
HBO has announced it is reviving (with its original cast) Lena Dunham's raw, brash and controversial series "Girls," which from 2012 to 2017 documented the lives of twenty-something friends trying to make it in New York City. In this March 10, 2013 "Sunday Morning" story, Tracy Smith went behind the scenes of shooting, and talked with Dunham, and co-stars Allison Williams, Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke, about what made the show's characters both intriguing and alienating.
Director Peter Berg discusses his new film, the true story of All-American football stars who volunteered for the Marines and fought in the Battle of Okinawa, the last and costliest World War II battle in the Pacific.
They're painted advertisements from long ago, for businesses that may have since died. But remnants of these "ghost signs" still remain, haunting our urban spaces – and one artist is bringing ghost signs back to life.
Composer Missy Mazzoli is the first woman ever to have an opera premiered by the Metropolitan Opera. Based on the award-winning novel by George Saunders, Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek's "Lincoln in the Bardo" depicts Abraham Lincoln mourning his 11-year-old son, Willie, whose passing has led the young boy to a threshold place between the living and the dead. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with Mazzoli about the opera and the influence that punk rock and music videos had on her work.
In 1962, a few guys at a bar were looking for an event to put the town of Valley City, Ohio on the map. Inspired by a Mark Twain story, they created a frog jump contest. This year, correspondent Luke Burbank attended the 65th annual competition, in which contestants were of a particularly slimy variety.
Women's pro baseball has been largely inactive in this country since the pioneering All-American Girls Professional Baseball League folded 72 years ago. Now, with the new Women's Pro Baseball League (which debuted this summer), women are again taking to the diamond in a league of their own. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with #1 draft pick Kelsie Whitmore; catcher Maggie Foxx; commissioner Justine Siegal; and CEO Keith Stein about what the new league means for women and sports.
In Spain, the rice dish paella has spawned many variations over time, but correspondent Seth Doane went to Valencia looking for the traditional ways paella is prepared and served.
Hany Farid, a leading expert on deepfakes and digital manipulation, estimates that half of the content widely viewed on the Internet is fake. What does this mean for our ability to detect images generated or hallucinated by artificial intelligence?
Studies have shown that people who hold grudges have greater levels of cardiovascular trouble, and higher levels of depression and anxiety. But according to one survey, four out of five adults harbor some lingering resentment towards others, sometimes over the smallest of reasons. Correspondent Susan Spencer talks with experts about why some people can maintain grudges for years; how holding grudges can be counterproductive; and what it takes to have forgiveness overcome lingering ill will.
Studies show people who hold grudges have greater levels of cardiovascular trouble, and higher levels of depression and anxiety. Experts say those taking steps towards forgiveness can have better outcomes.