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COVER STORY: Remembering Julie Moore, the civilian who helped change military protocol | Watch Video
In the past, the U.S. military informed families about the deaths of service members with a telegram. Julie Moore, whose husband served during the Vietnam War, led other Army wives to lobby for a more dignified way of informing next of kin about casualties. Today, service members notify families in person, and offer additional support. Correspondent Elaine Quijano talks with the children of Moore, the civilian spouse who helped remake Army culture.

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ALMANAC: May 25 (Video)
“Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.

WORLD: Steve Rosenberg, the BBC’s “Man in Moscow” (Video)
Journalist Steve Rosenberg is now the last of the BBC’s correspondents left in Russia, doing his best to report on Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine amid a sea of Kremlin propaganda. He talks with CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer about the stress of reporting inside Russia; how he sees the future of a country he fell in love with many years ago; and the time he played piano with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. 

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ARTS: Food as art that’s good enough to eat (Video)
In the latest issue of Bon Appétit, the venerable food and entertaining magazine is trying something new: recipes designed to imitate notable works of art. “Sunday Morning” host Jane Pauley samples a menu inspired by the works of such artists as Helen Frankenthaler, Judy Chicago, and Wayne Thiebaud.

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BOOKS: Anne Tyler on a writer’s “selfish motive” to explore other lives | Watch Video
Anne Tyler’s bestselling novels – tales of lives shattered and mended by love – have broken the hearts of countless readers. In her latest, “Three Days in June,” Tyler details a weekend in the life of a divorced school administrator, bookended by the loss of her job and her daughter’s wedding. “Sunday Morning” national correspondent Robert Costa talks with the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer about finding inspiration in the lives of “humdrum” characters, and what it means to her to create “an extremely believable lie.”

READ AN EXCERPT: “Three Days in June” by Anne Tyler

EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Anne Tyler (Video)
In this web exclusive, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of such books as “Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant,” “The Accidental Tourist,” “Breathing Lessons,” and “A Spool of Blue Thread,” talks with “Sunday Morning” national correspondent Robert Costa about her latest novel, “Three Days in June,” and her writing habits; She also talks about her family’s activism; meeting her husband, the late Iranian novelist and psychiatrist Taghi Modarressi; and why marriage is a common thread in her work.

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THE BOOK REPORT: Ron Charles on new summer reads | Watch Video
The Washington Post book reviewer offers highlights from the season’s fiction and non-fiction releases.

READ AN EXCERPT: “Empire of AI” by Karen Hao

READ AN EXCERPT: “Great Black Hope” by Rob Franklin

READ AN EXCERPT: “A Summer for the Books” by Michelle Lindo-Rice

READ AN EXCERPT: “The Aviator and the Showman” by Laurie Gwen Shapiro

READ AN EXCERPT: “So Far Gone” by Jess Walter

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PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including actor George Wendt, who earned six Emmy nominations for playing Norm Peterson on the classic sitcom “Cheers.” 

BUSINESS: Delta Air Lines’ 100th year takes flight | Watch Video
In 1925, what would become Delta Air Lines started as the world’s first aerial crop-dusting operation in the Mississippi Delta region. Nearly a century after its first passenger flight, the airline has survived mergers, recessions and bankruptcy, growing from a single passenger route to an international carrier with more than 5,000 flights a day. Correspondent Kris Van Cleave talks with Delta’s CEO Ed Bastian about the airline’s future amid worries about the economy and aviation safety; visits the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta; and attends a “garage sale” where the airline’s fans can buy pieces of aviation history.

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HARTMAN: A septuagenarian college graduate pays tribute (Video)
A few years ago, Linwood Riddick, of Summerville, S.C., recently learned of the 1968 “Orangeburg Massacre” protest at South Carolina State University, during which three Black students were killed. The Vietnam War veteran and retired shop owner felt compelled to honor their sacrifice by graduating from the HBCU – at the age of 79. Steve Hartman reports.

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MUSIC: Music producer David Foster on “Boop!,” Barbra, and ballads (Video)
For the past fifty years, David Foster produced some of music’s most iconic artists, and won 16 Grammy Awards along the way. But the hit-maker’s latest project is the Tony-nominated “Boop! The Musical,” for which Foster wrote about fifty songs. He talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about discovering such unique talents as Celine Dion and Michael Bublé; working with such demanding artists as Barbra Streisand and the rock group Chicago; and what he really thinks about legacy.

You can stream selections from the Broadway cast recording of “Boop! The Musical” by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full):

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SUMMER 2025 PREVIEW: The most anticipated new movies and music | Watch Video
Be on the lookout for these new entertainment offerings in the coming months, from theaters to music platforms.
      

ARTS: The trailblazing cartoon art of Barbara Shermund (Watch Video)
Artist Barbara Shermund (1899- 1978) was one of the first women cartoonists for The New Yorker and other major magazines, from the 1920s into the ’60s. But she died with barely a trace – and her reputation lay dormant, until a distant relative and a cartoon historian teamed up to connect the dots of Shermund’s life and work. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with investigator Amanda Gormley and curator Caitlin McGurk (author of “Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund”) about resurrecting a trailblazing humorist and her scintillating takes on sex, marriage and society.

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SUMMER 2025 PREVIEW: On display at museums | Watch Video
“Sunday Morning” anchor Jane Pauley previews some of the most intriguing new art exhibits around the country this summer. 

COMMENTARY: Health expert calls Trump’s medical research cuts “reckless destruction” | Watch Video
Dr. Timothy Johnson, longtime network TV medical reporter and founding editor of the Harvard Medical School Health Letter, says that by cutting more than $1.8 billion in grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Trump administration risks destroying U.S. medical research infrastructure and prompting a “brain drain” of scientists to other countries.

      
NATURE: Poppies in California (Extended Video)
We leave you this Memorial Day weekend in California in a field of poppies – the flower of remembrance. Videographer: Brad Markel.
            

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: The camera of Sebastião Salgado (Video)
Acclaimed Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado, whose striking black-and-white images captured the toil and dignity of people’s labors in gold mines, oil fields, factories and farms around the world, while also documenting environmental despoliation, died on May 23, 2025 at age 81. In this March 26, 1995 “Sunday Morning” report, Salgado spoke with correspondent Richard Threlkeld about capturing the humanity of workers, in an age when machines were making some physical labor obsolete.

WEB EXTRA: “Survivor” winner Kyle Fraser’s pre-game interview (YouTube Video)
Prior to the start of Season 48 of “Survivor,” correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti spoke with contestant Kyle Fraser, an attorney from Brooklyn, about his road to Fiji; his strategy going into the popular reality TV competition; and how he presented himself to his fellow players. [In the end, Fraser was voted the million-dollar-winner of “Survivor.”] 

EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Christian Bale (Video)
In this web exclusive, actor Christian Bale talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the genesis of the organization he co-founded: Together California: A Village for Brothers and Sisters, a Palmdale, Calif.-based home for foster children dedicated to creating a stable environment for kids at risk by keeping foster siblings together.

MOVIES: The history of the blockbuster movie (YouTube Video)

It’s been assumed that the Hollywood summer blockbuster was born with the 1975 release of Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” followed two years later by “Star Wars.” But the film industry’s desire for box office blockbusters existed long before a shark prowled the waters off Amity. Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz talks with actor Stephen Lang (star of the “Avatar” films), critic Dana Stevens, and Charles Acland, author of “American Blockbuster,” about the origin of blockbuster movies – both big-budget spectacles of Biblical proportions, and low-budget films with heart that won a huge audience.   

FROM 2020: Now showing – The return of the drive-in (YouTube Video)
Nancy Giles looks into the resurgence of drive-in movie theatres, and their offshoots – projections in parking lots, and screenings on the water. 

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