April the giraffe is pregnant again, zoo announces
At least 1.2 million people watched the Adventure Park’s YouTube stream of April’s 2017 delivery.
Jeanine Pirro says Whoopi Goldberg treated her “like a dog”
Jeanine Pirro of FOX News makes remarks to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor, Maryland, February 23, 2017. Mike Theiler / AFP/Getty Images Fox News host Jeanine Pirro said her argument with “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg was no less fierce off camera. Pirro, who was a guest on “The View” on Thursday, claimed Goldberg kicked…
Boys play catch with dog over fence
Video of two toddlers in Savage, Minnesota, playing an unconventional game of catch has gone viral online. The boys aren’t playing catch with each other, but instead they’re seen throwing a ball over their neighbor’s fence. Normally that would mean it’s game over and your ball is lost. But in these videos, the neighbor’s dog is on the other side…
This week on “Sunday Morning” (July 22)
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Police officer opens fire through windshield
During the pursuit, the two suspects fired nearly three dozen rounds out of their vehicle at the officers, police said.
Soccer finally scores in the U.S.
It’s Croatia against France in today’s final round of the World Cup in Russia. “The Beautiful Game,” is what soccer fans call it. And as Jim Axelrod now tells us, you don’t have to travel far to find them: If you didn’t know any better, watching crazed fans packing bars to yell at TV screens showing soccer games, you might…
Lawmaker pulled over for speeding says he sometimes drives 140 mph
An image capture from a body camera video from the La Paz County Sheriff’s Office, via KLPZ/ParkerLiveOnline, shows Arizona state Rep. Paul Mosley during a traffic stop outside Parker, Arizona, on March 27, 2018. La Paz County Sheriff’s Office/KLPZ/ParkerLiveOnline via AP PHOENIX — An Arizona state lawmaker was seen telling a sheriff’s deputy he sometimes drives as fast as 130…
This week on “Sunday Morning” (July 15)
COVER STORY: Adolescence + social media = 😢The new dramedy “Eighth Grade,” about a painfully shy 13-year old stumbling through her last week of middle school, is the first film for writer-director Bo Burnham and for its young star, Elsie Fisher. But there’s more to the movie than the usual teen angst and acne. There’s the loneliness that, research tells…
Police shed light on cop who resigned after Puerto Rico flag shirt dispute
CBS News’ Erin Donaghue and David Begnaud contributed to this report. Authorities have shed light on a police officer who resigned this week amid an investigation into his response to a woman who said she was being harassed in a Chicago forest preserve for wearing a shirt with the Puerto Rican flag. Arnold Randall, general superintendent of the Forest Preserve…
Obama stars in promo video for anti-gerrymandering group
Former President Barack Obama stars in a promotional video against gerrymandering released Wednesday by the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), an organization formed by former Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder’s group aims to fight partisan redistricting. In the nearly three-minute video, Obama advocates for “protecting” democracy through “rethinking the way we draw our congressional districts.” President Obama on Gerrymandering, Redistricting,…
Top Dem asks intel chief if Trump’s North Korea claims are true
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee has asked the head of U.S. intelligence to assess whether North Korea’s posture and actions regarding denuclearization match up with the Trump administration’s claims. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Virginia, wrote to Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats on Thursday, asking him to answer a number of questions related to North…
Homeless artist with no arms allegedly stabbed tourist
Jonathan Crenshaw’s mugshot. A homeless artist in Miami Beach who has no arms managed to stab a tourist with a pair a scissors, police said. Jonathan Crenshaw, who is known in the touristy South Beach area for painting with his feet on the streets, allegedly attacked a visitor from Chicago after midnight on Tuesday. Crenshaw and the tourist, Cesar…
Former UCLA basketball star found dead after posting YouTube video
Authorities say former UCLA basketball player Billy Knight has died in Phoenix. One of Knight’s last acts appears to be posting a message to YouTube in which he said that he lived “a life of sin,” was hearing voices and that his time was up.
Starbucks plans to stop offering plastic straws by 2020
Starbucks will eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years, citing the environmental threat to oceans. The company becomes the largest food and beverage company to do so as calls to cut waste globally grow louder. Plastic straws have become one of the biggest targets. Viral videos – including one depicting researchers extracting a plastic straw from…
Introverts and the making of a “Quiet Revolution”
Folk wisdom suggests that OPPOSITES ATTRACT, and sometimes they do. But our relationships with others aren’t always so predictable. Our Cover Story is all about personality, and it’s reported by Faith Salie: When Bryan Baecker first laid eyes on Randi Johns in Sacramento, California, two years ago, it was love at first sight. “I was like, who is that? I’d…
South Carolina gov vetoes $15.7 million over funding for abortion providers
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. Alex Wong/Getty Images South Carolina’s Republican Gov. Henry McMaster issued vetoes on Thursday cutting nearly $16 million from the state budget to prevent taxpayer dollars from directly or indirectly subsidizing abortion providers like Planned Parenthood. McMaster defended the budget vetoes as keeping a campaign promise. “There are a variety of agencies, clinics and medical entities…
This week on “Sunday Morning” (July 8)
COVER STORY: Introverts and the “Quiet Revolution”Susan Cain, author of the bestseller “QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,” is leading a “Quiet Revolution,” debunking myths about those who are quiet, compared to outgoing extroverts who appear to have all the advantages in today’s “culture of personality.” Faith Salie talks with Cain, and with a…
Valedictorian gets big audience after principal rejects speech
Jaissaan Lovett says he was denied a chance to give his speech as his high school’s first black valedictorian, so his city’s mayor invited him to give it at City Hall. Youtube/City of Rochester, N.Y. Mayor’s Office When Jaissaan Lovett graduated last month as his high school’s first black valedictorian, he prepared a speech — but he says his principal…
Visitors build giant American flag out of LEGO bricks on National Mall
Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday, visitors to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., have built a giant American flag out of LEGO bricks.
“I froze right there”: Video shows cop hesitating during Vegas shooting
“This is not a training issue,” the officer said. “You can simulate an active shooter scenario, but it’s not the same as when real bullets are flying.”
Handicapped man donates wheelchair during World Cup trip
A Mexican-American soccer fan donated a wheelchair to a Russian man in desperate need of a new one during the opening round of the FIFA World Cup in Russia last month. His act of kindness went viral. California native Abel Vera, 44, who is paralyzed from the legs down and also uses a wheelchair, tells CBS News he is not…
Man makes 911 call while clinging to the hood of speeding car
A driver in Florida captured video of a man clinging to the hood of a speeding car. Officials have released the desperate 911 call the man made while riding on the hood of the car Daniel Midah A driver in South Florida captured dramatic video of a man clinging to the hood of a speeding car on Interstate 95….
This week on “Sunday Morning” (July 1)
COVER STORY: Mapping the genome of redwoodsThey are among the oldest living things on the planet: old growth redwoods, only a few of which remain. Now, scientists are trying to bring these majestic trees back. Correspondent Lee Cowan visits California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park to report on a movement to map the genome of the coast redwood tree and…
Voices from inside San Quentin
“The Q” is shorthand for San Quentin, the notorious prison located just across the bay from San Francisco. Despite its reputation, some things are changing within its walls, as we hear from “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel: It’s difficult to imagine a more forbidding place with a lovelier view than San Quentin. Alcatraz, perhaps; but that went from prison…