https://www.cbsnews.com/ Sunday Morning From CBSNews.com Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:37:08 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/short-pants-the-long-and-the-short-of-it/ The summer of 1936 saw a heat wave so dangerous at least five thousand people died. It also saw the popularization of a cooler fashion alternative – shorts – which, in some jurisdictions, were illegal. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:23 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/16/cd3b0219-b568-4ddf-b8c4-734e2bb45d52/thumbnail/60x60/12d47a9f90c3a47f54dca6bd178ed83f/short-pants.jpg fda9da77-3159-4c9c-9077-7ddca3a2dbbe https://www.cbsnews.com/news/this-week-on-sunday-morning-aug-16-2026/ A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:52:43 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/13/f16bbdfe-8f8a-44cc-9d11-3072b1124b65/thumbnail/60x60/ad8356302aa34be33a192f1ba9011a7d/curry-sun.jpg 95ea62a7-5489-43a7-888e-892241605b05 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/nature-sunflowers-in-south-dakota-081626/ We leave you this Sunday lost in a field of sunflowers in South Dakota's Lyman County. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:30:16 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/15/bd563f41-415d-4013-9b70-48794a029227/thumbnail/60x60/2d8233807f1d9045081c11132c7a5dd3/nature-sunflowers-081626-1920.jpg 14d59f35-f875-4fea-98b6-3c31d8fb88bd https://www.cbsnews.com/video/this-n-that-updates-from-sunday-morning/ Jane Pauley with updates of recent reports for "Sunday Morning" viewers. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:26:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/15/625f7fd8-0f3a-48a8-88b6-3962cb23e272/thumbnail/60x60/396698359225e359e1a064f1275d7784/update-candlepin-bowling-1920.jpg 6604a19a-b724-4f29-a26e-3bbc2246e66a https://www.cbsnews.com/video/passage-in-memoriam-081626/ "Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including former NBA player and Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:23:13 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/15/ee3c0215-a6f5-4444-8f76-4d234df04a29/thumbnail/60x60/8ea948b8a02fb4d10a9ff9e3baf36f05/passage-don-nelson-1920.jpg 7973b865-93af-46aa-8ea2-fb0ab3e9024e https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-inaturalist-app-mixing-science-with-fun/ The iNaturalist cellphone app not only helps users identify plant, animal and insect species; it also provides invaluable data to scientists studying biodiversity, species decline, and habitat loss. It also provides opportunities for fun: David Pogue joins iNaturalist fan Martha Stewart in a "bioblitz" – a timed competition with other users to spot and ID species. (Originally broadcast March 22, 2026.) Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:20:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/15/162b45f6-b19d-4540-a2fc-c1c932d1afa3/thumbnail/60x60/3232a812d420a1ecb0ea6e2f930ae865/inaturalist-app-1920.jpg f1bee3b6-29f3-46bc-a183-37f2761b43b4 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/don-henley-on-the-eagles-long-goodbye-farewell-tour-now-longer/ The Eagles, one of the greatest old-school bands on Earth (and whose "Greatest Hits" compilation is the bestselling album in history), have extended their farewell tour, currently in residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Eagles co-founder Don Henley talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the band's half-century relationship with their fans; the legacy of his late bandmate Glenn Frey; and how his pre-performance regimen has changed with age. (Originally broadcast Feb. 8, 2026.) Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:11:05 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/15/8e718dbd-76b9-46ec-99df-b7c42193cf9b/thumbnail/60x60/fd88b28fbc0a1c6856eea4c5c6041573/eagles-a.jpg e43c4890-505b-48ad-91e0-424ebbe7e5c6 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/kiss-your-mom-freshmen-at-oklahoma-high-school-face-rite-of-passage/ For incoming freshmen at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it's hard to imagine a more mortifying tradition on first-day dropoff: All the seniors surround their cars and don't let them out until they do one specific thing – give their mothers a goodbye kiss. Steve Hartman reports on how a tradition of senior pranks turned into a show of thanks, and an emotional milestone for kids and their parents. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:01:05 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/15/ded1370e-eb2e-4966-a295-8207514aea8d/thumbnail/60x60/98384d92297d3800e197d22aa9e77757/hartman-kiss-yo-mama-1920.jpg c94e8847-a41e-4754-9b42-2e1a03918a61 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/book-excerpt-the-summer-of-death-by-geoff-williams/ Geoff Williams' account of the deadly heat wave of 1936 includes one Kentucky city's efforts to arrest young women whose warm-weather attire was considered too revealing. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:57:58 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/14/5f9eb6b5-1449-40b9-bfda-809f1ca09b11/thumbnail/60x60/ad50b685bb4f28e07356e4a7885ee5d7/summer-of-death-cover-pegasus-1280.jpg c7714fb2-a4a2-4f30-9072-34e5f3b69695 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/short-pants-the-long-and-the-short-of-it/ The summer of 1936 saw a heat wave so dangerous at least five thousand people died. It also saw the popularization of a cooler fashion alternative: shorts. Correspondent Mo Rocca looks at the long history of short pants; how at one time, in Yonkers, N.Y., the wearing of shorts was illegal; and how hot pants and Daisy Dukes became high fashion. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:57:16 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/16/10a786b5-25dc-4664-a968-365c540623ad/thumbnail/60x60/7edb12e08cfc0ceaba0a66652a4e2a7f/shorts-through-history-1920.jpg c2854375-ca8d-4167-a53f-b6781bf71214 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/gallery-photos-of-the-week-081626/ "Sunday Morning" looks at some of the most evocative images captured the week of August 10, 2026, from a total solar eclipse, to a desperate search for survivors of an earthquake in Colombia. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:49:20 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/16/e3f974b5-de1c-45e0-955f-29490b3dfa32/thumbnail/60x60/b5588c0c2cd5a2182175ae91b0aa69c3/week-in-photos-1920.jpg 2a04c19a-905d-4402-87b7-804673f5f2fc https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trophy-belt-buckles-the-highly-prized-currency-of-cowboy-culture/ From bull riding to barrel racing, trophy belt buckles, worn by champion rodeo riders, tell stories of grit, accomplishment and honor. Correspondent Ian Lee visits the Professional Bull Riders World Championship in Fort Worth, where an elite group of cowboys competes to win a trophy buckle; and talks with the artisans of Montana Silversmiths, who carry on this century-old tradition. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:44:13 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/15/a34ada33-24fa-4ebb-bc33-f37b76d10c85/thumbnail/60x60/c93101f66237df61c6f372c646b4b560/bull-rider-belt-buckle-1920.jpg adc5d114-0595-486a-86c4-4a2c26fc78dd https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rahm-emanuel-on-trump-the-left-and-whats-right-for-america/ As a Democratic Congressman, Chicago mayor, ambassador, and chief of staff in the Obama White House, Rahm Emanuel has been a key and combative moderate; he says his fight, now and in the future, is bigger than him and his party. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:38:33 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/16/36b254d8-c0d6-4f22-9e8e-b943082254fd/thumbnail/60x60/b679bb59df9d8e70e48847e0e9a0e569/rahm-emanuel-1280.jpg 37454de2-be70-4802-a5e0-54bc25d43264 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/rahm-emanuel-on-trump-the-left-and-whats-right-for-america/ Over a long career, as Democratic Congressman, Chicago mayor, ambassador, and chief of staff in the Obama White House, Rahm Emanuel has been a key and combative moderate in showdowns over health care and the economy. He tells "Sunday Morning" national correspondent Robert Costa that his fight, now and in the future, is bigger than him and his party. He talks about addressing the Democratic Party's progressive wing leading up to the midterms, and fighting the Trump administration. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:36:06 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/16/c1976b37-89a1-4195-89bd-6f11d99685b8/thumbnail/60x60/27f8459c754d2281c3d19707e44bba98/rahm-emanuel-1920.jpg 5aa974ed-2d93-4eb4-b2e3-c426b11df9de https://www.cbsnews.com/news/recipe-amish-peanut-butter-pie-lovina-hershberger-zook/ Lovina Hershberger Zook, who left the Amish faith, today shares recipes of the Amish with her more than six million followers on social media. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:32:46 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/13/4a816082-516d-4cb8-a9dc-3247ac74036f/thumbnail/60x60/41cc9bb625a85069c49d0e11f8604fd6/peanut-butter-pie-1280.jpg 3ccb7009-2e93-4416-ad04-828835259b0b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-lovina-zook-left-the-amish-and-found-an-online-audience/ This 23-year-old who grew up in a conservative Amish community and had never used a cell phone or computer is today an unlikely social media influencer, sharing stories and recipes of the Amish with her six million online followers. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:27:52 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/14/ecf9849e-808f-4928-bfe1-e26552c6f86b/thumbnail/60x60/a134ea6602fff4ac679d7e85a1a3ec52/lovia-zook-1280.jpg be0f732b-c176-4e3e-914a-af8494350ae7 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/ex-amish-lovina-zook-finds-an-online-audience/ Twenty-three-year-old Lovina Hershberger Zook is an unlikely social media influencer: she grew up in a conservative Amish community and had never used a cell phone or computer or driven a car. But she left the faith, and her family, five years ago, and today shares stories and recipes of the Amish with her six million online followers. Faith Salie reports on a very un-traditional TikTok sensation. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:27:14 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/15/154757b0-566e-4386-b5c8-d4717e086127/thumbnail/60x60/d7228c9f878dbf9e31496c6dc75ecdb8/amish-influencer-a-1920.jpg 5de57bb7-077f-4515-9381-b49ca7a57117 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/almanac-august-16-2026/ "Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:18:06 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/15/544a51fe-a8c3-4653-b3c2-33125600b8f3/thumbnail/60x60/122547cd96135ce4d2ea7ac38bb1020a/almanac-elvis-1920.jpg 765b7a7e-6a97-43a7-b4fa-05029f402bf9 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-summer-of-extremes-weathering-a-hotter-world/ July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States – another escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet, where extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:16:17 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/16/224cc17b-a1e6-47e8-b747-e9bb4c691cbc/thumbnail/60x60/0f1c9d02d45dea7babea230ce7cb4d5f/wildfire-burning-home-in-europe-1280.jpg f61d588c-8769-4772-b491-20a9a1a77f1a https://www.cbsnews.com/video/a-summer-of-extremes-weathering-a-hotter-world/ July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States, breaking a record last set during the Dust Bowl – just another step in the escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti talks with climate journalist Jeff Goodell and atmospheric scientist Maria Molina about how changes in Earth's climate are increasing the likelihood that extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:15:04 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/16/ddd752ef-7fa4-4d35-8ebf-ab70de7734cc/thumbnail/60x60/234204d2280f6109c1fefcbea4808169/spokane-wildfire-1920.jpg 47548037-6673-47f1-b589-9ef7b5d14ed0 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-sunday-morning-at-92ny-sylvester-stallone/ America's #1 Sunday morning news program announces a new collaboration beginning Sept. 28 to bring conversations with the biggest newsmakers in the arts, politics and culture to the stage, and streamed online. Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:31:23 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/13/7d3f6400-f112-4063-a96b-b382112139fd/thumbnail/60x60/2a5066a6cbf9d8344803879bfa790016/sylvester-stallone-tracy-smith1280.jpg 96144fdc-e39d-4a62-8e05-4e2647218d6b https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/summer-music-highlights-of-2026/ Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:43:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/07/ef03c4d9-4176-42a8-b920-b04acbacccb8/thumbnail/60x60/c99565bed7808a2859fa802b859fab1c/ed-spinelli-lollapalooza-d4-tatemcrae-01.jpg c32ef5ec-af40-407c-b61a-ad0019a0c177 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/this-week-on-sunday-morning-aug-9-2026/ A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:30:25 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/06/5ab048bd-b12f-4064-a321-73f1ea07cc7a/thumbnail/60x60/6729a24e92a631e3ddbd611295a3272f/kosciuszko-sun.jpg d7aac9c6-1165-4b2e-b6c0-de44fcd00816 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/nature-otters-in-california/ We leave you this Sunday morning among river otters frolicking at Point Reyes National Seashore in Marin County, Calif. Videographer: Lee McEachern. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:30:11 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/09/3f739ca0-518c-4b15-8f61-7a6a8edcf810/thumbnail/60x60/2978e5a2ef9cf97829d3a033dfe10699/nature-otters-1920.jpg 90a7a32a-979d-40a6-b1dc-a474556eab31 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tales-from-gay-talese/ A legend among writers and reporters, and a leading practitioner of the "New Journalism," Gay Talese talks of a career writing about the famous and not-so-famous, from Frank Sinatra, to aging sports figures, mobsters and nudists. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:23:38 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/08/78cc7f26-175b-4f75-a02d-13bc64e0223f/thumbnail/60x60/297cdd622ef9838b04674b36870fd6dd/gay-talese-1280.jpg 1087cf83-37f1-4840-aed7-e6db06a39641 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tales-from-gay-talese/ For more than six decades, Gay Talese has been a celebrated legend among writers and reporters – a leading practitioner of the "New Journalism." At 94, he talks with New Yorker writer Kelefa Sanneh of a career writing about the famous and not-so-famous (including mobsters, aging sports figures and nudists), and why his renowned 1966 Esquire article about Frank Sinatra didn't require his actually talking to the Chairman of the Board. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:22:19 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/08/2be73a04-4ffc-49ee-a318-942257f74735/thumbnail/60x60/07c42b4d8e080fc40b79bf4923fa5482/gay-talese-1920.jpg cb3c3b7d-46f2-4de9-89f5-77a626cd9fa0 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-life-and-mystique-of-tim-curry/ In 50 years on screen, Tim Curry, star of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," "Clue" and "It," has played roles campy, comical, and menacingly sinister, yet his most inscrutable role is still Tim Curry. The actor talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about his memoir "Vagabond" (which is decidedly not a Hollywood tell-all); the stroke he suffered in 2012, and learning how to speak again; and why he never sought to curry stardom. (Originally broadcast Oct. 19, 2025.) Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:11:10 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/08/6d80981b-63bc-47b3-9d54-624ac65b4ebc/thumbnail/60x60/84dfb43a4240cdef5aa47bd2b8c55cbe/tim-curry-1920.jpg 7dc4c87e-81b1-448d-892b-b68d1b050da3 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thc-tests-land-new-mothers-onto-child-abuse-registries/ In Idaho, new mothers have ended up on a child abuse registry after testing positive for THC – a chemical found in marijuana. An investigation raises hard questions about who gets punished, and who doesn't. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:08:55 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/08/47935460-3ba2-45a1-9805-356246fc11f3/thumbnail/60x60/4067af648ab13f1e8b0cdea4dac557fc/nicole-hamann-b-1280.jpg 26e8e8c9-345c-43af-ab1d-b88ef15e00c9 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-bond-between-dog-and-duck/ Barley, the golden retriever, lost her spunk once she started taking medication. But when Justin and Tori Cannarelli, of New York, brought Louie, a duckling, home for a short visit, the bird and the dog immediately bonded – and Barley was once again good as gold. Steve Hartman reports on a healing friendship that transcends species. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:00:17 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/08/08/c2d41f8c-2219-4766-a723-b638ebe13d69/thumbnail/60x60/34237406d6e27afd29761608f6cec951/dog-and-duck-1920.jpg a6814563-5306-42f5-9b79-41df5b632ecb https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-happens-during-a-solar-eclipse/ Monday's total eclipse of the sun will be viewable across a swath of 13 states. Learn what happens during an eclipse, and about preparations in one Arkansas town that is expected to double in size due to eclipse tourism traffic. Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:03:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/06/3eb94a03-1add-492d-9224-ea54d0ce1c35/thumbnail/60x60/4c8a1cf48067d920763d15fda116f201/eclipse-viewers-in-2017-1280.jpg f2dff504-87d6-4b13-90b7-09d69fb1a558