Nap time: Jim Gaffigan on the need for snooze
Even though he's not a pre-schooler, comedian Jim Gaffigan, a grown adult, says he can't do without a little daytime sleep.
Even though he's not a pre-schooler, comedian Jim Gaffigan, a grown adult, says he can't do without a little daytime sleep.
The United States is the only industrialized country where the rates of maternal deaths have increased, rather than decreased. And "near deaths" are on the rise: 60,000 a year across the country. Erin Moriarty of "48 Hours" talks to young woman who have a higher risk of dying during pregnancy and childbirth than their mothers did, and meets a midwife from England who saw expectant mothers being turned away from doctors offices in Florida, and in response opened up a health clinic that welcomes everyone.
Conway said some reporters "say things on Twitter that they would not get away with in print"
According to the comedian, staying awake is overrated
From a celebration of anime in Washington, D.C., to a cow made of butter in Iowa, "Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead
This week on "Face the Nation," moderator Margaret Brennan interviews White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, Rep. Adam Schiff and former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Plus, our political panel provides analysis on recent developments in Washington.
If you had to think of a good site for an archaeological dig, you probably wouldn't think of a coat closet in the Children's Workshop School in Manhattan. But a couple of years ago, student Bobby Scotto starting digging into a crack in the floor, sparking a string of valuable finds. Steve Hartman reports.
TV host Jimmy Kimmel was always the lovable frat boy of late-night, often more playful than political. But Kimmel put comedy on hold when his on-air story about his son's fight for life became a call to action on healthcare; and following the Las Vegas massacre last fall, his monologue turned into an emotional call for sanity, and gun control. Kimmel talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about his road to late-night, and why he's not so bothered if viewers are upset by his heartfelt monologues. (This story originally aired on October 15... Читать дальше...
Only the best noses advance at the North American Truffle Dog Championship, at the annual Oregon Truffle Festival, where contestants work to catch the carefully-buried scent of the pungent, and pricey, delicacies. John Blackstone reports.
It's an unlikely spot for one of the world's most unusual sports … because in a national park, far from a beach or desert, people are encouraged to slide down sand dunes as if they were on a snow-packed mountain. Barry Petersen tries his hand at sandboarding at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado.
The lovable frat boy of late-night put comedy on hold when his on-air story about his son's fight for life became a call to action on healthcare
This week marked the opening of the new National Comedy Center, in Jamestown, N.Y., the hometown of TV funnywoman Lucille Ball. It's a museum that celebrates comedy as an art form. Jane Pauley reports.
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of its music chart this week, Billboard released its list of the all-time top songs
The new National Comedy Center, in the hometown of TV legend Lucille Ball, celebrates comedy as an art form
At Colorado's Great Sand Dunes National Park, enthusiasts slide down piles of sand as much as 750 feet high
Forget pigs; canines are the latest animals to be trained to search for the fragrant fungus
Artist Dox Thrash (1893–1965), who attended night classes at the Art Institute of Chicago while working as an elevator operator, revolutionized printmaking in the 1930s by pioneering a completely new process called carborundum mezzotint – scraping away dark layers to reveal lighter grays and whites underneath. Faith Salie looks at the unique work of the African American artist.
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy Award-winning news program
On August 5, 1957, Dick Clark's music series of pop stars and dancing teens went national
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of its music chart this week, Billboard released its list of the all-time top songs.
In the 1950s, scientists invented a new material that would change the world forever: plastic. Cheap, durable, sanitary, strong, and light – and, as we have seen in the years since, very, very difficult to get rid of once we are through with it. About 70 percent of our discarded plastic winds up in open dumps or landfills, but much winds up in an even worse place: the ocean. David Pogue reports on why, even with ramped-up recycling efforts, it is so hard to get rid of plastic.
It is extremely hard to get rid of plastic once it's used – and now even some recyclers are having difficulty unloading it