The Emmy-winning HBO Max drama “The Pitt” immerses viewers in the hour-by-hour struggles faced by the overworked-yet-superhuman emergency room staff at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook visits the series’ hyper-realistic set at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif. (where cast members undergo a two-week medical boot…
Yulia Svyrydenko resigned from her position as Ukraine’s prime minister on Sunday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that she would take on a new position within the country’s government. Svyrydenko is among several Ukrainian leaders whose roles will shift, according to Zelenskyy, who said the nation is “changing its political strategy.” Zelenskyy, who has…
Washington — GOP Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio said Sunday that he’s hopeful the Senate will soon pass a Russia sanctions bill as “one of the legacies” of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a staunch backer of stricter Russia sanctions who died suddenly Saturday. “This bill would be an important symbolism to say, ‘We’re going to be…
The following is the transcript of an interview with Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on July 12, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Dr. Michael Leiter. Good to have you back here. ISRAELI AMBASSADOR MICHAEL LEITER: Good…
French artist and composer Céleste Boursier-Mougenot’s “Clinamen,” at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City, is a mesmerizing installation in which porcelain bowls floating in giant basins of water collide, producing chiming sounds that reverberate in the 55,000-square-foot hall, to foster a state of grace. Tracy Smith reports. Source link
The following is the transcript of an interview with retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former commander of U.S. Central Command and president of The Citadel, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on July 12, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to the former commander of the U.S. Central Command, retired General Frank McKenzie….
Severe weather alerts were in place for roughly 40 million people across the western United States on Sunday, as a heat dome scorching the region finally reached its peak. Forecasters warned of the dangers associated with the unusually prolonged bout of warmth, which they’ve called “exceptionally rare” for some locations, even in mid-July. The harshest…
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the South Carolina Republican senator’s proudest accomplishments. I spoke twice by phone on Friday with Graham while he was in Kyiv. He told me it was a big day,…
Hosted by Tracy Smith. Featured: The only successful coup in U.S. history; Behind the scenes of “The Pitt”; Trump’s monumental reimagining of Washington, D.C.; singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams; “Take Me Home, Country Roads”; and a Tuscany tradition: wine barrel races. Source link
Every August, the medieval Italian town of Montepulciano becomes the backdrop of intense rivalries among neighborhood teams competing in the Bravìo delle Botti – the wine barrel race. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with locals training for the grueling competition: to roll 200-lb. wine barrels uphill through the medieval city’s streets. Source link
