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The case for having children

In our continuing series, Ideas That Matter, we are looking at the declining birth rate in America. The CDC says the rate is at its lowest level in 32 years. New York Times contributing Op-Ed writer, Wajahat Ali, made his case for having kids in a recent TED Talk that has been viewed more than a million times. He joins ... Read More »

CBS News Radio correspondents look back on covering WWII

We are remembering some of the heroes of World War II. On this day 75 years ago, they were making their final preparations for the largest seaborne invasion in history. CBS News Radio reported from the front lines on D-Day. The network was responsible for much of the information relayed to Americans back home. Anthony Mason reports. Source Read More »

CBS Reports (1964): “D-Day Plus 20 Years – Eisenhower Returns to Normandy”

The Allied invasion of Nazi-controlled France on June 6, 1944 was the largest military invasion in history, involving nearly 160,000 service members arriving by ship and air at Normandy. Its success turned the tide of World War II. Two decades after D-Day, former Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was Supreme Commander in charge of the operation, returned to Normandy. Eisenhower ... Read More »

“Exciting. Dreadful. Scary.”: WWII veterans reflect on D-Day anniversary

World War II veterans are making an emotional return to the shores of Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-Day. The organization Forever Young Senior Veterans is bringing 14 men back. Among them is 99-year-old Sherwin Callander, one of the first men to arrive at Utah Beach and help take troops to shore, George Mills, who got to Normandy more ... Read More »