When Melody Morrow, of New York City, paid her bills for physical therapy, it provided its own special kind of healing, thanks to the anonymous artistic touches that graced her billing statement envelopes. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on acts of kindness from an accounting office. Source

On this weekend we’re remembering Tony Bennett, we could think of no more fitting tribute than to hear one of the songs that made him famous, the hit that helped put him on the map in 1951: “Because of You,” performed by a woman who is herself a music legend, k.d. lang. (Thanks to NightBird Recording Studios in West Hollywood, Calif.) Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas, that aired on “Face the Nation” on July 23, 2023. Source

One of the most anticipated films of the summer is “Barbie,” starring Margot Robbie as the famous Mattel doll – a challenging role for the two-time Oscar-nominee. In an interview originally broadcast on December 18, 2022, she talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about taking risks; having an accent too Australian for Australian TV; and how she repaid her mom after becoming a success. Source

Since she took up beekeeping at the age of six, Elizabeth Downs has been convinced she’d found her calling. Now 11, she works with beekeeping associations in Maine, sells honey for charity, and gives talks about bees in schools. Correspondent Martha Teichner asks Downs about her passion for pollinators, and her hope to one day become the state apiarist – Maine’s official beekeeper. Source

Tony Bennett, one of the greatest pop/jazz singers of all time, died Friday, July 21, at the age of 96. Correspondent Mo Rocca looks back on the life and career of the 20-time Grammy-winner with one of his sons, Danny Bennett (who was also his manager); and with NPR host Scott Simon, who co-authored Bennett’s 2017 memoir, “Just Getting Started.” Source

Regional Gov. Oleh Kiper said that four children were among those wounded in the blasts and the historic Transfiguration Cathedral, a landmark Orthodox cathedral in the city, was severly damaged. Source

Heat-related illness on the rise as extreme temps take their toll; Lionel Messi fever takes hold in U.S. as he makes his MLS debut Source

Though “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie” have starkly different stories, they do have something in common: getting audiences back into theaters. Source

A California mother disappears without a trace – did her husband try to have a hex put on her so she wouldn’t leave him? Source