Two years ago the husband-and-wife actors were set to star in a Broadway revival of Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite" when COVID-19 shut down theaters. Now, the show is finally set to open, and the stars talk about the unprecedented hiatus. Read More »
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Byron Allen on the road to media mastery
Four years ago the comedian and broadcasting mogul bought the Weather Channel for $310 million in cash. Now, his bid to buy the Denver Broncos, if successful, would make him the NFL’s first Black majority owner. Source Read More »
Broadcasting mogul Byron Allen
Four years ago, comedian and media mogul Byron Allen became the first Black American to own a 24-hour mainstream cable news network when he purchased The Weather Channel for $310 million – in cash. Now, Allen is preparing a bid to buy the Denver Broncos, which – if successful – would make him the NFL’s first Black majority owner. Correspondent ... Read More »
Veterans yoga project helping Long Island vets cope with stress, painful memories
Veterans in the program report having better sleep, less alcohol and drugs, improved social relationships and more gratitude. Source Read More »
Artist Joseph Yoakum
Joseph Yoakum (1891-1972) didn’t start creating art until he was in his 70s. Self-taught in his use of ballpoint pens, colored pencil and pastels, Yoakum (who claimed Native American ancestry, and whose mother was a formerly-enslaved African American) created magical landscapes, now currently on view at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Correspondent Rita Braver reports. Source Read More »
The return of Tears for Fears
Performing as the group Tears for Fears, English pop rockers Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith had hits in the 1980s with such songs as "Shout" and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World." But after an acrimonious split in 1991, the two didn't speak to one another for nine years. They have since reunited, and are about to release Tears for Fears' first album in 17 years, "The Tipping Point." Correspondent Tracy Smith sits down with Orzabal and Smith – soon to embark on a U.S. tour – to find out how their musical collaboration helped heal a personal tragedy. Read More »
Passage: Satirist P.J. O’Rourke
Humorist and political commentator P.J. O’Rourke died this week at the age of 74. Jane Pauley looks back. Read More »
The revelatory art of Joseph Yoakum
The self-taught artist didn't start creating, using ballpoint pens, colored pencils and pastels, until he was in his 70s. A show currently at New York's Museum of Modern Art highlights his fanciful landscapes. Read More »
Veterans Yoga Project Helps Vets Cope With Stress, Painful Memories
Veterans in the program report having better sleep, less alcohol and drugs, improved social relationships and more gratitude. CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reports. Source Read More »
Tears for Fears returns with “The Tipping Point”
English pop rockers Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith had numerous hits in the 1980s, but split in 1991 and didn't speak for nine years. Now reunited, their first album in 17 years is a collaboration that helped heal a personal tragedy. Read More »