Archives for November 2022

Right-wing media and Republican politicians predicted a "red wave" in this year's midterm elections, but it failed to materialize. Contributing to the Republicans' weak showing: election denialism and Donald Trump. … [Read more...] about 2022's confounding midterms, setting the stage for 2024

Israeli airstrikes killed two Syrian soldiers and wounded three others when they slammed into an airbase in the province of Homs, a Syrian army statement said. … [Read more...] about Israeli airstrike on Syrian base kills 2 soldiers, wounds 3 others

For the past decade a multi-disciplinary team based at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage has been engaged in what is perhaps the longest-running recovery effort in the history of the U.S. Air Force: locating 52 servicemen lost when their C-124 Globemaster crashed on a glacier in Alaska, their remains and personal effects hidden in the ice since 1952. Correspondent Lee Cowan … [Read more...] about Recovering service members lost in an Alaskan glacier

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Susan Spencer looks at the insidious effects of ageism. Also: Pauley sits down with veteran journalist Judy Woodruff; Martha Teichner looks back at this week's midterm elections, while David Pogue examines why gerrymandering has gotten worse; Tracy Smith interviews comedian Adam Sandler; Mark Whitaker looks at how Ava DuVernay and … [Read more...] about "Sunday Morning" Full Episode 11/13

Ava DuVernay, the creator of "Queen Sugar," laid down a pioneering directive for her TV series: To hire only female directors, in an industry where women, particularly women of color, have had few inroads. "Sunday Morning" contributor Mark Whitaker talks with DuVernay, Oprah Winfrey (whose OWN channel broadcasts the series), and with several of the show's directors, many of … [Read more...] about "Queen Sugar": A TV landmark for women directors