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“Sunday Morning” anchor Jane Pauley looks back at the life of Ethel Kennedy, wife of Robert F. Kennedy.

Shirley MacLaine on a life in pictures Shirley MacLaine on a life in pictures 08:36 At 90 years old, veteran actor and Oscar-winner Shirley MacLaine was in a spicy mood. Looking through photographs from her long career, captured mostly in black and white, she remarked, “Where are the nude ones?” Of one picture of her…

Singer, dancer and actor Shirley MacLaine has lived many lives, and she’s documented them in her new memoir, “The Wall of Life,” a photographic account of the Academy Award-winner’s remarkable journey from Broadway to Hollywood and beyond. The actress talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about her family; how dancing led to her breakthrough role in…

Jack Antonoff on Bleachers, Taylor Swift and creativity Jack Antonoff on Bleachers, Taylor Swift and creativity 06:46 For the last 18 months, Taylor Swift’s “Eras” Tour conquered the pop music world, and in a show full of great moments, one stood out: “Cruel Summer,” a song produced by Swift and her friend, Jack Antonoff: Taylor…

It’s hard to overstate Jack Antonoff’s influence on pop music: He’s written or produced some of the biggest songs with some of the biggest names in the business, while also performing as lead singer of the band Bleachers. Correspondent Tracy Smith talked with the 11-time Grammy-winner about his latest milestones, from a sold-out show at…

Capsule launches that will bring Starliner crew home SpaceX launches capsule that will give Starliner crew a ride home 01:51 In one of the most dramatic, high-risk space flights to date, SpaceX launched a gargantuan Super Heavy-Starship rocket on an unpiloted test flight Sunday and then used giant “mechazilla” mechanical arms on the pad gantry…

10/13: The Book Report by Washington Post critic Ron Charles 10/13: The Book Report by Washington Post critic Ron Charles 02:50 By Washington Post book critic Ron Charles Here are four great new books to sink into this fall.  W.W. Norton The Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Powers is back with “Playground” (W.W. Norton­), a brilliant…

The “Sunday Morning” book reviewer offers his picks from this month’s new fiction and non-fiction titles, including bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari’s latest, “Nexus,” a look at how information has shaped society.

One person was killed and at least nine others injured in a shooting just blocks from the Tennessee State University campus in Nashville Saturday evening, authorities said. The deceased person was a 24-year-old man, and at least three of the wounded are younger than 18, the Nashville Police Department said in a social media post….

W.W. Norton We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “Playground” (W.W. Norton), the latest novel by Richard Powers (the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “The Overstory”), explores artificial intelligence and the race to save the oceans. Its multi-track story concerns a computer genius looking back at his life; an oceanographer…