HOT AIR BALLOON FLIGHT

Exploring the beauty of Vermont's towns (all 251+ of them)

Members of the 251 Club - from honeymooners to nonagenarians - are dedicated to setting foot in every one of the Green Mountain State's bucolic small towns and cities.

Novelist Ian McEwan: Writing is "a way of being"

"Lessons," the latest book by one of Britain's most successful writers, features a plotline inspired by a secret McEwan's mother kept from him until her death: that she'd given up a baby brother for adoption.

How an experimental treatment beat a little girl's cancer

When Emily Whitehead was six years old, she became the first child ever to receive genetically-modified T cells, an experimental treatment for her leukemia. It cured her, and helped launch the field of cellular medicine.

Inside the Beverly Hills "Witch's House"

In a town famous for make-believe, one home that stands out from millionaires' mansions is a fairy tale cottage come to life, a whimsical and quirky fantasy perfect for Halloween.

Mobituaries: Death of a marriage ban

In 1967, after the Supreme Court's landmark Loving decision ended bans against interracial marriage, Peggy Rusk – daughter of America's Secretary of State Dean Rusk – made front-page news by marrying Guy Smith, a Black riding instructor. [For more, tune in to "Mobituaries" wherever you download podcasts.]

Passage: Remembering Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis, one of the Founding Fathers of rock 'n' roll, died Friday at age 87. "Sunday Morning" anchor Jane Pauley looks back on the singer whose hits included "Great Balls of Fire."

Pelosi attack suspect's history of conspiracy theories

The man arrested for breaking into the San Francisco home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and assaulting her husband with a hammer has a history of spreading bogus theories on social media, including myths about the Holocaust and claims that Democrats operated child sex rings.

Book excerpt: "Lessons" by Ian McEwan

The Booker Prize-winning author of "Amsterdam" and "Atonement" is back with a new novel, a winding, lifelong journey chronicling love, child sex abuse, and lost opportunities.

Book excerpt: "Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story" by Bono

A memoir by the activist, artist and lead singer of U2, about a lifetime of music, personal challenges, and fights for social justice.

Book excerpt: "The Song of the Cell" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the cancer history "The Emperor of All Maladies" returns with the story of the discovery of cells, and the science of manipulating them.

Extended Nature Video: Tarantulas

We leave you this Sunday with Tarantulas on a pre-Halloween stroll at Henry Coe State Park in central California. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.

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Hosted by Jane Pauley.

From 2017: John Carpenter on "Halloween"

The director who's king of things-that-go-bump-in-the-night is a musical master of horror as well.

From 2013: David Edelstein on the scariest movie ever

The film critic says one horror flick above all has seeped into our culture like blood into a rug.

Gallery: 50 essential horror films for Halloween

Check our guide to some of the most unforgettable cinematic shockers.

"Here Comes the Sun": John Stamos and the CIA Museum

Actor John Stamos sits down with Tracy Smith to discuss his Disney+ series “Big Shot” and the impact Bob Saget had on his life. Then, Norah O’Donnell heads to the CIA Museum in Langley, Virginia, to learn about some of the artifacts on display.