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Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This week on "Sunday Morning" (July 13)
The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. "Sunday Morning" also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Guest host: Norah O'Donnell COVER STORY: Genetic genealogy: Building the family tree of a serial killer | Watch VideoRetiree Barbara Rae-Venter never anticipated that her hobby of researching her family tree would lead to the capture of one of the most notorious criminals in California, the Golden State Killer. A pioneer in the use of genetic genealogy, Rae-Venter has since become an important partner for investigators seeking to solve cold cases. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. For more info: "I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever" by Barbara Rae-Venter (Ballantine Books), in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Rae Venter, Firebird Forensics ALMANAC: July 13 (Video)"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date. GAMES: Candy Land, the game that still hits a sweet spot (Video)For the last 75 years, generations have taken turns weaving through a rainbow road, surrounded by all things candy. Correspondent Faith Salie looks at the enduring appeal of Candy Land, and talks with authors Sandra A. Miller and Margaret Muirhead about the origin of the board game, which was invented by Eleanor Abbott to help alleviate the suffering of young polio patients. For more info: Candy Land (Hasbro) ARTS: Joop Sanders, last of the original Abstract Expressionists | Watch VideoThe Dutch-American painter Joop Sanders was the last surviving member of the Abstract Expressionist movement when he died in 2023 at the age of 101. Now, his granddaughter Isca Greenfield-Sanders has curated a retrospective in New York City that brings light to the artist's work. Correspondent Serena Altschul reports. For more info: "Joop Sanders: The Last Abstract Expressionist," at the Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation, New York City (through July 19) Greenfield-Sanders TV: Richard Kind is quite happy being just a little famous | Watch VideoYou may not know his name, but there's a good chance you've seen Richard Kind – on TV, in films or on Broadway. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook finds out how the Tony-nominated actor (recognizable from shows like "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Only Murders in the Building") measures success, and goes behind-the-scenes of the Netflix show, "Everybody's Live with John Mulaney," where Kind serves as announcer and sidekick. EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Richard Kind (Video) For more info: Live with John Mulaney" (Netflix)The Second City, Chicago Citi Field, New York City PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week. AGRICULTURE: The secret to a successful cherry crop? Helicopters (Video)Central Washington's long, sunny summer days and cool evenings make the region ideal for growing sweet cherries. But summer rainfall can cause cherries to become waterlogged and rupture. To protect their crops, farmers use an unusual method to blow-dry their cherry trees: helicopters. Correspondent Conor Knighton reports on a fruitful alliance of agriculture and aviation. For more info: Cherries from Stemilt Growers, Wenatchee, Wind Aviation, Chelan, Wash. Thanks to: Professor Clive Kaiser, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Lincoln University"Understanding and Preventing Sweet Cherry Fruit Cracking" (Oregon State University) HARTMAN: Student's unique talent that's for the birds (Video)Eleven-year-old Samuel Henderson, of Choctaw, Oklahoma, wanted to compete in a school talent show, but no student from special education had ever participated. Yet, he had a unique talent that he wanted to share: He can perfectly imitate about 50 birds. Steve Hartman reports. MUSIC: Billie Eilish on what she's found "liberating" | Watch VideoSinger-songwriter Billie Eilish is just beginning to know herself. With her latest album, "Hit Me Hard and Soft," and her current tour (her first without brother Finneas and her parents), the music superstar is discovering parts of herself she didn't know were there. She describes to correspondent Anthony Mason finding a new voice as a songwriter, and about stretching her singing after starting vocal lessons. (This story was originally broadcast Dec. 8, 2024.) WEB EXCLUSIVE: Extended interview – Billie Eilish (Video)In this web exclusive, Anthony Mason sits down with music superstar Billie Eilish to talk about performing on her "Hit Me Hard and Soft" tour (her first without brother Finneas). She also discusses welcoming the label of "songwriter"; what she learned from writing the "Barbie" song "What Was I Made For?"; the perceived criticisms of her singing voice and the liberation she discovered after starting vocal lessons; and the power that she says comes from expressing vulnerability in her art. You can stream the Billie Eilish album "Hit Me Hard and Soft" by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full): For more info: (Official site) | Tour info THESE UNITED STATES: The Louisiana Purchase (Video)Correspondent Lee Cowan reports on a moment in American history that changed our nation like no other before or since. FROM THE ARCHIVES: Charles Kuralt on the Louisiana Purchase (Video)President Thomas Jefferson's acquisition of more than 800,000 square miles of land from France in 1803 was a remarkable chapter in American history, all the more fascinating for it being so unexpected – and so cheap. CBS News' Charles Kuralt tells the story, and does so in a bizarrely appropriate location: the middle of an Arkansas swamp. (Originally broadcast Feb. 13, 1976.) CRIME: The hunt for sexual predator John Doe #147 | Watch VideoIn 1997, a nine-year-old Ohio boy was sexually assaulted, but his assailant could not be found. Using genetic genealogy, a recent tool for tracing family histories through DNA, Cuyahoga County prosecutors, aided by researcher Barbara Rae-Venter, were able to solve the nearly-three-decade-long crime. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. For more info: "I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever" by Barbara Rae-Venter (Ballantine Books), in Hardcover, Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Rae Venter, Firebird ForensicsCuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Special Investigations G.O.L.D. Unit BOOKS: New York Times bestseller lists (Video)Check out this week's top-selling titles on The New York Times fiction and non-fiction lists. NATURE: Pumas in Patagonia WEB EXCLUSIVES: EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Richard Dreyfuss on filming "Jaws" (YouTube Video)In this web exclusive, actor Richard Dreyfuss talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about fighting for the role that would launch his career into the stratosphere: the shark expert Matt Hooper in Steven Spielberg's "Jaws." He also discusses the notoriously problem-plagued production; his awe of co-star Robert Shaw; and the most valuable lesson he learned during the film's 159-day shoot on Martha's Vineyard. The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. Executive producer is Rand Morrison. DVR Alert! Find out when "Sunday Morning" airs in your city "Sunday Morning" also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Full episodes of "Sunday Morning" are now available to watch on demand on and Paramount+, including via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox. Follow us on Twitter/X; Facebook; Instagram; YouTube; TikTok; Bluesky; and at You can also download the free "Sunday Morning" audio podcast at iTunes and at Now you'll never miss the trumpet! How a father's persistence unlocked his son's brilliance Global backlash grows to Trump's tariff threats Takeaways from Trump's tour of Texas flooding damage
CBS News
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
This week on "Sunday Morning" (July 13)
The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. "Sunday Morning" also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Guest host: Norah O'Donnell COVER STORY: Genetic genealogy: Building the family tree of a serial killer Retiree Barbara Rae-Venter never anticipated that her hobby of researching her family tree would lead to the capture of one of the most notorious criminals in California, the Golden State Killer. A pioneer in the use of genetic genealogy, Rae-Venter has since become an important partner for investigators seeking to solve cold cases. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. For more info: ALMANAC: July 13 "Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date. "Night Journey" by Joop Sanders (1962). Oil on Canvas. CBS News ARTS: Joop Sanders, last of the original Abstract Expressionists The Dutch-American painter Joop Sanders was the last surviving member of the Abstract Expressionist movement when he died in 2023 at the age of 101. Now, his granddaughter Isca Greenfield-Sanders has curated a retrospective in New York City that brings light to the artist's work. Correspondent Serena Altschul reports. For more info: CBS News GAMES: Candy Land, the game that still hits a sweet spot For the last 75 years, generations have taken turns weaving through a rainbow road, surrounded by all things candy. Correspondent Faith Salie looks at the enduring appeal of Candy Land, and talks with authors Sandra A. Miller and Margaret Muirhead about the origin of the board game, which was invented by Eleanor Abbott to help alleviate the suffering of young polio patients. For more info: CBS News' Dr. Jon LaPook with actor Richard Kind. CBS News TV: Richard Kind is quite happy being just a little famous You may not know his name, but there's a good chance you've seen Richard Kind – on TV, in films or on Broadway. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook finds out how the Tony-nominated actor (recognizable from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Only Murders in the Building") measures success, and goes behind-the-scenes of the Netflix show, "Everybody's Live with John Mulaney," where Kind serves as announcer and sidekick. For more info: PASSAGE: In memoriam "Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week. AGRICULTURE: The secret to a successful cherry crop? Helicopters Central Washington's long, sunny summer days and cool evenings make the region ideal for growing sweet cherries. But summer rainfall can cause cherries to become waterlogged and rupture. To protect their crops, farmers use an unusual method to blow-dry their cherry trees: helicopters. Correspondent Conor Knighton reports on a fruitful alliance of agriculture and aviation. For more info: Thanks to: HARTMAN: Bird kid Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish. CBS News MUSIC: Billie Eilish on what she's found "liberating" Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish is just beginning to know herself. With her latest album, "Hit Me Hard and Soft," and her current tour (her first without brother Finneas and her parents), the music superstar is discovering parts of herself she didn't know were there. She describes to correspondent Anthony Mason finding a new voice as a songwriter, and about stretching her singing after starting vocal lessons. (This story was originally broadcast Dec. 8, 2024.) WEB EXCLUSIVE: Extended interview – Billie Eilish (Video) In this web exclusive, Anthony Mason sits down with music superstar Billie Eilish to talk about performing on her "Hit Me Hard and Soft" tour (her first without brother Finneas). She also discusses welcoming the label of "songwriter"; what she learned from writing the "Barbie" song "What Was I Made For?"; the perceived criticisms of her singing voice and the liberation she discovered after starting vocal lessons; and the power that she says comes from expressing vulnerability in her art. You can stream the Billie Eilish album "Hit Me Hard and Soft" by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full): For more info: CRIME: The hunt for sexual predator John Doe #147 In 1997, a nine-year-old Ohio boy was sexually assaulted, but his assailant could not be found. Using genetic genealogy, a recent tool for tracing family histories through DNA, Cuyahoga County prosecutors, aided by researcher Barbara Rae-Venter, were able to solve the nearly-three-decade-long crime. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. For more info: THESE UNITED STATES: The Louisiana Purchase Correspondent Lee Cowan reports on a moment in American history that changed our nation like no other before or since. NATURE: TBD WEB EXCLUSIVES: EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Richard Dreyfuss on filming "Jaws" (YouTube Video) In this web exclusive, actor Richard Dreyfuss talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about fighting for the role that would launch his career into the stratosphere: the shark expert Matt Hooper in Steven Spielberg's "Jaws." He also discusses the notoriously problem-plagued production; his awe of co-star Robert Shaw; and the most valuable lesson he learned during the film's 159-day shoot on Martha's Vineyard. The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. Executive producer is Rand Morrison. DVR Alert! Find out when "Sunday Morning" airs in your city "Sunday Morning" also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Full episodes of "Sunday Morning" are now available to watch on demand on and Paramount+, including via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox. Follow us on Twitter/X; Facebook; Instagram; YouTube; TikTok; Bluesky; and at You can also download the free "Sunday Morning" audio podcast at iTunes and at Now you'll never miss the trumpet!
Chicago Tribune
16-06-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Editorial: Illinois is right to join the fight against genetic data exploitation
If you're one of the 15 million people who've used 23andMe's genetic services over the past 19 years, do you want the company now to be able to sell your data? Such a possibility is on the table in the wake of the company's bankruptcy proceedings. Illinois, along with 26 other states and the District of Columbia, has asked the courts to prevent it. As the lawsuit spells out, 23andMe has quite a bit of 'immutable' — meaning unchanging — personal data. For anyone unfamiliar with how it worked, 23andMe sold kits to customers who wanted a variety of genetic testing services, from tracing their ancestry to identifying predispositions to health issues. This isn't just about your email address. It's your genome — your most personal and unchangeable data — along with family-tree information that can reveal details about relatives too. Genetic data from similar consumer databases has been used to help solve crimes, such as the Golden State Killer case. While that case involved GEDmatch, not 23andMe, it illustrates the extreme sensitivity of this kind of information. The use of personal data for profit is part of life these days — social media companies leverage your data to sell ads, loyalty programs share your purchase history with advertisers, and many of the 'free' apps people enjoy regularly share GPS location. If you use one of those apps, you can delete it or stop sharing your information. But you can't change your DNA. According to the states' lawsuit, many 23andMe customers who signed up before 2022 never explicitly agreed to the sale of their data. Changing terms after the fact, the suit alleges, is misleading and undermines consumer trust. 23andMe, on the other hand, contends that the data sale is legal under bankruptcy law, that users have already agreed to the company's privacy policies, and that even if the company does sell this asset, former customers will receive the same level of protection. But without specific legal safeguards and enforcement mechanisms, that's a promise that may prove difficult to uphold. Of course, there's always the option not to share your DNA, the safest bet by a mile. Many people have rightly been skeptical about companies having access to this most sensitive information, in spite of the titillating information they offer to provide in exchange. Still, millions trusted 23andMe with their sensitive data, believing they could explore their roots or health risks without being turned into a commodity. According to news reports, about 2 million people have requested data deletion from 23andMe in just the past two months, signaling widespread alarm over how that data might be used. That public concern is exactly why strong legal protections matter. Privacy laws in states like Illinois, Texas and New York also generally require specific consent before sharing genetic or health information. Illinois has long been a leader in privacy legislation, and its Biometric Information Privacy Act forbids the sale or exploitation of biometric data. Thank goodness for that. For our part, we're glad to see Illinois and neighboring Wisconsin among the states standing up for consumers, who have a right to control how their most intimate biological information is used. The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday that a nonprofit controlled by 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki is set to buy the company, although that would need court approval. Regardless of who ends up controlling 23andMe, the need for vigilance surrounding data privacy remains. Our bottom line is that our DNA is more than just data, it's our identity, and it deserves protection.
NDTV
22-05-2025
- NDTV
On Camera, Chilling Moment Woman Admitted To Killing Her Baby 30 Years Ago
A New York woman calmly confessed to burning and strangling her baby boy in an Albany park about 30 years ago. A video, from the time of her interrogation in September 2024, shows the startling moment Keri Mazzuca, 52, confessed to killing her newborn son in 1997. She placed his body in a burnt cloth in a flowerbed close to the Moses statue in Albany, New York. A Freedom of Information Law request led to the release of the police interview. Mazzuca was charged with manslaughter in April 2025. The woman was interrogated last year over the death of "Baby Moses" after DNA testing on the baby's remains led investigators to her, News10 reported. Mazzuca provided a sample for the technology, which was reportedly used to apprehend Joseph James DeAngelo, the Golden State Killer, and Rex Heuermann, the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer, The New York Post reported. According to the footage provided by the Albany County District Attorney's Office, Mazzuca confessed with apparent casual indifference after being shown a graphic image of the newborn's burned remains. She denied setting Baby Moses on fire, saying the infant had died in the bathtub during childbirth and that she had given the body to a "random person" at the park after placing it in a bag. Mazzuca calmly told the officer, "I did it," before trying to defend her horrible action when she was in her mid-twenties. "I got pregnant. I gave birth to the baby. The baby died after I gave birth in my bathtub. I was not sure of how to get rid of it," she told the cops, still not showing any remorse. Detectives told Mazzuca that her story did not add up and that an autopsy revealed Baby Moses had not died of natural causes. "I was unsure about what to do," Mazzuca calmly acknowledged, before adding, "I set the baby on fire. It was dead." Mazzuca was arrested in September 2024, 27 years after the child's death, based on DNA evidence. Judge Roger McDonough of Albany County Court sentenced Keri Mazzuca of Altamont to 25 years in jail for her role in the murder of her newborn entered a guilty plea in February. She also received a sentence for interfering with physical evidence, beginning simultaneously with the manslaughter accusation. After her release, she will also be on probation for five years.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Vincent Gallo & James Franco's Golden State Killer Thriller On Sale At Cannes Market With Lionsgate; U.S. Deal In The Bag
EXCLUSIVE: True-crime thriller Golden State Killer (previously known as The Policeman), starring Vincent Gallo and James Franco, is on sale this week at the Cannes market with Lionsgate. The film has secured a domestic distribution release via Lionsgate's longtime genre partner Grindstone. More from Deadline Neon Takes North America, UK, Australia & New Zealand On Cristian Mungiu's 'Fjord' With Sebastian Stan & Renate Reinsve - Cannes Market Cannes Chief Thierry Frémaux Addresses Trump's Tariffs: "Cinema Always Finds A Way Of Existing & Reinventing Itself" Kal Penn, Booboo Stewart & Nicole Elizabeth Berger To Lead Underground Chess Thriller 'Contra' Written and directed by Vito Brown, the movie has Gallo playing Golden State killer Joseph James DeAngelo, the serial murderer and rapist who began terrorizing California residents all the way back in the 1970s, only being brought to justice in 2018. Franco plays a detective who faces the impossible task of finding the serial killer at the height of his crime spree before he can claim his next victims. Producers are Scott Clayton, Jordan Gertner, Barry Brooker, Todd Williams, and Gary A. Hirsch. Gertner was previously aboard as writer-director but that's no longer the case, we understand. The project, which is currently in post-production, hit some turbulence last year when it was scrutinized by SAG-AFTRA over misconduct complaints against Gallo by multiple female actors. The complaints spotlighted sexual comments allegedly made by Gallo in the audition process, which took place in November 2023. Actor, filmmaker and musician Gallo, a Venice Best Actor winner, is known for subversive and provocative works including The Brown Bunny. 127 Hours, Spring Breakers and Pineapple Express star Franco has a spate of independent projects in production or post including Bunny-Man and Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde. He hasn't appeared in a studio movie since the 2021 settlement of a legal case brought against him by former students who accused him of sexual misconduct. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'Nobody Wants This' Season 2 So Far List Of Hollywood & Media Layoffs From Paramount To Warner Bros Discovery To CNN & More A Full Timeline Of Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni's 'It Ends With Us' Feud In Court, Online & In The Media
