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"Hail and farewell": A tribute to those we lost in 2023

"Sunday Morning" correspondent Lee Cowan remembers some of the newsworthy men and women who passed away this year – activists, musicians and storytellers who pushed boundaries, defied expectations, and inspired generations with their creativity and humanity.

• Dec 31, 2023
• 18:53

Good news you may have missed in 2023

Bad news can break suddenly, but good news can be found everywhere, all the time—if you know where to look. From technology and medicine to the environment, correspondent David Pogue brings us some of the recent headlines that remind us 2023 was in many ways a pretty good year!

• Dec 31, 2023
• 07:26

Year in review: 2023's top news stories month-by-month

From wars and Congressional battles, to a former president's indictments and the box-office success of "Barbenheimer," "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley looks back at key events of a dramatic year.

• Dec 31, 2023
• 02:50

The history of New Year's resolutions

Studies show most New Year's resolutions are bound to fail, yet we keep still making them – and have been doing so since the time of the ancient Babylonians. Correspondent Mo Rocca examines the history of New Year's Resolutions going back millennia. He also joins correspondent Nancy Giles in looking back at their own attempts at resolutions from years past – and how did those work out?

• Dec 31, 2023
• 05:46

Anderson Cooper on freeing yourself from the burden of grief

The "60 Minutes" and CNN journalist, and host of the podcast "All There Is with Anderson Cooper," talks about the propensity among many people to bury their grief over lost loved ones in silence, and how hiding one's grief can inflict an additional burden.

• Dec 31, 2023
• 02:41

The fight for Ukraine: 2023 witnesses a war of attrition

Nearly two years after Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine and tried to solidify his hold on the Crimean Peninsula, Ukrainian and Russian forces have fought practically to a deadlock, with both sides doubling down. Correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports on the war that has been especially costly for Russia, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continues to press the United States and Western allies for support.

• Dec 31, 2023
• 03:10

The Endangered Species Act at 50

Historian Douglas Brinkley celebrates the success of the 1973 law that finally gave legal protection to America's iconic flora and fauna facing extinction. In the half-century since the law's introduction, an astonishing 99% of the threatened species originally listed have survived.

• Dec 31, 2023
• 02:32

In the war between Hamas and Israel, both sides resist cease-fire

With Hamas' deadly October 7 assault on Israel, and the Israeli government's counteroffensive in Gaza entering its 13th week, military experts are already describing this as one of the most destructive wars of recent times. With both sides resistant to a cease-fire, correspondent Imtiaz Tyab looks at how peace of any kind seems a long way off.

• Dec 31, 2023
• 03:17

Remembering those lost in OceanGate Titan tragedy

Last June an undersea craft diving to the wreck of the Titanic imploded, killing all five on board. Correspondent David Pogue looks back at the adventurers and what their loss means -- to those left behind, and to the very spirit of exploration.

• Dec 31, 2023
• 02:38

RIP Jim Gaffigan, by Jim Gaffigan

The comedian gets a jump on the obituary writers by composing a memorial for himself.

• Dec 31, 2023
• 02:34

Newton Minow, who saw television's "vast wasteland"

Jane Pauley looks back at Newton Minow, a one-time chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, whose many accomplishments were overshadowed by the withering criticism he laid at the feet of commercial television in 1961.

• Dec 31, 2023
• 01:34

The Book Report: Ron Charles' favorite novels of 2023

The Washington Post book reviewer offers his picks for the best fiction of the year.

• Dec 30, 2023
• 02:39

Year in review: 2023's most popular music, movies and books

"Sunday Morning" looks back at the tops in pop culture from the past year.

• Dec 31, 2023
• 01:12

Nature: Sunrise on Cape Cod

We leave you this Sunday with a sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean, at Coast Guard Beach on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Videographer: Scot Miller.

• Dec 31, 2023
• 01:51

"The Chosen" offers new twists on the story of Jesus and his disciples

A wildly-popular faith-based series about the life of Jesus and his disciples, "The Chosen" explores the human backstories of Biblical figures. Correspondent Lee Cowan visits the Texas set of the series; talks with writer-director Dallas Jenkins and star Jonathan Roumie; and witnesses a "Chosen" fan convention where cosplayers dress up in 1st century attire.

• Dec 24, 2023
• 08:17

Bryant Gumbel on wrapping up HBO's "Real Sports"

After 29 seasons, the final episode of his sports journalism show premieres this week on HBO. Gumbel talks with "Sunday Morning" host (and one-time "Today" show co-host) Jane Pauley about his career path from sports to morning news, and his nickname, "Never Stumble Gumbel"; his most important role model; and why the 320th edition of "Real Sports" is his last.

• Dec 17, 2023
• 08:07