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This is an updated version of a story first published on Sept. 21, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. Biologist Charles Darwin began crafting his theory of evolution on a trip to the Galapagos Islands, where he discovered animals had developed unique traits that varied from island to island. Nearly two centuries later, on …
It’s a fairly safe bet that most kids taking piano lessons don’t like them. That was certainly my experience; I took piano from age 5-12 before quitting in frustration. The scales and sheet music and strict teacher just got the best of me. Now along comes a piano teacher named Payam Khastkhodaei. The 32-year-old son …
Payam Khastkhodaei thought it was the biggest achievement in the world when he placed second in a state-level piano competition. Then his students started sweeping competitions across the United States. The 32-year-old son of Iranian immigrants has come up with a new method of teaching that has students loving their piano lessons and performing at …
Learning to play the piano has long been associated with rigid lessons, endless scales, and strict adherence to classical repertoire. Rarely has it been considered fun. But now, Payam Khastkhodaei wants to change that. This week on 60 Minutes, correspondent Bill Whitaker reports on Khastkhodaei’s new method of teaching piano, which he calls the “Payam …
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the heart of the latest outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo on Sunday evening, forcing the medical staff to scramble to evacuate the patients as gunfire rang out in the area. It was not immediately known if anyone was hurt …
May 24 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s SBU security service said its drones attacked an oil pumping dispatch station in Russia’s Vladimir region on Sunday, adding that the facility was an important node in pumping oil products southwest to Moscow and its surrounding area. “It supplies fuel to major oil depots around Moscow and to Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, …
PARIS (AP) — At age 39, Novak Djokovic can still wear opponents down. Even opponents nearly half his age — and in front of a hostile crowd. Grunting during long rallies and digging deep on the opening night session on Court Philippe-Chatrier, it wasn’t until 1 hour, 45 minutes in that Djokovic finally found a …
May 24 (Reuters) – More than 900 suspected Ebola cases, including 101 confirmed cases, have been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday. (Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Nia Williams) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters. Photos You Should See – April 2026
Before signing off on Friday, May 22, 2026, CBS News Radio looked back at its 99-year history with a retrospective, “Good Night and Good Luck.”
The suspect in Saturday’s shooting outside the White House was arrested last year after trying to gain access to the White House, and he may have had mental health issues, according to law enforcement sources and court documents. Sources identified the 21-year-old alleged gunman as Nasire Best of Dundalk, Maryland, and documents obtained by CBS …