Kacey Musgraves on “Middle of Nowhere”

A couple of years ago, Grammy-winner Kacey Musgraves went home to east Texas to heal from a breakup. She tells Anthony Mason that in writing her latest album, “Middle of Nowhere,” she learned how to embrace being alone. She also talks about the influence of her mentor, singer-songwriter John Prine, and how the emotions of …

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White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect sent “manifesto” to family, who alerted police, source says

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect wrote a “manifesto” which stated he wanted to specifically target administration officials, a senior U.S. official told CBS News. Authorities also found anti-Trump and anti-Christian rhetoric on the suspect’s social media accounts, the official said. Cole Allen, 31, sent some of his writings to members of his family …

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Rep. Jim Clyburn on protecting democracy

In recent decades, South Carolina has become the Democratic Party’s make-or-break proving ground for White House hopefuls – and Congressman Jim Clyburn, the state’s sole Black Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, is one of the party’s most important voices. The civil rights veteran talks with “Sunday Morning” national correspondent Robert Costa about his …

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Nature: Carnivorous plants in Texas

Nature: Carnivorous plants in Texas – CBS News Watch CBS News We leave you this Sunday among carnivorous plants feasting at the Big Thicket National Preserve in East Texas. Videographer: Judith Lehmberg.

From the archives: Strandbeests, wind-powered works of art

For years Dutch artist Theo Jansen has created what he calls Strandbeests – ambulatory contraptions that walk across the beach powered by nothing but the wind. Elizabeth Palmer reports on these eclectic works of art, in a “Sunday Morning” story that first aired Dec. 2, 2012.

Taking root: The passion of tree lovers

In her book, “The Tree Collectors,” writer and illustrator Amy Stewart recounts stories of people who harbor tree obsessions, from the designers of leafy urban spaces, to those who lovingly cultivate ancient tree species. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Stewart, who calls planting a tree “an act of hope”; Kao Saelee, who grows tropical fruit …

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