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COVER STORY: Banning cellphones in schools – Are the kids alright?
Most states now have, or are considering, bans of cellphones in public schools. For a generation that grew up with smartphones, being without is a whole new world. Are the bans having their intended effect? Tony Dokoupil talks with high school and college students, and with educators, about the bans’ impact – on social connections, attention spans, and nervous parents.
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Jericho High School, Jericho, N.Y.Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Co-Director, Health Transformation Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
ALMANAC: October 5
“Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.
U.S.: Encountering ICE – A “David vs. Goliath” moment
Lee Cowan reports.
Singer-songwriter Yusuf/Cat Stevens. / Credit: CBS News
MUSIC: Yusuf/Cat Stevens on his “Road to Findout”
In his new memoir, “Cat on the Road to Findout,” singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, who renamed himself Yusuf Islam, details his lifelong spiritual quest. He talks with Seth Doane about trying to find and understand himself as an artist, and the relevance today of songs like “Wild World” and “Peace Train.”
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“Cat on the Road to Findout: The Official Autobiography” by Yusuf/Cat Stevens (Genesis Publications), in Hardcover, available Oct. 7 via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.orgcatstevens.com (Official site)
HEADLINES: The latest on the government shutdown
Robert Costa reports.
PASSAGE: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Naturalist Jane Goodall (Video)
Famed naturalist Jane Goodall, who dedicated her life to studying chimpanzees and protecting the environment, died on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 at age 91. In this Oct. 24, 2021 “Sunday Morning” profile, she talked with Seth Doane about her fascination with animals, her groundbreaking work with primates, and her advocacy for a more sustainable future.
An A.I.-piloted F-16 has already held its own in a limited dogfight against an experienced fighter pilot. / Credit: Pentagon
TECHNOLOGY: A.I. in the military: Testing a new kind of air force
Preparing for the threats of tomorrow, the U.S. Air Force is drawing up plans to operate drones piloted by artificial intelligence alongside aircraft flown by humans. David Martin reports on how A.I. is learning how to fight – a potential revolution in warfare.
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Eglin Air Force Base, FloridaAir Combat Command
THESE UNITED STATES: Broadway’s George M. Cohan
Mo Rocca celebrates the career of a founding father of American theater: George M. Cohan (1878-1942), an actor, playwright, producer, and composer of such standards as “Give My Regards to Broadway,” “The Yankee Doodle Boy,” and “Over There.”
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George M. Cohan (Internet Broadway Database)Songs by George M. Cohan (Library of Congress)George M. Cohan (Internet Movie Database)George M. Cohan Statue, Times Square (Broadway Theater District)
Grammy-winner Miley Cyrus. / Credit: CBS News
MUSIC: Miley Cyrus on achieving “Something Beautiful”
She has been in the public eye for most of her life, but you may not really know the “Hannah Montana” actress who became a Grammy-winning pop star. Miley Cyrus talks with Tracy Smith about her latest album, “Something Beautiful”; gaining sobriety; and how she reconnected with her estranged dad, singer Billy Ray Cyrus, the best way she knew how – through music.
You can stream the Miley Cyrus album “Something Beautiful” by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full):
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Jane Pauley with actor Daniel Day-Lewis and his son, director Ronan Day-Lewis, discussing their new film,
MOVIES: Daniel Day-Lewis and Ronan Day-Lewis – Father-and-son filmmakers on making “Anemone”
Three-time Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis has been absent from movie screens for eight years, until a collaboration with his son, Ronan, brought him back. They talk with Jane Pauley about their new film “Anemone,” the story of a man living in self-exile. Daniel also discusses what initially drew him to acting, and why he may consider himself a reluctant star.
To watch a trailer for “Anemone” click on the video player below:
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“Anemone” (Focus Features) is now playing in theaters
NATURE: TBD
WEB EXCLUSIVES
EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter (Video)
The actors who first teamed up in the 1989 comedy “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” are now appearing on Broadway in a revival of Samuel Beckett’s iconic play “Waiting for Godot.” In this web exclusive, Tracy Smith talks with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter about their friendship, their artistic collaboration, and the meaning of Beckett’s language and characters to their own lives.
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“Waiting for Godot,” at the Hudson Theatre, New York City (through Jan. 4, 2026) | Ticket info
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Trailblazing journalist Belva Davis (Video)
Belva Davis, believed to be the first Black female TV reporter in the western United States, died on Sept. 24, 2025 at age 92. In this “Sunday Morning” profile of Davis that aired on Feb. 26, 2023, “60 Minutes” correspondent Bill Whitaker (who, like many journalists, walked in her footsteps) looked back at her career, and described how making a dream a reality became her legacy.
MARATHON: U.S. History (YouTube Video)
Learn about our nation’s history as “CBS Sunday Morning” takes a look back on:
The U.S. ArmyThe JFK filesMark TwainThe American RevolutionThe ConstitutionYellowstone National ParkUnion powerGolden Gate BridgeAmerica’s first cash cropConey IslandCivil War landmark in D.C.The Louisiana PurchaseJuneteenth, Black history erasureThe Fall of SaigonRare audio from the Fall of Saigon
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