The vast majority of hospice patients choose to receive care at home, like 98-year-old Joan Prum of Connecticut — and former President Jimmy Carter. Source
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Spotlight on home hospice care as Jimmy Carter turns 100
He’s already the oldest former president in the U.S. but tomorrow, Jimmy Carter will make more history when he turns 100. For the last 19 months, the 39th president has been in home hospice care. In “Eye on America,” Dr. Jon LaPook examines how home hospice is evolving to serve America’s growing elderly population. Source
DNC trolls Trump, Vance with digital projections on NYC’s Trump Tower
The Democratic National Committee will once again be putting projections on a Trump Tower about the Trump-Vance ticket ahead of the vice presidential debate. Source
Same-sex foster parents raising flamingo chick at San Diego Zoo
Dads are on duty at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, where a pair of flamingo foster parents are raising a chick together. Source
Pete Rose, MLB legend who was banned for gambling, dies at 83
Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hit leader who was later banned for betting on games, has died. Source
Looming dockworker strike would have major economic impact
A dockworker strike is threatening America’s Atlantic ports, and if you’re looking for a safe harbor, there may not be one. If the walkout goes on for more than a few days, consumers could start feeling the impact. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
Hurricane Helene expected to be one of the costliest storms in U.S. history
Moody’s Analytics predicts Hurricane Helene will cause $15 to $26 billion in property damage alone, and AccuWeather estimates the total damage and economic loss could cost up to $110 billion. These figures would make Helene one of the most expensive storms in the country’s history. Mark Friedlander, spokesperson for the Insurance Information Institute, joins CBS News to explain how the natural disaster will impact home insurance prices. Source
Democrats sue to block Georgia’s new ballot hand count rule
Democrats filed a lawsuit Monday against the Georgia state election board to block a new rule requiring every ballot to be hand counted. It’s the latest outstanding legal challenge regarding how the 2024 election will be run. CBS News election law expert and political contributor David Becker joins to break it all down. Source
From the archives: Kris Kristofferson
Singer, songwriter and actor Kris Kristofferson died on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at age 88. In this “Sunday Morning” interview originally broadcast on February 5, 2006, Kristofferson talked with correspondent Tracy Smith about his remarkable road to fame – from writing a hit for Johnny Cash, to first hearing a recording of Janis Joplin singing his song “Me and Bobby McGee” after her death, to sharing a bathtub with Barbra Streisand in “A Star Is Born. Source
Trump mischaracterizes data on immigrants with convictions
Recently released data from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is revealing the number of convicted immigrants currently in the country. Former President Donald Trump and his allies have mischaracterized the data by claiming that everyone on the list entered under the Biden administration and remains freely in the U.S. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details. Source