For four decades Rick Steves has introduced many to the pleasures of international travel, through his popular PBS series, specials and guidebooks. During the pandemic, correspondent Conor Knighton learns, the man who has canvassed Europe’s best- and least-known tourist sites has learned the simple pleasures gained in an unfamiliar destination: his own kitchen. Source
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Travel photographers on capturing images close to home
During the pandemic, photographers who are used to working in exotic locations have been focusing on more local subject matter, opening up new avenues of creativity. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with Ami Vitale, whose work frequently appears in National Geographic magazine, and lifestyle photographer Gray Malin, about how the lockdown forced them both to reach a new understanding of their work – and their purpose. Source
2016 Tony Awards Highlights
CBS News correspondent Marlie Hall reports with some of the highlights from the 2016 Tony Awards. Source
How much sleep do kids really need?
Doctors have released a new set of guidelines laying out how much sleep children need at every age. CBS News’ Chris Martinez reports. Source
Search for clues in deadliest U.S. mass shooting
ISIS is claiming responsibility for the terror attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando. We’re learning the names of some of the 50 people who were killed early Sunday morning. Fifty-three people were wounded in the attack, and one surgeon warned the death toll is likely to rise. Josh Elliott reports from Orlando. Source
Childhood friend of suspected Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen speaks
Childhood friend of the suspected Orlando mass shooting gunman is speaking out. CBSN’s Josh Elliott sat down with the friend of Omar Mateen. Source
James Corden pays tribute to Orlando in Tony’s opener
While opening for the 70th Annual Tony Awards, James Corden dedicated the show to all the victims impacted by the shooting in Orlando early Sunday morning. Vladimir Duthiers and Elaine Quijano have more. Source
Suspected gunman’s ex-wife speaks to reporters
Speaking from her home in Boulder, Colorado, the ex-wife of Omar Mateen, the suspected gunman in the deadly Orlando mass shooting, said that Mateen wanted to be a police officer and had a license for a gun in Florida. Vladimir Duthiers and Elaine Quijano have more. Source
What was the suspected gunman’s motive in the Orlando mass shooting?
Former FBI assistant director Ron Hosko joins CBSN to discuss Omar Mateen’s possible motive in the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando. Source
Actor Frank Langella offers unity to Orlando during Tony speech
Frank Langella won “Best Leading Actor in a Play” at the Tony Awards. He used his time on the stage to urge those connected to the Orlando mass shooting to stand strong, and also offered Broadway’s allegiance in the recovery. Source