What is Memorial Day and how has it evolved from its Civil War origins?

Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that is officially about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it has come to signal the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of travel and discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers. Here is a look at the holiday and how it has evolved: It … Read more

Pen pal programs have evolved, but old-fashioned letter writing could be coming back

CONCORD, N.H. — In 1985, a 13-year-old girl in New Zealand spotted a pair of purple, lip-shaped sunglasses in “Young Miss” magazine. In March, I traveled 9,000 miles from New Hampshire to deliver them to her, finally fulfilling my pen pal’s decades-old request. International Youth Service, the agency that matched us up 40 years ago, … Read more

How Iran’s nuclear program has evolved

Iran and the U.S. are set to continue nuclear talks this week in Geneva as President Trump weighs a potential military action in Iran. “The Daily Report” breaks down Iran’s nuclear program. Mona Yacoubian, director and senior adviser of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to … Read more