(4/6) The New Yorker also had two Pulitzer finalists this year: Rachel Aviv, in the category of Feature Writing, for her piece on the connection between autoimmune disorders and psychosis. https://t.co/4sZDk6JkaB
The carnivorous Venus fly trap is native to the Carolinas, but its population is dwindling due to loss of habitat.
@sethdoane talks with botanist Julie Moore, who has spent much of her life helping to save these remarkable plants.
I was blessed with the most amazing sister, @emma_tsurkov, and a forceful and compassionate champion in the form of US Special Envoy for Hostage Response, @aboehler. Thank you for saving my life.
https://t.co/hYMoR7BrLV
Grateful to @CBSNews for telling so well the story of my sister's @LizHurra captivity and the long road to bringing her home. Let this stand as a testament to what sisterly love can move in the world. A tribute is also owed to @aboheler, who embodies something rare: human kindness matched with extraordinary competence, in service of saving lives.
@MickeyBergman and @GlobalReachDC are the unsung heroes who help bring hostages home, whose help made this miracle possible.
Princeton University doctoral student Elizabeth Tsurkov was held hostage in Iraq for 903 days, enduring torture and isolation after being kidnapped by an Iran-backed militia. Her sister, Emma, fought tirelessly for her release in September 2025, lobbying governments and taking bold actions to raise awareness.
@EFMoriarty speaks with Emma and Elizabeth as she recovers from her captivity and looks ahead to resuming her research. https://t.co/OAOdP9RH6T
“I have no choice but to… go into the world and fight for her”: Emma Tsurkov recounts to @EFMoriarty her harrowing efforts to win the release of her sister Elizabeth, who was held captive by a terrorist group in Iraq for 903 days.
Their interview airs Sunday.
Rachel Aviv is a genius. Here she brings all the insight she’s gleaned from past writing about sexual trauma, incest, memory + psychology to bear on a highly public story in a way that reframes it completely. We are so lucky to have her mind at work. https://t.co/I0tRRPMnkT
"Climbing teaches you a lot about who you are," says 40-year-old rock climber Jesse Dufton, who has conquered thousands of peaks without the benefit of vision.
Dufton, who was born with a rare degenerative condition called rod-cone dystrophy, talks with Lee Cowan about how losing his sight did not lead to him forsaking his potential.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, traditionally used for diving-related illnesses, is being explored as a treatment for PTSD in Israel with promising results. North Carolina Congressman Greg Murphy, a medical doctor, is calling for the therapy to be made available to U.S. veterans.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, originally developed to treat divers' decompression sickness, is now being applied in an Israeli hospital to help patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). https://t.co/KFxjs6Gbmc
In southern Italy's Basilicata region, caves snake through the hillside town of Matera – the remains of neolithic villages that date back more than 6,000 years. Correspondent @sethdoane visits a town reborn as some of its cliffside caves have been re-envisioned as restaurants, bars and luxury hotels. https://t.co/T4FripNVov
The hillside town of Matera, Italy is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. And inside almost every building, there's a cave. See the story this Sunday.
Lee Cowan visits the Merrie Monarch Festival - a week-long cultural festival that takes place annually in Hilo, Hawaii and is considered the Olympics of hula - an ancient form of storytelling that preserves the culture and grace of the Hawaiian people.