News for May 25, 2025

The Whitney Museum is showcasing Amy Sherald’s work in a summer exhibit that highlights her style, themes, and artistic growth.

Ron Charles highlights five summer books, including a deep look at OpenAI and Sam Altman, along with new fiction and nonfiction picks.

Anne Tyler says she writes to imagine other lives, and a CBS News interview looks at her long career, her new novel, and why Baltimore keeps showing up in her books.

CBS News shares an excerpt from Jess Walter’s new novel, "So Far Gone," which follows a recluse who is pulled back into action when his grandchildren show up after their mother disappears.

A new biography says Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok likely had a deep romantic relationship built on years of close friendship and letters.

Tyrese Haliburton helped spark a new Knicks-Pacers playoff chapter with a big Game 1 moment that echoed Reggie Miller’s famous old celebration.

A fire at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation has renewed debate over how former slave plantations should be remembered and used today.

Five years after George Floyd was killed by Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, the neighborhood around the site is still marked by grief, change, and debate over what should come next.

Oliver Widger reached Hawaii after sailing from Oregon with his cat Phoenix, ending a long trip he made after quitting his job and selling his savings.