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RECAP: December 28

Air Asia jetliner goes missing off Indonesia (Video)Air Asia Flight 8501 disappeared from air traffic control screens shortly after departing Surabaya, Indonesia on Sunday morning, bound for Singapore. Correspondent Debora Patta breaks down what we know so far about the missing plane and the 162 people on board.

There’s no excuse for a poor excuse | Watch VideoAccording to a recent CBS News poll, 85 percent of us think Americans use too many excuses. Should we stop trying to explain our mistakes?

Is honesty the best policy? Or do excuses actually work?

Susan Spencer finds out if there is a foolproof formula for making them effective.

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LOOK BACK: A look back: The top stories of 2014 | Watch Video

OUR MAN IN PARIS: Inside Patrick Roger’s chocolate workshop (Video)Just outside Paris, Patrick Roger has been making 10 million pieces of chocolate for 20 years – not all of which are meant to be eaten. The chocolate artisan is recognized by the French government as one of the finest craftsman in his trade. David Turecamo reports.

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LOOK BACK: 2014’s top music, books and movies (Video)From Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” to “Guardians of the Galaxy,” these are the top music, movies, books, and online content of 2014.

FOR THE RECORD: The remarkable comeback of Foreigner’s Mick Jones | Watch Video

Click here to listen to Mick Jones’ intro to a live version of “Hot Blooded,” from “The Best of Foreigner 4 & More” (Sony).

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Faith Salie shares her pet peeve on oversharing | Watch VideoContributor Faith Salie comments on the Word of the Year, “Overshare.”

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Hail and farewell to those we lost in 2014 | Watch VideoRobin Williams . . . Philip Seymour Hoffman . . . Joan Rivers . . . Just some of the people who left us in the year gone by.

As is our annual custom, this “Sunday Morning” – the last Sunday of 2014 – Charles Osgood says “Hail and Farewell” to some of the most curious and colorful characters who are gone, but certainly not forgotten.

“Sunday Morning” would like to thank:

  • The family of Ralph Baer, for going the extra mile to bring Ralph Baer’s inventions to our studio.
  • The family of Martin Litton, for their photographs.
  • Footage of Martin Litton shooting the Colorado Rapids came from Mark Fraser and James Fox’s excellent documentary, “The Good Fight: The Martin Litton Story.”
  • The Hagley Museum and Library, in Wilmington, Del., curators of the Stephanie Kwolek Collection, for their generosity and care; and to curator Debra Hughes, for going the extra mile to bring Kevlar to New York City.
  • The Strong Museum (also known as the National Museum of Play) in Rochester, N.Y., for their help in honoring Ralph Baer.
  • Jeff Dymowski and Creative Photographers, Inc. (Cpi Syndication) provided Phil Stern’s memorable images.
  • The Thronateeska Heritage Center, in Albany, Ga., for Alice Coachman newspaper clips.
  • Footage of Boston Mayo Thomas Menino provided by David Burt and City Of Boston Cable.
  • Photos of Al Feldstein provided by DC Comics.
  • Thanks to Stourwater Pictures
  • And we would be remiss if we didn’t thank Bill deCicco and Retro Video of Glendale, Calif., for their help and generosity every year in honoring the great musicians who died.

Lucky Tony Danza | Watch VideoTony Danza became a TV sensation with two back-to-back sitcoms in the 1970s and ’80s: “Taxi” and “Who’s the Boss?” Now, he’s taking a turn singing and dancing on Broadway, in the new musical, “Honeymoon in Vegas.”

Gayle King chats with Danza about growing up in Brooklyn, his days as a boxer, and life as a single guy in New York.

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MOVIES: How will the flap over “The Interview” play out? | Watch Video

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NATURE: The Mississippi River (Extended Video)This week’s moment of nature takes you to the Mississippi – Old Man River – which just keeps rolling along.

WEB EXTRA GALLERY: Florence Lawrence, the first movie star

RECAP: December 21

NYC mourns two police officers shot to death (Video)New York City is mourning the shooting deaths of two police officers killed in their patrol car in Brooklyn Saturday afternoon, by a gunman who later took his own life. The suspect may have targeted them as retribution for the chokehold death of Eric Garner in New York and for the Michael Brown police shooting case in Missouri. Mark Albert reports.

WEB EXTRA: The story of modern Cuba (Video)At a dawn of a new era in U.S.-Cuba relations, discover the history of the island nation, from Cuban independence from Spain, to Fidel Castro’s reign, to President Obama’s recent diplomatic restoration. Adriana Diaz reports.

Christmas carolers share the holiday spirit‘Tis the season for Christmas caroling! The tradition of a strolling band of singers going door-to-door dates back thousands of years. In these busy — some might say more isolated — times, the sight of neighbors walking the streets and singing for the sheer joy of the season has grown less common.

But as Lee Cowan reports in our Cover Story, there are still places in America where the art of Christmas caroling is alive and well, for professionals and amateurs alike.

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When Nixon met Elvis | Watch Video

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Are your spinning skills good enough to play major league dreidel? (Video)

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Bobby Flay’s recipe for success | Watch Video

His new restaurant, Gato, in New York City, is white-hot, with reservations (there and at his other establishments across the country) hard to come by. With his own TV show, books and cooking products, he is at the forefront of America’s growing love affair with food.

From shrimp to burgers to pizza, Flay loves to cook, as he shows our Tracy Smith.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Bobby Flay’s “Sunday Morning” brunch

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The history of candy canes | Watch Video

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The World War I Christmas truce | Watch Video

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What makes a 220-mile commute worth it? (Video)Ask Thurmond Alford about the sacrifice he made to stay near his loved ones. Alford travels seven hours each day for his dream job in Washington, D.C. Steve Hartman reports.

A new chapter for Sienna Miller | Watch Video

Now with two new breakout roles in the acclaimed dramas “Foxcatcher” and “American Sniper” (opposite Bradley Cooper), 2014 may be the year that the world takes notice of Sienna Miller. Our Anthony Mason profiles a true rising star.

GALLERY: Sienna Miller

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Meet the “Gone With the Wind” superfans | Watch Video

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Week of December 22 | Watch Video

Remembering CBS News colleagues Emerson Stone and Richard Hottelet (Video)Charles Osgood tells us about the legacies that two CBS News colleagues have left behind. Emerson Stone spent 35 years as a writer, producer, executive and vice president in charge of news practices. Richard Hottelet was one of the “Murrow boys,” setting the standard for radio reporting during World War II.

David Edelstein on hackers’ chilling effect on movies | Watch Video

Ben Stein: Sony was prudent to scrap “The Interview” | Watch Video

MUSIC: Charles Osgood sings “White Christmas” (Video)Watch the host of “Sunday Morning” perform “White Christmas,” Irving Berlin’s great Christmas song written for the movie “Holiday Inn” with Bing Crosby.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Charles Osgood on the story of “White Christmas”

Nature: Montana’s Glacier National Park (Extended Video)This week’s moment in nature leaves us in Montana’s Glacier National Park. Let it snow … let it snow . . . let it snow.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Bill Flanagan on “A Change Is Gonna Come”

RECAP: December 14

COVER STORY: The competitive world of eSports | Watch Video

Correspondent John Blackstone looks into the worldwide explosion of “eSports” and the athletes who play them.

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Nostradamus | Watch Video

The history of Hermes (Video)

Rita Braver travels to the epicenter of the fashion world, Paris, for a behind-the-scenes look at the 180-year history of Hermes.

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DANCE: Misty Copeland: Still proving herself | Watch Video

EXCERPT: Misty Copeland’s “Firebird”

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National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day | Watch Video

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Preserving our nation’s film heritage | Watch Video

From silent films and Hollywood classics through the Golden Age of television, the curators painstakingly maintain the archive as a time capsule of America as told through moving images.

Martha Teichner goes underground for a look at what is nothing less than a national treasure.

POLL: What favorite will be added to National Film Registry?

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Secret Santa saves Christmas (Video)On behalf of a wealthy donor, police officers in Kansas City, Missouri, gave away money to unsuspecting drivers. Steve Hartman reports.

“Big Eyes” and the eye-opening story of Margaret Keane | Watch Video

But as it turned out, Keane was a fraud, taking all the credit for work that was actually done by his wife.

Our Lee Cowan talks with Margaret Keane, the real artist behind the paintings, and with actress Amy Adams, who plays her in the new Tim Burton movie, “Big Eyes.”

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‘TIS THE SEASON: Holiday gift ideas from Techno Claus 2014 | Watch Video

Week of December 15 | Watch Video

LEDs take skyscraper seasonal lighting to new heights (Video)Christmas lights may be inspired by the original Star of Bethlehem, but LED technology is pushing the bounds of skyscraper lighting to new heights, both for the holidays and year-round. Charles Osgood reports.

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Tundra swans at Conesus Lake (Extended Video)This week’s moment in nature leaves us in the noisy company of tundra swans at Conesus Lake in upstate New York.

RECAP: December 7

HEADLINES: Inside the unsuccessful rescue mission of Luke Somers (Video)Two hostages held by al Qaeda militants have died after an unsuccessful American rescue mission in Yemen. David Martin reports.

Sandy Hook survivors: “We’re at a tipping point” on gun laws | Watch VideoIt has been two years since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., took the lives of 20 children and six educators on December 14, 2012. As the community struggles to heal, a group of teachers has gotten together to try to prevent tragedies like this from ever happening again.

One of the ways, they feel, is to change the gun laws that allowed a troubled teen to get his hands on such a deadly weapon in the first place.

In our Cover Story, Jane Pauley sits down with some of the heroic teachers who were able to save their students on that awful day, and who are now banding together to try to prevent similar tragedies in the future.

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Pearl Harbor | Watch Video

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Verdura, jeweler to the stars (Video)

“CBS This Morning” anchor Norah O’Donnell takes us behind the scenes at Verdura for a close-up look at the unique gems, bracelets and necklaces that have continually captivated the fashion world.

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The “gob-smacked” James Corden | Watch Video

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“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”

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Cecil B. DeMille, showman of the movies | Watch Video

Rita Braver sits down with the famed director’s granddaughter, Cecilia DeMille Presley, for a look back at his life and legacy.

GALLERY: The spectacles of Cecil B. DeMille

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Fighting for the Christmas spirit (Video)

Yusuf / Cat Stevens boards the “Peace Train” once again | Watch Video

Then, at the height of his fame, Stevens simply walked away from it all, becoming a Muslim and changing his name to Yusuf Islam.

Now he’s come full-circle, and for the first time since 1976 is embarking on a U.S. tour. Anthony Mason catches up with Yusuf, the man once known as Cat Stevens, to talk about his fame, his decision to leave music, and what brought him back.

GALLERY: The musical journey of Yusuf / Cat StevensThe singer-songwriter evolved from a teenage pop star and international folk rock artist to a Muslim writing in Middle Eastern styles.

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HOLIDAYS: The history of the Christmas wreath (Video)The evergreen wreath has been a symbol of Christmas for centuries, but its origin remains uncertain. Now wreaths are available in just about any material imaginable. Charles Osgood reports.

Week of December 8 | Watch Video“Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead.

David Edelstein on the horror film you must see | Watch VideoOur critic says “The Babadook,” Jennifer Kent’s seriously scary film from Australia, about a terror from deep, deep, deep inside.

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Hot springs of Yellowstone (Extended Video)This week’s moment in nature takes us to Yellowstone National Park to see the billowing steam at Mammoth Hot Springs.

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