DWS News & Interviews

Derek Thompson, a senior editor at The Atlantic, talks about companies experimenting with four-day work weeks to boost employee productivity.

It's summertime, the days are long and hot and you can't watch Netflix next to the pool because, well, screen glare. But if you're feeling more adventurous than the simple pleasures that a "beach read" tends to offer, check out some of the books New York Times Book Review staff editor Lauren Christensen recommends. She stopped by the "CBS This Morning" Toyota Green Room to talk with Vladimir Duthiers about her summer reading picks which range from a "darkly funny" dive into the female psyche to a celebrated food writer's real-life trip into the world of psychedelics. Here are the 7 books discussed are: "My Year of Rest and Relaxation" by Ottessa Moshfegh; "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata; "Warlight" by Michael Ondaatje; "Give Me Your Hand" by Megan Abbott; "The Terrible: A Storyteller's Memoir" by Yrsa Daley-Ward; "Calypso" by David Sedaris; "How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence" by Michael Pollan.

A medical scheme pays opioid addicts hundreds of dollars in cash to get a surgical implant that promises to curb opioid cravings, then doctors bill insurance companies thousands of dollars for the procedure.

Scott Beatty catches up with Congressman John Shimkus (R-15).

Mark Ellwood, contributing editor of Conde Nast Traveler, discusses the trend of millennials turning to social media to pick their next vacation destinations.

CBS News contributor Jodi Kantor discusses how a new Harvard University-led study confirms what we already intuitively know: kids of working moms will be just fine.

As brown recluse spiders seek refuge indoors from the heat, concerned Illinoisans can take a few measures to get rid of these tiny predators in their homes. Benjamin Yount has the story.

Should the Cardinals have fired Mike Matheny? The Illinois Radio Network weighs in on the latest episode of the Goch Files.

Two mothers who lost their toddlers to drowning accidents want to educate people on how fast young children can drown, a problem they say is misunderstood and rarely discussed.

Dr. Jon LaPook discusses why he's concerned about how the rescued Thai soccer team members' mental states could change down the road -- when they are no longer in the spotlight.