.@levarburton is thinking about his legacy, he tells CBS Mornings: “It’s time for me to turn around and give back, to bring somebody else along.” He shares about his new memoir, “Take My Word For It,” why he calls his career “the continuum of the African American experience” and his commitment to encouraging a love of reading. CBS earns commission on purchases through Amazon.

LeVanta Tech, a defence startup based in Diamondhead, Mississippi, is building HALIA, an uncrewed aircraft that floats motors-off on the open sea, then lifts itself onto three hydrofoils, skates across the surface and takes off without a runway or a catapult. The company says its prototype has demonstrated float, take-off, flight and water landing, with the float-to-airborne transition done in under 60 seconds, while figures such as 30 days on station and 120 nautical miles of range remain modelled targets. It is funded by US Air Force and Navy SBIR Phase II contracts and is covered by a memorandum of understanding signed with Ukraine's defence industry in October 2025.

#ConceptLawn# Countdown: The @MaseratiUSA Levante Trofeo makes its way to the #PebbleBeachConcours# this August. With an impressive 590 hp, the #MaseratiLevante# Trofeo is the most powerful Maserati ever. Be the storm with this high-performance SUV.

SPECIAL MOMENT: Legendary actor and "Reading Rainbow" host @levarburton congratulated Golden State @valkyries star Gabby Williams on her WNBA championship win. Williams was named the 2026 @WNBA Finals MVP after helping lead the Valkyries to their first championship in franchise history.

Molly Ringwald talks starring alongside Callum Turner and LeVar Burton in the new romantic comedy 'One Night Only,' joining the final season of 'Yellowjackets,' and taking the stage in 'Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been'!

.@Astro_ChrisW and @airandspace museum's Dr. Jennifer Levasseur gave guests a tour of the new "At Home in Space" exhibit at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space museum last night. Check out photos from the preview here:

Back in 2000, stuntman Scott Leva unexpectedly showed up on the X-Men set dressed head-to-toe as Spider-Man, shouting, “I am completely in the wrong movie.” In 2000, while X-Men was being filmed, stuntman Scott Leva reportedly walked onto the set dressed completely as Spider-Man and delivered the perfectly timed line: “I am completely in the wrong movie.” The joke was even better considering Leva’s history with the character. Years earlier, he had been involved with proposed Spider-Man projects and was photographed wearing the iconic suit while efforts were underway to bring the superhero to the big screen. That made Spider-Man’s unexpected appearance on the X-Men set more than just a random prank. It became a funny collision of Marvel movie history, years before interconnected superhero universes became commonplace. In a strange way, Spider-Man and the X-Men had already crossed paths—just not how audiences might have imagined. Sometimes the most memorable behind-the-scenes moments need nothing more than a costume, a great joke, and perfect timing.