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Saturday marks the 59th anniversary of when Tougaloo College students and faculty staged a sit-in at the Woolworth's lunch counter in Jackson, Mississippi. The historic moment was documented by an iconic photograph that shows the sit-in by civil rights activists protesting segregation and the violent reaction that soon provoked. Elise Preston spoke to some of those who were there that day and saw it first-hand.
As U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield is helping lead the country’s many diplomatic efforts around the world. CBS Saturday Morning co-host Michelle Miller sat down with Thomas-Greenfield to talk about foreign policy, gun violence, and racial justice.
Aletha Gee Walton, 69, suffers from dementia, her family says. She was sitting on a tree stump when searchers located her. "God was with her the whole time," he sister says.
A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl has been named the world's youngest opera singer. CBS News national correspondent Adriana Diaz was treated to a special performance at one of New York City's most iconic venues, the Empire State Building.
Built in the 1930s, high above the Santa Barbara coast, the home made famous in the bestselling "Empty Mansions" was a summer residence of Huguette Clark, who didn't set foot on the property for several decades, and instructed her staff to never change a thing.
Built in the 1930s, high above the Santa Barbara coast, the mansion known as Bellosguardo was the summer home of reclusive heiress Huguette Clark, who instructed her staff to never change a thing – and they didn't. Jane Pauley pays a visit to a fabled home constructed from a Gilded Age fortune (made famous from the bestseller "Empty Mansions"), which will open its doors to public tours for the first time later this year.
The four cadets talk about what service means to them.
Sarah Gelman, the Editorial Director of Amazon Books, joins "CBS Mornings" during Mental Health Awareness Month to recommend several wellness books that could help improve your life.
Maye Musk, mother of Elon Musk, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss her historic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover. The 74-year-old is now oldest model to grace the cover of the iconic issue.
"I didn't want to be an amputee. I was like, this is not my life. I'm going to be normal," Jacky Hunt-Broersma said.
