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The Oscar- and Grammy-winning actress received "marching orders" from legendary singer Aretha Franklin, who hand-picked the "Dreamgirls" star for her true dream role - truly a command performance.
After their local government ended its glass recycling program, Tina Crapsi and Dawn Vincent came up with a new way to recycle glass. Metal workers by trade, the duo spent months of trial and error to produce an original solution. Jessi Mitchell reports.
Women are using social media to bring awareness to a common yet rarely-talked-about condition: ovarian cysts, which affect about three million women each year in the U.S. Most are benign and go away on their own, but in some cases, they can grow and lead to serious complications – rupturing or causing twisting of the ovary. NYU Langone gynecologist Dr. Taraneh Shirazian joined "CBS This Morning" to discuss ovarian cyst awareness.
Actor, producer and director Elizabeth Banks discusses her new Audible original "My Body, My Podcast," where she talks openly about topics like body image and sex with experts and activists. Plus, Banks talks about directing her new film "Cocaine Bear," and the progress she's seen in Hollywood.
Phyllis Gould spent her life making sure Americans would never forget the trailblazing women.
More than 20 years after the International Olympic Committee added snowboarding to the Winter Olympics, now it's introducing summer events that seem pulled from the X Games playbook. Analysts say this is about creating a whole new generation of Olympic fans. Jamie Yuccas reports.
Actress and standup comedian Hannah Einbinder, one of the stars of the HBO Max comedy "Hacks," joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss her first Emmy nomination, and the show's season 2 renewal.
Thirty years after starring in the transcendent tale of female friendship "Thelma and Louise," the Oscar-winning actress is still fighting to improve opportunities for women in the film industry, in front of, and behind, the camera.
While the art world was celebrating abstract expressionism and other avant-garde movements, the 20th century American artist's radical figurative paintings revealed the complexity and dignity of her often-overlooked subjects.
Influential activist and feminist leader Dorothy Pitman Hughes was given some overdue recognition with the dedication of a plaque in her honor in her hometown of Lumpkin, Georgia. Hughes was a founding force in emerging social movements that are now well-established, including women's rights. She has now retired from public life, but CBS News' Michelle Miller sat down with those closest to Hughes.
