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Three years after the Taliban's takeover, sweeping new laws are limiting the already restricted freedoms of women and girls in Afghanistan. The so-called "morality laws" were recently approved by the Taliban's supreme leader. Vanda Felbab-Brown, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, joins CBS News to examine the impact of the laws.
Data firm TargetSmart is reporting a surge in young women of color registering to vote ever since Vice President Kamala Harris entered the 2024 race. The spike could spell trouble for former President Donald Trump. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano joins "America Decides" to look at the numbers.
Salma Hayek Pinault and her husband, François-Henri Pinault, join "CBS Mornings" to discuss their commitment to ending violence against women through the Kering Foundation.
A new rule from the FDA requires mammogram facilities across the U.S. to tell women whether they have dense breasts in hopes of helping people detect breast cancer sooner. According to the CDC, about half of women over 40 in the U.S. have dense breast tissue. Dr. Elizabeth Comen explains the change and how it could help save lives.
The FDA's updated regulation for notifying patients of dense breast tissue after mammograms is aimed at improving early detection of breast cancer.
David Begnaud shares the story of "Trash the Clown," a viewer-submitted feature about a mother determined to clean up her town and inspire others to do the same.
Three female Republican legislators bucked their party to join a Democrat and an Independent in filibustering South Carolina's near-total ban on abortion. For their efforts, the three lost their party's primaries, but say they're proud of what they accomplished.
In South Carolina, three Republican State Senators – Katrina Shealy, Sandy Senn and Penry Gustafson – bucked their party to join Democrat Margie Bright Matthews and Independent Mia McLeod in filibustering their state's near-total ban on abortion and halting its passage three times. For their efforts, Shealy, Senn and Gustafson lost their party's primaries, and faced threats and harassment. They talk with correspondent Lee Cowan about the price they paid for their principles, and what they gained by reaching across the aisle.
Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand, known for her summer novels set in Nantucket, celebrates the debut of her first TV series adaptation. "The Perfect Couple," now on Netflix, stars Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber in a thrilling mystery that unfolds when a body is discovered during a wedding celebration.
In addition to World Cup titles in 2015 and 2019, Alex Morgan also won a gold medal with the U.S. at the 2012 London Olympics.