Wreck of last U.S. slave ship remains mostly intact on Alabama coast
The section below deck where the captured Africans were held is still largely in one piece, researchers said.
Alabama
The story of the last known slave ship
The Clotilda was burned and sunk in an Alabama River after bringing 110 imprisoned people across the Atlantic in 1860. Three years ago, its remains were found. Anderson Cooper reports on the discovery of the wreck and the nearby community with descendants of the enslaved who were aboard the ship.
The story of the last known slave ship
The Clotilda was burned and sunk in an Alabama River after bringing 110 imprisoned people across the Atlantic in 1860. Two years ago, its remains were found. Anderson Cooper reports on the discovery of the wreck and the nearby community with descendants of the enslaved aboard the ship.
ICYMI: A look back at Sunday's 60 Minutes
The historic, devastating December 10-11 tornado outbreak; Americans lacking access to proper sewage disposal; Trevor Noah: The 60 Minutes Interview.
Americans fighting for access to sewage disposal
Bill Whitaker reports from Alabama, where a public health crisis has, by some estimates, left more than half the impoverished, rural residents in one county with raw sewage running onto their property.
Civil rights pioneer's record cleared
In 1955, Claudette Colvin was arrested in Alabama for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a White woman. That incident happened nine months before Rosa Parks. "History had me glued to the seat," Colvin says. David Begnaud joins CBSN AM with more about a new development in her story.
Alabama judge surprises civil rights pioneer after clearing her arrest record
Williams told Colvin, "You are a hero. To all of us."
Tornado Alley may be shifting east, threatening businesses and supply chains
Violent storms struck a growing manufacturing and supply-chain hub, causing an estimated $18 billion in economic damage.
Car of Auburn student who disappeared in 1976 found in creek
Inside the car, investigators found what they think are human bones along with identification and credit cards belonging to Kyle Clinkscales.
CBS Weekend News, July 25, 2020
Memorial service held for John Lewis in Alabama; National Zoo reopens for the first time in 19 weeks
Woman falsely arrested for shoplifting at Walmart awarded $2.1M
Jury rules in favor of customer who accused the retailer of "falsely accusing innocent Alabama citizens of shoplifting."
Alabama boy born at 21 weeks named most premature infant to survive
Curtis Means weighed only 14.8 ounces at birth.
2/18: CBS Evening News
Trump grants clemency for several high-profile felons; A brave preschooler and her classmates show the power of friendship.
CBS Evening News, July 17, 2020
Florida counties impose curfews as coronavirus cases spike; New York man paints portraits of frontline workers as tribute.
CBS Evening News, July 27, 2020
Moderna coronavirus vaccine begins phase 3 trial with 30,000 participants; Calls grow to rename Edmund Pettus Bridge in John Lewis' honor
CBS Evening News, September 15, 2020
Hurricane Sally threatens millions along the Gulf Coast; Connecticut teen saves mother, three children from burning car.
DOJ investigates wastewater in Alabama county
People living in Lowndes County, Alabama, have gotten sick with hookworm and other illnesses because of poor wastewater treatment systems. Now, the Department of Justice is investigating the county and the state to find out whether health departments have discriminated against Black residents. Kim Chandler, a reporter with The Associated Press, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" with more.
Body of missing University of Alabama student found in river, police say
Garrett Walker, 20, disappeared early Sunday morning.
Alabama man executed 30 years after killing woman in a cemetery
Willie Smith's lawyers had argued the execution should be blocked on grounds that Smith had an intellectual disability.
Calls grow to rename Edmund Pettus Bridge after John Lewis
The body of civil rights icon and Congressman John Lewis was carried across Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge over the weekend. Now, there's a push to rename the bridge in his honor, but even Lewis himself felt that would be a bridge too far. Michelle Miller reports.
John Lewis lies in state at U.S. Capitol
Civil rights icon John Lewis was honored with a hero's farewell in Washington, D.C. It was the final trip to Capitol Hill where he served for more than 30 years, and all along the journey there were reminders of the historic legacy he leaves behind. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Reporter's Notebook: Remembering John Lewis
In 1965, then 25-year-old John Lewis helped lead a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. It marked a turning point in the civil rights movement. CBS News reporter Bill Plante was there to bear witness. He was 27-years-old. Five decades later, Plante returned to the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to mark the 50th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday." Plante, who has since retired, looks back at his reporter's notebook to remember Lewis.
States across the South brace for severe weather
There are severe weather alerts across the South, where more than 70 million people could be affected. States such as Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi could experience dangerous tornadoes this Easter Sunday.
3/4/20: Red and Blue
Bloomberg drops out as Biden and Sanders soar; Major congressional races in Alabama and Texas
City issues warning as alligators "set up shop" in populated areas
Alligators have been reported in parking lots on the causeway that crosses Mobile Bay and along heavily traveled U.S. 98 i
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