A senior Taliban figure says the group’s leader should scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls. Source

The widow of a steel magnate, socialite Perle Mesta used her fortune to host inclusive dinner parties in Washington, D.C., in the 1940s and ’50s, becoming known as “The Hostess with the Mostes’ on the Ball” (after Irving Berlin celebrated her in the musical, “Call Me Madam”). Mesta became one of the most famous women in the world, and her influence – on politics and on the social scene – is examined by Meryl Gordon in her new biography, “The Woman Who Knew Everyone.” CBS News’ Erin Moriarty talks with Gordon; with 99-year-old former journalist Marie Ridder, who attended some of Mesta’s parties; and with Washington insider Sally Quinn, who doubts that any power broker today could pull off what Mesta once did so brilliantly: getting Democrats and Republicans to sit down at a dinner table and see eye-to-eye. Source

The tunnel, discovered on Jan. 10, connects the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez with the Texas city of El Paso. Source

In the world of daytime network TV, only a handful of long-running soap operas have survived. But in February, CBS is launching a new one: “Beyond the Gates,” which traces a prominent African American family living in a gated community outside of Washington, D.C. Correspondent Nancy Giles goes behind the scenes of the new series, and talks with the creatives and actors who say you’ve never seen a soap like this. Source

A giant of early 20th century art, whose glamorous figurative paintings of women played an important role in defining Art Deco, is now the subject of her first-ever U.S. retrospective, currently at the de Young Museum of San Francisco. Source

President Biden leaves office this week with significant legislative and policy achievements, the effects of which may not be seen for years. But his legacy likely rests largely in the hands of the man he tried to keep from returning to the White House. Source

“Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date. Source

President-elect Donald Trump will have one of the biggest names in country music performing at his swearing-in ceremony. Source

The CBP One app allows migrants in certain parts of Mexico to request a time to be processed by American immigration officials at legal border entry points, also known as ports of entry. Source

Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the oath of office to President-elect Donald Trump. Source