The bodies were found as police looked in wooded lots and even sinkhole ponds known as cenotes. Source
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Biggest gold rush in years predicted for California from winter storms’ runoff
All the runoff from this winter’s historic storms in California is exposing more gold. And miners say that could mean the biggest gold rush of their lifetimes. Source
Titans Receive Final Approval for New Enclosed Stadium
Metro Nashville Council Approves Deal 26-12; Stadium Scheduled to Open in 2027 Source
Taliban kills ISIS leader who planned Kabul Airport suicide bombing
The Taliban has killed the ISIS leader who orchestrated the suicide bombing at Kabul Airport in 2021, killing 13 U.S. military officials and roughly 170 Afghans. CBS News has confirmed the Taliban is responsible for the ISIS takedown. David Martin has more on this development in what was a haunting moment in America’s haphazard Afghanistan withdrawal. Source
ICE unveils smartwatch-like device to track migrants
This week, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unveiled a smartwatch-like device to track migrants released from federal custody. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more. Source
From 2001: Harry Belafonte on preserving Black music
In this “CBS Sunday Morning” feature that originally aired December 9, 2001, Harry Belafonte talks with correspondent Byron Pitts about “The Long Road to Freedom: An Anthology of Black Music,” which explores music of the Black diaspora, from African folk music to gospel and the American blues, and which took 30 years to complete and release. Belafonte, a singer, actor and human rights activist, died on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at age 96. Source
Carrie Fisher to be honored with star on Hollywood Walk of Fame on “Star Wars” Day
Carrie Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, will be accepting the star on behalf of her mother. Source
Man charged in murder, dismemberment of Florida Uber Eats driver
The suspect, 30-year-old Oscar Solis, had moved to Florida in January after serving four years in Indiana for burglary and assault. Source
From 2011: Harry Belafonte’s life of singing, acting and activism
Singer, actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte died on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at age 96. In this “CBS Sunday Morning” profile that originally aired on December 4, 2011, Belafonte talked with correspondent Russ Mitchell about how, during his long musical career, he’d tried to catch the social conscience of the nation as well. Source
From 1988: Harry Belafonte, “a voice with a conscience”
Singer, actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte died on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at the age of 96. Correspondent Billy Taylor talked with Belafonte about his album, “Paradise in Gazankulu,” featuring music rooted in the culture and politics of South Africa, and about his globe-trotting work for social justice, in this report that originally aired on “CBS Sunday Morning” September 18, 1988. Source