One year after the death of the civil rights icon, voting rights measures remain stalled in Congress. Source
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25 years after TWA Flight 800
Twenty-five years ago today, one of the deadliest aircraft disasters in American history shook the world. TWA Flight 800, a 747 jet bound from New York to Paris, exploded off the coast of Long Island, New York, with 230 people onboard. Errol Barnett looks back at how this disaster changed aviation, and so many lives, forever. Source
Legendary aviator to join Bezos for space flight
“I can hardly wait,” said Wally Funk, one of the “Mercury 13” female aviators rejected by NASA in the 1960s, who will finally get to fly in space. Source
Joint Chiefs chairman worked to stop strike on Iran, new report reveals
New reporting reveals just how rocky those final days were inside the Trump White House and just how close the U.S. came to going to war with Iran. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
Where Congress stands on voting rights bill
CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the growing fight in Washington, D.C., over voting rights and DACA. Source
Biden faces new foreign policy challenges amid turmoil in Haiti, Cuba
President Biden is contemplating his next move and considering how to back up his words of support with action concerning the ongoing turmoil in Cuba and Haiti. Among the questions: What role should the U.S. play in assisting them? Christina Ruffini has the latest. Source
Biz Markie, “Just A Friend” rapper, dead at 57
He dubbed himself “The Clown Prince of Hip Hop.” Rapper Biz Markie reached stardom with his 1989 ode to the brokenhearted. He died Friday, according to his representative. CBS News’ Jeff Glor takes a look back at his life. Source
Wally Funk on upcoming space trip, love of flight and dream of space trip coming true
Tuesday marks the 52nd anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is set to blast off in a rocket built by his private space company, Blue Origin, on Tuesday as well. Going along for the ride is a trailblazing aviator who many believe should have made the trip into space decades ago. Michelle Miller has the details. Source
Officials urge residents not to dump pet fish into lakes after giant goldfish are found
Residents in Minnesota are being reminded not to dump their goldfish into ponds and lakes after giant goldfish were found. Jeff Glor has the details on why this represents a growing problem. Source
Saturday Sessions: Tedeschi Trucks Band perform “Key To The Highway”
Tedeschi Trucks Band makes their return to “Saturday Sessions.” Derek Trucks played with the legendary Allman Brothers Band, and for a time, Susan Tedeschi was their opening act. The two married but continued to lead separate bands until forming their own Grammy-winning group in 2010. Their latest release, the live album “Layla Revisited,” is a cover of the classic “Derek and the Dominos” album. From New Haven, Connecticut, Tedeschi Trucks Band performs “Key To The Highway.” Source