Arthur Muir, 75, became the oldest American to reach the peak of Mount Everest, while Tsang Yin-Hung from Hong Kong set the record for fastest ascent on Mount Everest by a woman. Source
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Navigating our reliance on maps
Correspondent Martha Teichner charts a course through the history of mapmaking, and the rise of road atlases, which, to our surprise, have not died out with the advent of GPS. Source
Kevin Washington, YMCA’s president and CEO, says he’s “happy” with CDC’s guidelines for children
YMCA President and CEO Kevin Washington discusses the revised COVID-19 guidelines for children from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Source
Transcript: Paul Gionfriddo on “Face the Nation”
The following is a transcript of an interview with Mental Health America President and CEO Paul Gionfriddo that aired Sunday, May 30, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” Source
Art Acevedo, Miami’s police chief, calls proposed Texas gun law “ridiculous”
Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo discusses two recent deadly shootings in South Florida as well as a bill Texas’ governor is likely to sign into law that would allow people to carry handguns in public without a license, background check or training. Source
Transcript: Kevin Washington on “Face the Nation”
The following is a transcript of an interview with YMCA President and CEO Kevin Washington that aired Sunday, May 30, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” Source
Memories of the Tulsa Massacre
One hundred years ago, a White mob in Tulsa, Okla., killed 300 Black people and reduced the thriving Black community of Greenwood – also known as “Black Wall Street” – to ashes. New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow talks about one of the most notorious massacres in American history and those who witnessed it. Source
A tribute to “Sunday Morning” writer Tom Harris
Broadcast writer Thomas Harris is retiring this weekend, after 43 years at CBS – and more than 1,000 Sunday mornings for which he found just the right words. Jane Pauley shares a few words in thanks. Source
Memories of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre
100 years ago, a White mob in Tulsa, Okla., killed 300 Black people and reduced a thriving Black community to ashes. New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow talks about one of the most notorious massacres in U.S. history and those who witnessed it. Source
Taps Across America, reprised
Last year on Memorial Day, musicians from all 50 states played “Taps” in what turned out to be one of the largest musical tributes of all time. Taps Across America is back this year, and correspondent Steve Hartman talked with some of the musicians, young and old, who will be participating.
Go to cbsnews.com/taps for information on how to join. Source