The Oscar nominee stars in “Suffragette,” which opens Friday. The story explores early 20th century London where women of all classes came together to battle for the right to vote. Nearly all the cast and crew are female. “Suffragette” puts light on a gritty and little-known part of history, while making some of its own. Norah O’Donnell reports. Source
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Prince lives on in new album featuring never-before-heard songs recorded years before his death
A new Prince album will be released on July 30, featuring never-before-heard songs he recorded years before his death. “60 minutes” correspondent Jon Wertheim met with the producer of the album for an exclusive first listen to the song “Welcome 2 America.” Source
Meet the Indian-born basketball player making history
Sanjana Ramesh is just the second Indian-born woman to play Division I basketball and is a beacon of hope for young Indians with hoop dreams. Source
Carey Mulligan on Hollywood’s “inherent” sexism
The star of “Suffragette,” a new film about women’s fight for voting rights in Britain during the early 20th century, tells Norah O’Donnell why she thinks the movie industry still has progress to make in addressing gender equality issues. Source
New “Star Wars” poster released
Disney and Lucasfilm have released a new poster for the highly anticipated film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” CBSN’s Contessa Brewer has a first look. Source
Texas dance halls in fight to preserve tradition
The Broken Spoke Dance Hall in Austin, Texas, is one of the few historic dance halls that remains open. Across Texas, many dance halls have closed down. Now they are fighting to stay open. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud has more. Source
Hillary Clinton hits GOP over voting rights limits in Alabama
The Democratic presidential candidate spoke to the Alabama Democratic Conference about voter identification laws in the state and how they disproportionately affect African American voters Source
Two deadly mass shootings come as Biden introduces actions to to restrict “ghost guns” and promote red flag legislation
President Joe Biden introduced half a dozen executive actions Thursday addressing gun violence, calling it an “international embarrassment.” Just a few hours later, one person was killed and five others were hurt in a mass shooting in Texas, the second mass shooting that day. CBS News’ Naomi Ruchim joined “CBSN AM” with more. Source
GOP pushes anti-“sanctuary cities” bill
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, discusses a Senate bill aiming to strip federal funding from so-called “sanctuary cities” like San Francisco, which don’t prosecute undocumented immigrants Source
U.S. sees increase in COVID cases among young children
Children accounted for nearly 1 in 5 U.S. covid cases last week and join the rising number of people suffering from long-term symptoms. The news comes as the U.S. ramps up vaccination efforts and some patients report reactions. Dr. Bob Lahita joined CBSN with more. Source