Nearly 15% of the total U.S. population is now fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Source

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper talked to “Face the Nation” moderator Bob Schieffer about his secret high-stakes trip to secure the release of Kenneth Bae and Matthew Todd Miller. Source

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMutry, whose dozens of novels told stories of America’s West (Old and New), died on March 25, 2021 at the age of 84. In this “Sunday Morning” report which originally aired on February 19, 2006, correspondent Rita Braver talked with McMurtry about his most recent project: the western “Brokeback Mountain,” which broke conventions by telling the story of two cowboys in love. [McMurtry and his co-screenwriter Diana Ossana would win the Academy Award for the film.] Source

The Pentagon has long proclaimed nuclear forces are its highest priorities. But, two newly released reviews make that claim sound farcical; and, as part of our continuing series “On the Road,” Steve Hartman meets Jason Brown, who quit the NFL to tackle a new field, literally. Source

Film critic David Edelstein tells CBSN’s Jeff Glor about the likely Oscar nominee’s as we head into award season. Source

A Norwegian director filming in Malta says he created scenes of a young boy dodging bullets to rescue a girl to start a discussion about children in conflict zones. Source

When her mother died in the middle of Liberia’s Ebola epidemic, 3-year-old Pearlina was quarantined. After testing negative for Ebola twice, she was reunited with her grandmother. Scott Pelley reports. Source

Long QT syndrome is a rare condition that can trigger fast, chaotic heart rhythms, and sometimes strikes whole families. Now scientists have developed a new, less invasive device to shock the heart back to its normal beat. CBS News’ Bigad Shaban reports. Source

The Hollywood Film Awards makes its TV debut on CBS. Gayle King joins CBSN to dicuss her role hosting the red carpet coverage, and what viewers can expect to see in the show. Source

The TV series “Star Trek” predicted everything from tablet computers to flip phones and a diverse space program. “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Michelle Miller has the story of how “Star Trek” actress Nichelle Nichols played a key role in NASA’s effort to recruit both people of color and the first female astronauts, more than four decades ago. Source