The U.S. added 192,000 new jobs for the month March, finally regaining jobs lost in the Great Recession. Private sector jobs are now at a record high of 116 million. But could that be reason to celebrate? CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger explains what these numbers could mean for the job market. Source
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Afghan girl who lost arm to return home
Seven-year-old Shah Bibi was brought to the U.S. to be treated for severe wounds from a grenade explosion. Since arriving in the U.S. for treatment, she’s received a prosthetic arm. She’s also learned to paint, read, and write, all things forbidden by the Taliban, who now control her family’s village. She returns there this week to an uncertain future. Teri Okita reports. Source
Gruesome ads to be used in campaign against distracted driving
The government has unveiled a multi-million dollar ad campaign using a series of ads with violent imagery in the fight against texting and talking while driving. The goal is to scare drivers into changing their behavior. They will begin airing this week, but will they make a difference? Anne-Marie Green reports. Source
Billion-dollar art battle steeped in WWII history
Morley Safer reports on the discovery of the largest cache of missing art since WWII, including some pieces looted by the Nazis — and the battle over its ownership. Source
The fearless Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage has been an actor to reckon with, from his off-beat roles in such films as “Raising Arizona” and “Moonstruck,” to his Academy Award-winning performance in “Leaving Las Vegas.” Lee Cowan sat down with the versatile, mysterious and sometimes controversial actor to talk about his influences, and of creating characters “outside of the box.” Source
Armie Hammer accused of violent sexual assault
An attorney for Hammer has denied the allegations. Source
Passage: David Letterman
The “Late Show” host has announced his retirement from the late-night spotlight. After being passed over as Johnny Carson’s successor on “The Tonight Show,” Letterman moved from NBC to CBS, where he launched his show in 1993. Source
Ebola outbreak strikes West Africa
Nearly 40 years after its first appearance, the deadly Ebola virus has killed at least 88 people in two west African countries. Doctors in Guinea say this is an aggressive strain, killing 90 percent of its victims. Epidemiologists fear the outbreak could become much worse. Kelly Cobiella reports. Source
Nicolas Cage’s “most disgusting horrible memory” from movies
In this “Sunday Morning” preview Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage tells Lee Cowan his motivation behind the infamous scene from his film “Vampire’s Kiss,” in which he ate a cockroach, was “to get on the map.” Source
Caryn Kelley realizes she may be a suspect in death of boyfriend
Interrogation video: After hearing multiple versions of Kelley’s story, Orlando officers give her the Miranda warning. “48 Hours”‘ Troy Roberts has more on the story in “Wounded by Love,” airing Saturday, June 13 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Source