Author Agatha Christie has sold an estimated 2 billion copies of her works, second only to the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare. But as people continue reading her mysteries today, many have forgotten about the biggest mystery in Christie’s own life – a sensational disappearance that took place not long after WWI. That disappearance is the focus of a new novel by Marie Benedict. Jeff Glor sat down with her. Source

New Orleans chef Melissa Martin is out with a new cookbook, “Mosquito Supper Club: Cajun Recipes from a Disappearing Bayou.” When guests arrive at her famed restaurant, they never know who they’re going to meet, or even what they’re going to eat, but they always leave with a soul-satisfying experience – something she plans to revive post-pandemic. In the meantime, she whipped up some of her amazing cajun specialties for CBS News’ Jamie Wax for the “CBS This Morning: Saturday” series, The Dish. Source

London’s famed Oxford Street was eerily quiet after the mutated COVID-19 strain put the nation under a strict lockdown. Source

This is the third alleged jet pack sighting in recent months. Source

The year 2020 marks four centuries since the Mayflower carried some of the first European settlers across the Atlantic ocean to North America. To commemorate the anniversary, another vessel is recreating that voyage, but as Roxana Saberi reports, this journey will look and feel much different – thanks to the help of artificial intelligence. Source

“At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, anxiety-related searches hit a record high on Google as people were searching for answers on
how to handle a year filled with confusion, turmoil and grief. Elaine Quijano sat down with experts in the concept of wellness at an outpost of “”The Well,” a New York City-based center focused on wellness and relaxation, to discuss how approachable it really is, and why a mental checkup is just as important as any other.” Source

The mutated virus strain detected in the United Kingdom has forced as many as 80 countries to shut their borders to the island nation. Source

There were no crowds in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square on Christmas Day, where normally they gather in their tens of thousands to hear the Pope’s blessing. And in London, many people felt that Christmas had effectively been canceled as the government says the country has entered its worst recession in 300 years. Holly Williams reports on how Europe is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of known infections around the world reaches 80 million. Source

Pan Am flight 103, the infamous London-to-New York Boeing 747, exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland shortly after takeoff. All 259 people on the plane, including 190 Americans, were killed along with 11 people on the ground. This week, charges against the alleged Libyan bomb-maker were unsealed in one of the most complex terrorism cases in U.S. history. Catherine Herridge has the story. Source

The week between Christmas and New Years is a prime time for ski vacations, but this year, the pandemic has left many resorts struggling. However the ski town of Alta, in the Wasatch mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah, has managed to stay open during the crisis. Anna Werner looked at some of the measures they’re taking to keep skiers safe. Source