A tiny Vermont organization set out to reunite families of veterans with lost service medals and other mementos. Purple Hearts Reunited began as a passion project for Army Major Zachariah Fike and has since turned into a non-profit helping people around the country. Mola Lenghi speaks to Fike and some families he helped reach closure for our series A More Perfect Union. Source

The search for survivors is still ongoing in Tennessee after tornadoes left at least 24 people dead. In hard-hit Putnam County, a tornado was on the ground for over 50 miles, one of the longest paths of destruction in the region’s history. David Begnaud reports on the disaster’s fatalities and the search for those still missing. Source

Thousands of Americans face medical lawsuits in which hospitals sue them for astronomical unpaid bills. However, in the case of KC Roberts, relief came in a response she never expected – after speaking to CBS News about her nearly $37,000 unpaid medical debt, people around the country reached out to help. A non-profit Alabama law group even stepped in to fight her court battle. Anna Werner reports on the outpouring of goodwill and the industry problems that made it necessary. Source

Democratic primary front-runners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are crisscrossing the country ahead of a slate of elections in six states next week. While Sanders is expected to get most of California’s delegates, Biden is still leading in the total count with wins in the majority of Super Tuesday states. Ed O’Keefe breaks down both of the campaigns’ paths to victory and where they stand after Tuesday’s primaries. Source

Countries experiencing coronavirus outbreaks are taking severe precautions in an attempt to contain the disease. Italy, with 107 fatalities so far, has shut down all schools nationwide. Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei accused other countries of hiding their coronavirus figures amid criticism of the country’s transparency. Charlie D’Agata reports on the global response to the outbreak. Source

A 71-year-old coronavirus patient died on Wednesday, less than two weeks after disembarking from a cruise ship in California where he was likely exposed. The death marks California’s first coronavirus-related fatality and forced the governor to call a state of emergency. Jamie Yuccas reports from where the ship, which is being held in quarantine, was supposed to dock. Source

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency following the coronavirus-linked death of an elderly man who disembarked from the ship less than two weeks prior. Source

The COVID-19 disease is keeping more than 290 million kids home from school around the globe, as the latest U.S. death prompts another cruise ship quarantine. Source

In the age of misinformation, evidence-based science is under fire. Private schools with questionable curriculums, public schools that sidestep scientific topics, and a growing abundance of conspiratorial YouTube videos are hindering our ability to separate scientific facts from beliefs or opinions. Yet as Adam Yamaguchi reports in this CBSN Originals documentary, educators are finding ways to fight back. Source

“Killing this African American man … could produce an irreversible injustice” Martin Luther King III wrote to Kay Ivey about Nathaniel Woods Source