A woman died and two people were seriously injured in the Monday morning explosion, fire officials say. Source

College towns emptied out in March — and many will remain empty as learning shifts online. Gloria Betcher, a council member from Ames, Iowa, spoke to CBSN about how that hurts the economies of these unique places. Source

CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab reports on how hundreds have taken to the streets amid rising anger at the Lebanese government. Source

Chicago Mayor Lori LIghtfoot said the looting and vandalism that happened overnight was not part of a legitimate political protest. “What occurred in our downtown and surrounding communities was abject criminal behavior, pure and simple,” she said. “This was straight-up felony criminal conduct.” Watch her remarks. Source

The Titans drafted Appalachian State’s Darrynton Evans in the third round of the NFL Draft. Evans will replace Dion Lewis, Henry’s back-up the past two seasons who is now with the Giants. Source

A 62-year-old man who has been fighting for his freedom for decades is now facing a new hurdle — a coronavirus outbreak at his prison. Crosley Green’s murder conviction was overturned in 2018, and his attorneys have filed an emergency motion for his release. Erin Moriarty reports on the case, which she has been following for more than 20 years. Source

It was a wedding decades in the making, between two former New Jersey college classmates. They say they never could have imagined it. Greg and Janet Dabice were married August 1 on the football field of Montclair State University, nearly 30 years after they were crowned the school’s homecoming king and queen on the very same field. Errol Barnett reports on their unlikely royal reunion. Source

Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss how an estimated 54.3 million people may face hunger this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, including 18 million children. Source

In July, the Pentagon effectively banned the Confederate flag on U.S. bases and pledged to address diversity and increase inclusivity in the ranks of the military. Still, more than half of the troops of color who participated in a 2019 survey said that they had experienced white nationalism or racism in the U.S. military. Vladimir Duthiers spoke with some service members and veterans of different races, ranks, regions and religions about their experiences as troops of color. Source

Epic Systems, a medical records software company, “is going to have to adhere by the same rules as everyone else,” a local official said. Source