President Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at protecting U.S. monuments after some were brought down and others are caught in a fierce debate over their removal. The order declares that anyone who vandalizes or destroys a monument or statue to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Meanwhile, protesters in the nation’s capital demanded the removal of the Emancipation Memorial, which depicts President Abraham Lincoln standing over a freed slave. Nikole Killion reports. Source
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White actors will stop voicing “Simpsons” characters of color
Producers of the show made the announcement the same day longtime “Family Guy” actor Mike Henry, who is white, said he’ll stop voicing Black character Cleveland Brown. Source
Judge delays dropping Michael Flynn’s criminal case
A federal appeals court this week ordered the criminal case against Michael Flynn to be dropped. But U.S. district judge Emmet Sullivan has yet to dismiss the case. CBS News correspondent Catherine Herridge joined CBSN to discuss. Source
Judge orders release of migrant children, citing coronavirus
ICE reported this week the first coronavirus cases among the migrant families with children it is holding in civil detention. Source
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Coronavirus cases surge as pressure mounts on healthcare workers; Husband and wife donate kidneys to the same man. Source
17 Rikers Island officers face discipline in transgender woman’s death
Layleen Polanco, 27, died of an epileptic seizure while in solitary confinement on June 7 of last year. Source
Amid coronavirus surge, Abbott expresses regret on reopening bars
The number of people hospitalized in Texas from the coronavirus increased for the 15th consecutive day, surpassing 5,000 for the first time. Source
Roger Stone to report to prison July 14, 2-week delay granted
Stone had sought to delay his sentencing until September 3, saying on Facebook on Sunday that he is seeking “to delay the death sentence ordering me to a COVID-19 infested prison.” Source
White actors to no stop voicing “Simpsons” characters of color
Producers of the show made the announcement the same day longtime “Family Guy” actor Mike Henry, who is white, said he’ll stop voicing Black character Cleveland Brown. Source
Husband and wife donate kidneys to the same man
Jeff Granger received a kidney transplant from Bryan Herrington after Bryan passed away in a work accident. But when the transplanted kidney began failing years later, Bryan’s widow Terri stepped in to donate her own. Steve Hartman reports. Source