Nearly 2,900 cases for federal workers who may have been wrongly disciplined, demoted or fired are in limbo due to the three unfilled positions at the top of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Source
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60 in 6: A new era in storytelling for 60 Minutes
Now available on Quibi, 60 in 6. This week, we kick off with Pulitzer Prize winning correspondent Wesley Lowery reporting from Minneapolis with a view from that city you haven’t seen before, including an interview with George Floyd’s brother Philonise. Source
Case backlog piling up for vacant Merit Systems Protection Board, protector of wrongly terminated federal workers
Nearly 2,900 cases for federal workers who may have been wrongly disciplined, demoted or fired are in limbo due to the three unfilled positions at the top of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Norah O’Donnell reports. Source
How will college campuses look as fall semesters begin amid the coronavirus pandemic?
Administrators at U.S. universities are making plans for an uncertain fall, as students come to campus with COVID-19 still present. John Dickerson reports. Source
Uncovering the Greenwood Massacre, nearly a century later
In 1921, a thriving black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, burned, leaving hundreds dead. Scott Pelley reports. Source
Daughter of Hank Williams Jr. dies in car crash, authorities say
Katherine Williams-Dunning’s husband was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Source
From the 60 Minutes archives: The Terence Crutcher shooting
In 2017, Bill Whitaker interviewed former Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby, who fatally shot an unarmed Black man. Source
Trump labels Seattle protesters in police-free zone “domestic terrorists”
Protesters in Seattle have declared an autonomous zone by setting up borders around Seattle’s Capitol Hill Police Precinct, which had been abandoned by officers. In response, President Trump threatened to send in troops. Jonathan Vigliotti reports. Source
Minneapolis has paid $45 million in police misconduct settlements since 2003
Since 2003, Minneapolis has paid out $45 million in court settlements over use-of-force complaints about its police department. Cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago have seen a similar culture of abuse, and taxpayers are footing the bill. Jeff Pegues speaks to one man who got a six-figure settlement after six officers attacked him. Source
Beyoncé pens opens letter asking for justice in Breonna Taylor case
“Three months have passed — and zero arrests have been made, and no officers have been fired,” she wrote. Source