Did a young white woman cause a wrongful conviction by blaming a murder on a “black guy”? Source
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A local journalist’s point of view on convictions in Brevard County
John Torres, a Florida reporter and creator of the podcast “Murder on the Space Coast,” talks with “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty about three different men in Brevard County with stories similar to Crosley Green’s. The one key difference: they were exonerated Source
CBS Weekend News, April 18, 2020
States taking different approaches to reopening the economy; Group of parents in Vermont raise money for custodians who disinfected schools Source
Former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill has died at age 84
His son, Paul O’Neill Jr., said his father died while at his home in Pittsburgh after years of a long battle with lung cancer, which included a few surgeries and chemotherapy. Source
What Kim Hallock told Chip Flynn’s parents about the night he died
Days after Chip Flynn, 24, was fatally shot on April 4, 1989, Kim Hallock, an ex-girlfriend who was with him that night, went to see his parents to share her account of what happened. Source
Coronavirus updates: Star-studded Global Citizens Festival raises funds for COVID-19 response
The concert comes as the global death toll from coronavirus topped 159,000, with more than 38,000 dead in the U.S. Source
Pres. Trump, governors feud over COVID-19 testing
President Trump is touting his administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, boasting about the number of testing kits they’ve provided. State governors say it’s not enough. CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest on the government’s approach to coronavirus. Source
Marking one year since the release of the Mueller Report
It’s been one year since the Justice Department publicly unveiled Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s 448-page report into Russian interference in the 2016 election. CBSN legal analyst Rebecca Roiphe broke down how the report has changed constitutional powers and how the DOJ operates. Source
Pres. Trump says he hopes to have campaign rallies before November
President Trump says he remains hopeful he will be able to do in-person rallies before the November election. CBS News political unit associate producer Sarah Ewall-Wice joined CBSN to discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has changed campaigning. Source
Group of parents in Vermont raise money for custodians who disinfected schools
A group of parents in Vermont raised money to support the custodians who were sent in to clean two schools after a staff member tested positive for coronavirus. The eight custodians each received nearly $1,000. Don Dahler reports. Source