Thomas Silverstein, who was held in solitary confinement for 35 years, was admitted to a suburban Denver hospital to undergo surgery and died in intensive care Source
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Energy Department calls natural gas “freedom gas” in press release
The release isn’t the first time the department has associated “freedom” with natural gas Source
Louisiana lawmakers passes restrictive abortion bill
In a 79-23 vote Wednesday, the Louisiana House gave final passage to a bill barring abortion once there’s a detectable fetal heartbeat, as early as the sixth week of pregnancy. Gov. John Bel Edwards, the Deep South’s only Democratic governor, supports the ban and intends to sign it into law despite opposition from national party leaders who say such laws are attacks on women. Source
WHO removes “gender identity disorder” from list of mental illnesses
The World Health Organization will remove “gender identity disorder” from its global manual of diagnoses — a major win for transgender rights. The change was announced last summer, but a resolution to amend the health guidelines was officially approved Saturday. Source
Disney CEO: “Difficult” to film in Georgia if abortion law implemented
“I think many people who work for us will not want to work there, and we will have to heed their wishes in that regard,” Bob Iger said Wednesday Source
Who poisoned Navy Lt. Lee Hartley?
NCIS agents reveal the challenging detective work that went into cracking the unusual and calculated murder of Lt. Lee Hartley Source
Heartless
A Navy lieutenant’s mysterious illness aboard the USS Forrestal leads to his death. Investigators say he was poisoned — after 13 years, the trail leads to a suspect with an unusual motive for murder. Source
Netflix to join the ACLU’s fight against Georgia abortion bill
Netflix announced they will work with the ACLU in its fight against Georgia’s abortion law. This comes as more Hollywood stars threaten to boycott working there if the law is implemented. Their announcement is already causing a chilling effect throughout Georgia’s growing film industry. Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution joins CBSN with more. Source
Girl believed to be world’s tiniest newborn goes home
The girl was born 23 weeks and three days into her mother’s 40-week pregnancy in December; she went home five months later as a healthy infant, weighing 5 pounds Source
5/29/19: CBSN Evening News
Robert Mueller stands behind his report; Experiment raises privacy concerns in iPhone. Source