Disinformation expert Renée Diresta joins CBSN to discuss how prepared the U.S. is as we approach the 2020 election, and the challenges of keeping up with an evolving adversary. Source
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“What one woman says is fake news is what another woman says is truth”
Wired editor-in-chief and CBS News contributor Nick Thompson joins CBSN to explain the challenges of containing the spread of disinformation online. Source
Dixie Chicks tease upcoming album coming “someday”
Country music trio hasn’t released a new album in 13 years, but that could change as early as this year, according to a cryptic Instagram video Source
Mink the bear makes an incredible journey home
Mink was relocated after she began to saw humans as a food source. But she didn’t stay away for long Source
Supreme Court blocks 2020 census citizenship question for now
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. In a separate case, the conservative majority said federal courts cannot intervene in questions of partisan gerrymandering. Anthony Salvanto, Jill Colvin, Antjuan Seawright and Leslie Sanchez spoke to “Red & Blue” about the effects of these two cases. Source
Brandi Chastain and Michelle Akers take part in new CTE study
Team USA will soon take on France in the Women’s World Cup quarterfinal. Ahead of the big game, former soccer stars Brandi Chastain and Michelle Akers are raising awareness about possible brain injuries from playing soccer. Dr. Jon LaPook reports. Source
American woman killed after shark attack in the Bahamas
A young American woman was killed after being swarmed by three sharks in the Bahamas. She was snorkeling just a few feet away from her loved ones. Carter Evans reports. Source
Supreme Court rules against citizenship question
The Trump administration wanted to ask every person in the country if he or she is an American citizen as part of the 2020 census. But the Supreme Court blocked it. Jan Crawford reports. Source
House passes border funding bill
The House passed a hotly debated border funding bill that provides around $4.6 billion to ease the crisis at the border. But it does not include guarantees of higher standards of care for detained migrant families. Manuel Bojorquez reports. Source
Pregnant woman who was shot in the stomach indicted over unborn baby’s death
Last December, Marshae Jones was shot in the stomach while five months pregnant. A grand jury found the shooter acted in self-defense and now Jones has been indicted for the death of her unborn baby. Mireya Villarreal reports. Source