The National Rifle Association is engulfed in financial scandal. For the past decade, the NRA has helped block nearly all federal gun legislation. But Nancy Cordes reports on why its leaders are now taking aim at each other. Source
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FBI agents urge Congress to make domestic terrorism a federal crime
There is no specific federal law against domestic terrorism but FBI agents are demanding one. Jeff Pegues reports on why tracking down extremists in this country is so difficult. Source
El Paso resident blames Trump’s rhetoric for enabling violence: “It opens doors to people… to eventually kill”
President Trump will head to El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, where 22 people were killed this weekend in a mass shooting at a Walmart. At least seven of those killed were Mexican citizens. Police say the alleged gunman posted a racist manifesto online before the shooting, in which he denounced the growing Hispanic population in Texas. CBS News spoke with one immigrant who said she feels the president’s language, which is echoed in the manifesto, enables violence like this. Source
Project remodels basketball courts with colorful murals
Basketball courts are often a gathering place in urban communities, but many are in bad shape. That inspired one hoop-loving guy to start a nonprofit that changes blacktops from “drab to fab.” Jamie Yuccas shows how the transformations are also inspiring some kids to “aim higher.” Source
Common traits like childhood trauma, behavioral changes link mass shooters
The Violence Project has studied every U.S. mass shooting since 1966. Its database, which is not publicly available yet, includes 160 mass shooters who have killed four or more people in a public place. Nearly all were male and the average age was 34-years-old. The study found most shooters shared common traits, like experiencing childhood trauma. The researchers also learned these shootings are “socially contagious.” Psychologist Jillian Peterson, co-founder of The Violence Project, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the findings. Source
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,” ”Song of Solomon” and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88. Source
Dow tumbles more than 700 points after China devalues currency
Stocks tumbled on Monday after the value of China’s yuan fell. Reporter Tom Hanson has details, and CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins CBSN AM to explain the most recent escalation in the U.S.-China trade war. Source
Video games don’t make you a mass shooter, expert says
“When it comes to actual serious criminal violence, there’s virtually no evidence that video games matter,” Virginia Tech professor James Ivory told CBS News Source
Walmart will still sell guns after two shootings in one week
Company won’t change its policy regarding firearm sales despite the rampages, saying that “no retailer is immune” Source
Dartmouth settles sexual misconduct lawsuit with 9 women
Dartmouth College settlement includes $14 million for students who can prove they suffered abuse and can meet other conditions Source