North Korean media focused on the Russian envoy, who was quoted as saying the two sides met in a “cordial atmosphere overflowing with militant friendship.” Source

Kim Jong Un welcomed Russia’s defense minister this week for an exhibition where he showed off some of North Korea’s banned ballistic missiles. Delegations from Russia and China are in the small country to mark 70 years since the armistice that ended the fighting of the Korean War. CBS News foreign correspondent Lucy Craft has more. Source

U.S. growth accelerated last quarter, boosting hopes that a long-predicted recession can be avoided. Source

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, 81, says he’s “fine” after he suddenly stopped talking during a briefing Wednesday. McConnell appeared to freeze mid-sentence at the briefing before being led away by colleagues. He later returned and took questions. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has the latest. Source

Union head Sean O’Brien called the part-time majority “unsung heroes.” Some part-timers want more dollars and less sentiment. Source

“Jaws” was the first summer blockbuster, but technical issues plagued production as tensions rose between actors Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider. In the new Broadway play “The Shark is Broken,” Robert Shaw’s son Ian Shaw explores the volatile dynamics between the three big personalities. Source

Some Hollywood actors and writers are struggling to make ends meet as the strikes drags on. Restaurants and a food bank are stepping up. Source

Three retired military personnel testified before Congress Wednesday that the Pentagon is hiding evidence of alien spacecraft, a claim the Pentagon denies. CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane reports from Capitol Hill. Source

CBS News legal expert and analyst Rikki Klieman joins “CBS Mornings” to explain why the plea agreement between federal prosecutors and Hunter Biden fell apart, what led the federal judge to defer her ruling and what happens next in the case. Source

One volunteer said the team “gave our whales one final rub, wished them luck and pushed them in the direction of the open ocean” – but it wasn’t enough to save them. Source