Tennessee Titans players and coaches report to Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park this week for the start of training camp. The first full-squad practice of camp is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, July 26. Source
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7/24: Prime Time with John Dickerson
John Dickerson reports on a Justice Department lawsuit against Texas’ border strategy, an update on the Gilgo Beach murder investigation, and why artificial intelligence is listed as an existential threat to humanity. Source
Buttigieg explains why air travel headaches have continued
During a summer of travel headaches, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg addresses delays and cancellations that have impacted tens of thousands of airline passengers. Source
Airlines fly fewer flights than pre-pandemic even as passenger numbers rebound
FlightAware’s Kathleen Bangs explains why airlines are flying fewer planes despite passenger numbers returning to pre-pandemic numbers. Source
AI poses extinction-level threat to humans, study suggests
A new study published by Stanford University’s Existential Risks Initiative has identified five major threats to humanity by the year 2075. Runaway artificial intelligence is considered one of them. Trond Undheim, research scholar at Stanford, joins CBS News to unpack the study’s findings and what can be done to mitigate the risk of AI. Source
83-year-old former pastor charged with 1975 murder of 8-year-old girl
An 8-year-old girl was killed on a summer day in 1975. Police have finally arrested her alleged killer, an 83-year-old former pastor. Source
Transportation Department investigating airlines’ “unrealistic scheduling” after flight delays, cancellations
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg tells CBS News his department is now investigating the causes of widespread flight delays and cancellations. CBS News investigative correspondent Stephen Stock reports on how a shortage of pilots, mechanics and air traffic controllers is contributing to the problem and could remain an issue for years. Source
Justice Department sues Texas over floating border barrier in Rio Grande
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Monday against Texas for its use of floating barriers in the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border. Gov. Greg Abbott refused to remove the buoys, prompting the DOJ to make good on its threat to take him to court. CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian has more. Source
Trump leads GOP field in new Iowa, South Carolina polls
The first GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee is less than a month away. It’s still unclear if former President Donald Trump will be there, but new polls show him leading by double digits in two states. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns and Fin Gómez join “America Decides” to discuss what the numbers suggest for the 2024 GOP field. Source
Trump campaigns for 2024 as Jan. 6 indictment decision looms
It’s been about a week since the Justice Department sent a letter to former President Donald Trump informing him he was the target of its long-running investigation into Jan. 6 and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. It’s unclear when exactly we will know whether or not Trump will be indicted for a third time, but the impending decision is not deterring his campaign — or much of his base. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe joins “Prime Time” to examine the status of the 2024 GOP presidential field. Source