The nonprofit is doubling down efforts to support minority-owned startups. Source

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, the Democratic nominee in New York City’s mayoral race, was among the officials who met with President Biden at the White House to discuss the administration’s strategy to reduce gun crime across the country. New York is one of the cities experiencing a surge in gun violence. Adams joined CBSN’s Tanya Rivero to discuss the meeting and his plans if elected mayor. Source

Hundreds of people cheered as crews hoisted the statues of Confederate figures Robert E. Lee and “Stonewall” Jackson away on flatbed trucks Saturday, nearly four years after a deadly right-wing rally, organized in part to push back on efforts to remove the Lee statue. Charlottesville, Virginia Mayor Nikuyah Walker joins CBSN to discuss the removal. Source

The lawmakers are heading to Washington, D.C., to avoid a quorum. Source

Millions of eligible families will receive the first in a series of monthly payments of the expanded Child Tax Credit this week, which could help parents and guardians struggling to pay for child care. Richard Weissman, CEO and founder of The Learning Experience, joined CBSN to discuss why child care is so crucial to the nation’s economic recovery. Source

Billionaire Richard Branson has become the first person to take his own ship to space, lifting off Sunday on a space plane from his Virgin Galactic. Former astronaut Clayton Anderson tells CBSN’s Tanya Rivero what it means for space travel. Source

Sold by major retailers and medical supply stores, bed rails have been deadly for hundreds of mostly elderly Americans. Source

Marketed as safety devices, the bed rails are linked to hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries involving seniors. Source

Authorities confirmed at least 94 people died in the Surfside, Florida, condo collapse. Officials said they will not stop recovery efforts until they find and identify every victim. Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett told CBSN’s Tanya Rivero the building “should have never fallen down.” Source

The decision could force Democrats and voting rights advocates into other arenas to mount their battles against voting restrictions enacted in GOP-led states. Source