A judge has ruled that pop star Britney Spears can choose her own attorney as she fights her father’s conservatorship of her financial affairs. She broke down in court, accusing her father of conservatorship abuse. Jamie Yuccas has the details. Source

Tennessee is stopping all vaccine outreach to those 14 and older, despite children and teens making up 15% of the state’s COVID-19 cases and an uptick in almost every state. Jericka Duncan spoke with one mother who fears for the safety of her 11-year-old immunocompromised son and the risks he faces when he goes back to in-person classes this fall. Source

A scathing and long-awaited Justice Department watchdog report blames the FBI for “fundamental errors” in investigating sexual abuse allegations against former USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. Jeff Pegues has the latest. Source

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the spread of the contagious Delta variant, data from the UK, and the increase in coronavirus cases in lower-vaccinated counties. Source

Starting Thursday, millions of parents could see extra money in their bank account through an expanded child tax credit. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source

A week of violence, rioting, and looting has now killed more than 70 people and wrecked hundreds of businesses. The unrest began ten days ago in protest of the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma but morphed quickly into civil unrest over crippling poverty and a brutal fifth wave of COVID. Debora Patta went out with the police unit recovering stolen property and arresting the perpetrators. Source

Tinessa Hogan, 36, had been named as a person of interest in the case of her two young daughters’ murder. Source

The health care giant is investigating how the chemical, which can cause cancer with repeated exposure, got into the products. Source

Thursday marks the 24th anniversary of Versace’s fatal shooting outside the South Beach landmark. Source

Despite pleas by Putin himself many don’t trust the government or its vaccines, so they’re cheating, and Russia is seeing record numbers of deaths and hospitalizations. Source