Jennifer Weiner’s novels are regulars on the New York Time’s best seller list. Her latest book is about a working mother and wife whose world falls apart after she gets hooked on prescription drugs. Jennifer Weiner joins “CBS This Morning” to tell us more about her latest book. Source

Satellite provider DirecTV has pulled its entertaining and effective ads featuring actor Rob Lowe and his alter egos. Competitor Comcast challenged claims made in the commercials. Vladimir Duthiers reports on the high-stakes battle. Source

Warning: The video above contains graphic content. South Carolina officials announced murder charges against white police officer Michael Slager just one hour after seeing a graphic video of him shooting a black man in the back. Walter Scott was apparently unarmed. Slager is being held without bail. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the charges. Source

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the wreckage of a small plane that crashed early Tuesday morning. Two of the victims were officials from Illinois State University, and the pilot had 12,000 flight hours. Dean Reynolds reports from Chicago. Source

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul kicked off his presidential campaign Tuesday and is already facing heat for some of his foreign policy views. A conservative group released an ad slamming Paul for his support of the Obama administration’s framework nuclear deal with Iran. Nancy Cordes reports from Louisville, Kentucky. Source

Warning: The video above contains graphic content. A white police officer was charged with murder Tuesday after a video surfaced showing him shooting Walter Scott, an apparently unarmed black man in South Carolina. Officer Michael Slager’s case is the latest in a series of racially-charged police shootings around the country. Vicente Arenas reports from Charleston, South Carolina, where the killing happened over the weekend. Source

Taylor Swift received 14 nominations for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, and Sam Smith follows with 13. Also, the original manuscript for Don McLean’s classic song “American Pie” sold for $1.2 million at auction. Suzanne Marques reports on the day’s top entertainment stories. Source

Actor who plays Schmidt on the Fox sitcom tells CBS News’ Lauren Moraski about his favorite episode, what he has in common with his character and the series’ future. Source

The Kenyan military launched airstrikes in Somalia in response to last week’s deadly terror attack at Garissa University. While the families of the victims grieve, many are asking questions about the government’s apparent lack of readiness. Debora Patta reports. Source

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to be vocal in opposing the tentative deal reached over Iran’s nuclear program. For the first time since the deal was reached, President Obama challenged one of Netanyahu’s criticisms, calling it a “fundamental misjudgment.” Major Garrett reports. Source