During a town hall meeting, GM CEO Mary Barra announced 15 employees were fired following the findings from attorney Anton Valukas’ report – an internal investigation into the recall of 2.6 million older small cars for defective ignition switches. Source
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Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt on new action thriller “Edge of Tomorrow”
Tom Cruise is back – this time, teaming up with “Devil Wears Prada” star Emily Blunt to save the earth from some nasty aliens. Alphonso Van Marsh sits down with the stars to talk about the action thriller — “Edge of Tomorrow.” Source
Better Than Ezra returns with new album
Singer Kevin Griffin and bassist Tom Drummond tell CBS News’ Lauren Moraski about “All Together Now” and making it big in the ’90s. Source
Angelina Jolie travels to China for “Maleficent” premiere
New albums from Led Zeppelin, Angelina Jolie comments on last week’s red carpet mishap — and more. Suzanne Marques report’s on the day’s top entertainment stories. Source
Fellow soldier: Bergdahl walked away from “bond of brotherhood”
Former members of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s unit continue to speak out about the circumstances surrounding his 2009 disappearance from his post in Afghanistan. Top military officials promised a comprehensive review. David Martin reports. Source
Despite White House apology, lawmakers fume over Taliban swap
Republican leaders and some Democrats argue the Obama administration intentionally left them in the dark about the prisoner swap that freed Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Senators on the Intelligence Committee were finally briefed on the prisoner swap Tuesday. Nancy Cordes reports. Source
Tiananmen Square survivor won’t let China forget
Twenty-five years ago, China’s military crushed the pro-democracy protest in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, but the government still won’t let anyone talk about it. Seth Doane meets a man who was in Beijing the night of the crackdown and who is waging a new protest against the erasing of history. Source
Alleged “Slenderman” stabbing shows downside of going viral
Two 12-year-old Wisconsin girls are facing adult charges of attempted homicide for stabbing another pre-teen 19 times. According to the criminal complaint, the girls wanted to kill their friend as an act of devotion to an Internet horror character called Slenderman. Dean Reynolds reports. Source
WWII veteran remembers secret D-Day debacle
As the Allies commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day, there is one story from the invasion many people don’t know. Jim Axelrod hears the story of what happened during the rehearsal — kept secret by the U.S. military — firsthand from an American veteran. Source
Stars gather for 2014 Tony Honors Cocktail Party
Some of the nominees for this year’s Tony Awards gather for a pre-celebration event in New York, a 2014 Oscar-winner joins the new Star Wars movie — and more. Suzanne Marques reports on the day’s top entertainment stories. Source