Women having a mastectomy because of cancer in one breast are increasingly choosing to remove both breasts, but a new study finds the decision may have more to do with fear than survival. Dr. Elisa Port, chief of breast surgery and director of the Dubin Breast Center at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, talks about the study with the “CBS This Morning” co-hosts. Source

Hundreds of thousands of people undergo liposuction each year, but this relatively new treatment claims to slim you down half an inch after an hour of treatment. Vinita Nair reports on how effectively this procedure works. Source

It was a tight race for the title of Soul Survivor, plus Mark Ruffalo talks new HBO movie, “The Normal Heart.” Suzanne Marques has those stories and more in today’s Eye on Entertainment. Source

Veterans groups and some democrats on Capitol Hill are dissatisfied with President Obama’s continued support for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports. Source

The severe thunderstorm risk continues for the Plains and parts of the Mid-Atlantic Thursday. Threat for severe weather will continue in the Plains this weekend and into Memorial Day. CBS Chicago station WBBM’s meteorologist Megan Glaros tracks the latest. Source

An Oregon boy heard cries near a roadside and found a bear cub which he brought to the Myrtle Creek Police Department. Authorities commend the boy but say the best thing to do is to leave the area, call authorities and let professionals handle the situation. Source

The Mars One program says it will send a colonizing team to the Red Planet in 2024. Kera Rennert talks with two astronaut hopefuls about the one-way trip they want to take. Source

A surveillance video provided by the San Jose, California Police Department shows a violent armed robbery of a convenience store. Source

A new study finds up to 70 percent of women who choose to surgically remove their healthy breast aren’t actually at high risk for recurrence of breast cancer. Dr. Tari King, deputy chief of the breast surgical service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, explains who really benefits from the procedure — and who doesn’t. Source

As the National September 11 Memorial Museum opens to the public, many are taking time to remember those living with health problems after the attacks. Health experts say they have seen and certified around 2,000 cancers related to 9/11 so far. Marlie Hall reports. Source