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

Researchers at 14 major American cancer centers teamed up to identify switches that fuel cancer, using genetic sequencing. Dr. David Agus, of the Westside Cancer Center at the University of Southern California, talks to the “CBS This Morning” co-hosts about the possible beginning of the end for chemotherapy as the standard of care. Source

The BET Awards will honor Lionel Richie, plus Patrick Stewart talks new “X-Men” movie. Suzanne Marques has those stories and more in today’s Eye on Entertainment. Source

Daily health headlines: High cholesterol may lower chance of conception, why doctors keep prescribing a drug that doesn’t work for bronchitis, and more. Source