Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Marine veteran Paul Whelan were among two dozen prisoners freed as part of the biggest prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia since the end of the Cold War. The complex exchange took place in Turkey and involved more than six nations. Nancy Cordes has the latest. Source

Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell described the deputy as “a rogue individual that acted outside the scope of his authority.” Source

An Illinois sheriff told CBS News on Thursday that a former deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey last month was “a rogue individual that acted outside the scope of his authority.” Roxana Saberi has more. Source

Simone Biles won yet another gold medal for Team USA women’s gymnastics at the Paris Olympics on Thursday. Biles’ victory marks the ninth gold medal for the U.S. “CBS Saturday Morning” co-host and CBS News and sports correspondent Dana Jacobson has the latest from Paris. Source

2024 is the biggest global election year in modern history, with at least 64 elections affecting roughly four billion people. The year is now more than halfway over, and some trends are emerging. Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, interim president at Freedom House, joins CBS News to discuss. Source

At the U.S.-Mexico border, the number of unlawful crossings dropped in July. It’s the fifth straight month of declines, according to government figures obtained by CBS News. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more. Source

Middle East tensions are rising after Iran and its terror proxies vowed fierce revenge on Israel for the recent killings of senior leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah. Debora Patta reports from East Jerusalem. Source

A historic prisoner swap on Thursday secured the release of 24 prisoners from six countries, including several Americans who had been detained in Russia. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more on the reaction from leaders from around the world. Then, Christopher O’Leary, senior vice president for global operations at the consulting firm Soufan Group, joins with analysis. Source

Almost half the nation’s farms are owned by farmers 65 and over, making them the oldest workforce in the U.S. Source

President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on the phone Thursday to discuss escalating tensions in the Middle East. Their talks came after funerals in Iran and Lebanon for top leaders of Hamas and Hezbollah. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has the latest. Source