“Ultimately, we’re not going to be asking our crew people to put themselves in harm’s way​,” he said. Source

“I think that any type of military service in the United States is basically making you a target to the Russian government,” Trevor Reed says. Source

The administration is launching the “Embers Strategy” to respond to recent surges in coronavirus cases across the U.S. Source

The president does not have the authority to change the date of the general election. Source

Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, told the postmaster general in a letter he received reports from his home state about post office locations scheduled for closure or a reduction in services. Source

Two key reports show the impact of the pandemic. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger explains what the historic drop in GDP and rise in weekly unemployment claims mean for the country’s economy. Source

Residents of senior living facilities are producing internet radio shows to stay connected during COVID-19 lockdowns. “Radio Recliner” allows senior DJs to share music, memories and send messages to loved ones. Chip Reid reports for the “CBS This Morning” series A More Perfect Union. Source

People of Filipino ancestry make up about 1% of the U.S. population, but more than 7% of the nation’s health care workers. According to ProPublica, one of every four Filipino adults in the New York-New Jersey area works in the medical field. Elaine Quijano shares the effect the pandemic has had on this community of caretakers. Source

Nation’s GDP shrank by a third between April and June as the coronavirus was spreading. Meantime, latest jobless claims remain high. Source

This is the first NASA mission explicitly designed to search for signs of life on another planet. Source