Year-to-date homicide numbers in Chicago are now similar to 2016, when murders soared to 19-year high in the city. Source
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U.N. calls for investigation into apparent poisoning of Putin critic Alexei Navalny
The United Nations is demanding a full investigation into the apparent poisoning of Alexei Nalvany, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Navalny is finally out of a medically induced coma at a hospital in Germany. Investigators believe his tea was spiked with a Soviet-era nerve agent. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata joins CBSN from London with the latest developments. Source
Some South African students move in with teachers amid pandemic
Durning the hard lockdown, online learning was impossible for thousands of children because of a lack of access to technology. Source
Camp Fire evacuees allowed to return home
All evacuation orders were lifted in Paradise more than a month after the fire broke out Source
School bus driver hailed a hero for rescuing 22 students from raging fire
Kevin McKay responded to an emergency, driving for five hours with traffic often at a standstill and smoke obscuring his view Source
PG&E reels as investors assess its role in California wildfire
State’s largest utility has lost more than half its value since the Camp Fire started a week ago Source
Camp Fire survivor ran for his life after he got a message from a 911 operator
“She said, ‘Don’t wait for us. Do what you can to survive'” Source
Firefighters reflect on deadly NorCal Camp Fire after blaze fully contained
Golden State’s deadliest wildfire in a century, which burned for nearly three weeks, left 85 people dead and scorched some 240 square miles Source
Former FBI agent Peter Strzok on his new book “Compromised”
Former FBI agent Peter Strzok discusses his new book, “Compromised: Counterintelligence and the threat of Donald J. Trump.” Source
Data shows Black children are arrested more often as the call for police-free schools grows
According to federal reports, law enforcement agencies arrested an estimated 728,000 students in 2018. In “CBS This Morning’s” School Matters series, Jericka Duncan examines the role police play in education. Source