A massive explosion rocked parts of Houston early Friday. Dozens of people posted on social media that they heard a loud boom around 4:30 a.m. local time. Thousands reportedly felt their homes shake. Authorities say at least one person was taken to the hospital. The explosion likely happened at an industrial building, but the cause of the blast is under investigation. Source

The highest-ranking drug company executive convicted in the opioid crisis is headed to prison, but the sentence is not harsh enough for some who say he got away with murder. A judge sentenced Insys Therapeutics founder John Kapoor to five and a half years for his role in bribing doctors to prescribe the powerful painkiller Subsys. Anna Werner speaks to the mother of an overdose victim who was at the sentencing. Source

Trump to move forward with reopening country “vaccine or no vaccine;” Seniors find creative alternatives to traditional graduation ceremonies  Source

With Americans losing millions of dollars to scam robocalls, the DOJ is filing for temporary restraining orders against U.S. telecom giants allegedly facilitating the calls. The Senate is holding a hearing Wednesday to look into Social Security fraud, the No. 1 scam in America. Anna Werner has more on the government’s groundbreaking crack down. Source

On Wednesday, former Navy fighter pilot Mike Garcia won California’s special election for the House seat once held by Representative Katie Hill. He’s the first Republican to flip a Democrat-held seat since 1988. Los Angeles Times political writer Mark Barabak joins CBSN with more on the historic win. Source

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck between Jamaica and Cuba, with tremors felt around the region. U.S. and U.K. leaders are meeting about Huawei spying fears. And a plague of locusts is threatening the food supply in eastern Africa, a problem widely seen as exacerbated by climate change. CBS News’ Debora Patta rounds up the headlines from Johannesburg Source

A plane carrying nearly 200 people is evacuating Americans from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports from outside March Air Force Base in California. Source

Experts say lessons learned from the September 11 terror attacks can help the U.S. better tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Lila Nordstrom, 9/11 survivor advocate, joined CBSN to discuss some of those lessons and how they can be applied to COVID-19. Source

The teams are also required to meet a set of criteria created by the league. Source

CBS News has exclusively learned at least one major U.S. airline is seriously considering dropping it’s social distancing measures. CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports. Source