FBI special agent John Bennet said they found evidence the Gilroy shooter was influenced by “a fractured ideology.” Source
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Outrage after photo shows Galveston police leading black man by rope
The Galveston Police Department is a apologizing for the way officers arrested a black man over the weekend Source
Faulty data used to approve world’s priciest drug, FDA says
Drugmaker Norvartis could face criminal penalties over faulty data behind gene therapy Zolgensma, priced at $2.1 million Source
Common traits like childhood trauma, behavioral changes link mass shooters
The Violence Project has studied every U.S. mass shooting since 1966. Its database, which is not publicly available yet, includes 160 mass shooters who have killed four or more people in a public place. Nearly all were male and the average age was 34-years-old. The study found most shooters shared common traits, like experiencing childhood trauma. The researchers also learned these shootings are “socially contagious.” Psychologist Jillian Peterson, co-founder of The Violence Project, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the findings. Source
Chuck Schumer and Peter King call on Congress to pass background check legislation
Senate Minority Leader Schumer, a Democrat, and Rep. Peter King, a Republican, urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring background check legislation to the floor. The bill passed in the House in February. Watch their remarks. Source
Plane reportedly carrying Pink’s crew crash lands in Denmark
Danish media are reporting that a small aircraft carrying the management team for the American singer Pink crash landed and burst into flames in Denmark. No one was hurt. Danish police on Tuesday confirmed that the incident took place Monday night, though they did not mention Pink by name. Danish media reported Pink was not on the flight. Source
Which major supermarkets offer the best prices?
Bank of America analysts reviewed six big supermarket chains for their prices on 54 items like produce, meat and dairy. Here’s how it all added up. Source
Joe Sestak says Trump’s rhetoric “fueled an atmosphere” of hate
Former Pennsylvania congressman and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Sestak says President Trump’s rhetoric is fueling an atmosphere conducive for hate. He speaks to CBSN about the president’s comments in wake of two mass shootings over the weekend. Source
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison dead at 88
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, a giant of modern literature whose imaginative power in “Beloved,” ”Song of Solomon” and other works transformed American letters by dramatizing the pursuit of freedom within the boundaries of race, has died at age 88. Source
Video games don’t make you a mass shooter, expert says
“When it comes to actual serious criminal violence, there’s virtually no evidence that video games matter,” Virginia Tech professor James Ivory told CBS News Source