A CBS News investigation is revealing for the first time the changes police departments across America say they’re making to confront possible racial bias. This Friday marks five years since the death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen shot by a white officer who said Brown attacked him in Ferguson, Missouri. Jeff Pegues reports. Source
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Dayton and El Paso residents to Trump: Stay home
President Trump is set to visit two cities where the nation’s most recent mass shootings left 31 people dead. Some people in those communities would rather see him stay home. His first stop is Dayton, Ohio, where a gunman killed nine people early Sunday. He will then go to El Pas, where 22 people were murdered on Saturday. Police say the suspect in that massacre is a white supremacist who targeted Hispanics. Ben Tracy reports. Source
Millionaire murder suspect caught in Mexico
A millionaire accused of killing his wife is expected in court in California Wednesday after more than four years on the run. Peter Chadwick vanished after he was accused of murder, but was caught in Mexico on Sunday. Prosecutors will ask a judge to deny bail. Tracy Smith reports. Source
Mesa, Arizona officers rip racial bias training: “It kills morale”
“You don’t care about me and you don’t care about the citizens,” one officer said. “You care about putting on this little show.” Source
State-by-state look at how America’s police departments are tackling racial bias
CBS News contacted more than 150 police departments in big cities across the country as part of a year-long look into policing in America Source
War of words between Trump, El Paso politicians ahead of his visit
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke goes at it with Trump, as does his successor, Victoria Escobar Source
Sex-trafficking victim who killed man as teen walks free after 15 years
Woman who said she was a 16-year-old sex-trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 was released from prison this week after being granted clemency Source
Kabul car bombing wounds scores and Taliban claims it’s responsible
Car bombing at police building in Afghan capital is latest in spate of violence even as “excellent progress” is reported in U.S.-Taliban peace talks Source
Kabul blast wounds scores and Taliban claim they’re behind it
Car bombing at police building in Afghan capital is latest in spate of violence even as “excellent progress” is reported in U.S.-Taliban peace talks Source
Times Square panic as backfiring motorcycle mistaken for mass shooter
Chaos ensured as people mistook the sounds for gunfire and fled, in the wake of weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton Source