Congress expected to miss Biden’s police reform deadline; A look at the history of Tulsa’s Black Wall Street. Source
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CBS Evening News, May 24, 2021
Largest school system in U.S. to end remote learning in fall; Age-defying athletes break records Source
Post-pandemic traumatic stress could last for years, mental health experts say
Life may be returning to normal for many Americans, but some are still dealing with the lingering mental and physical effects of the pandemic. Recent traumatic events like the death of George Floyd and the attack on the Capitol are also contributing to post-traumatic stress disorders. Tamar Rodney is an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. She joined CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss. Source
Expert discusses report on Wuhan COVID-19 cases, latest on vaccine
A Wall Street Journal report says lab researchers in Wuhan, China, sought hospital care for “symptoms consistent with both Covid-19 and common seasonal illness” in November 2019, a month before the first case of coronavirus was officially confirmed there. Dr. Jessica Justman, senior technical director at ICAP and associate professor of medicine in epidemiology at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, joins “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with her reaction, plus insights into reports of heart problems in a small number of vaccinated young adults. Source
Boulder shooting suspect faces new charges
The charges come just a day before the 22-year-old is scheduled to appear in court for a status hearing. Source
Former U.S. election security official on how disinformation is driving voting restrictions
Republican lawmakers in Texas are moving closer to passing new voting restrictions, making it the largest to do so in the wake of fomer President Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat. Matt Masterson, former lead election security official for the federal government’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, spoke to CBSN’s Tanya Rivero about how Trump’s false claims about fraud are driving changes to state laws. Source
Maricopa County, Arizona elections official calls Trump’s false claim about a deleted database “unhinged”
A controversial audit of ballots from the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Arizona, has pitted some Republicans against each other. Former President Trump raised unfounded claims that a database was deleted, which Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer called “readily falsifiable” and “unhinged.” Richer joined “Red and Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano to discuss why he’s speaking up. Source
New York City announces return to full-time in-person learning as COVID-19 cases drop
New York City plans to put an end to remote learning. CBS News’ Mola Lenghi reports on the change in the nation’s largest school district. Then, Dr. Ebony Jade Hilton, co-founder and medical director of Goodstock Consulting and an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the University of Virginia, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss the day’s coronavirus headlines. Source
Six-year-old boy killed in apparent road rage shooting
The family of a 6-year-old boy killed in an apparent road rage shooting in Southern California is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the killer’s arrest. Jonathan Vigliotti has the details. Source
At least 13 killed in 13 separate mass shootings over the weekend
More than 200 mass shootings in which four or more people were shot have taken place this year. This past weekend, 13 shootings across ten states left at least 13 dead. Jeff Pegues has the latest on what’s driving these numbers. Source