“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” is never far behind when it comes to satirizing the news. The show is in its second season and has renewed for two more. John Oliver joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the “John Oliver effect” and why he doesn’t consider himself to be a journalist. Source

Philadelphia’s police union is the latest after the LAPD and NYPD to boycott director Quentin Tarantino for controversial remarks made at an anti-police violence rally. CBSN’s Contessa Brewer has the latest. Source

Federico Castelluccio, the actor who played Italian tough guy Furio on HBO’s hit series “The Sopranos,” is at the center of a surprising real-life adventure. Kenneth Craig reports from Princeton, New Jersey, on the actor – and his multimillion-dollar discovery. Source

A new study casts doubt on the efficacy of over-the-counter cold medicine. NYU School of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil has details for CBSN. Source

A woman’s death prompted concerns over the risk of ice-cold cryotherapy. NYU School of Medicine Clinical Associate Professor Dr. Devi Nampiaparampil joins CBSN to discuss the medical therapy. Source

The author has sold millions of books and won the National Book Award. Time magazine put him on the cover with the headline “Great American Novelist.” Franzen is the best-selling author of “The Corrections” and “Freedom.” Franzen joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss and his new book, “Purity,” which the Los Angeles Times calls “fierce writing.” Source

There are growing concerns over new guidelines from the American Cancer Society recommending most women start mammograms at an older age. The society says it came up with the recommendations after reviewing the best medical evidence available and weighing the benefits and harms of mammograms. But with more than 200,000 new cases of breast cancer expected this year, doctors are saying early detection is key. Michelle Miller reports. Source

An unmanned blimp that houses a state-of-the-art radar system became detached from its moorings and drifted north through Pennsylvania for hours Wednesday; In an excerpt from this coming Sunday’s “60 Minutes,” Scott Pelley follows National Museum of African-American History and Culture director Lonnie Burch to Africa hoping to find a shipwreck Source

Mothers from the North Saint Louis county carried petitions to environmental officials Wed., demanding that the governor declare a state of emergency. This comes after thousands of gallons of tainted water spilled into the Bridgeton landfill last night. Vinita Nair reports with more. Source

In an excerpt from this coming Sunday’s “60 Minutes,” Scott Pelley follows National Museum of African-American History and Culture director Lonnie Burch to Africa hoping to find a shipwreck. Source