E.D. Cauchi

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | E.D. Cauchi |Celine Gounder

CDC's airplane testing seeks to prevent a pandemic In the past year, over 135 million passengers traveled to the U.S. from other countries. To infectious disease experts, that represents 135 million chances for an outbreak to begin. To identify and stop the next potential pandemic, government disease detectives have been discreetly searching for viral pathogens in wastewater from airplanes. Experts are worried that these efforts may not be enough.

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2 months ago | cbsnews.com | E.D. Cauchi

The Department of Justice has eliminated its national database that tracked misconduct incidents among federal law enforcement officers. "Agencies can no longer query or add data" to the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, the Justice Department posted in an online statement, confirming that it is being decommissioned as a result of an order signed by President Trump on his first day in office that rescinded 78 Biden-era executive actions.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Jericka Duncan |Cassandra Gauthier |E.D. Cauchi

On Tuesday, officials approved a $10 million settlement for the family of Sonya Massey, who was shot and killed in her kitchen by a Sangamon County sheriff's deputy in July after Massey called about a possible prowler outside her home. It's the largest ever paid by the county. In the wake of Massey's killing in Illinois, members of the community were outraged. The sheriff at the time of Massey's killing resigned, and Sheriff Paula Crouch took the position in September.

2 months ago | cbsnews.com | Jericka Duncan |E.D. Cauchi |Cassandra Gauthier

Last July, Sonya Massey called 911 to report a potential prowler outside her Illinois home. Two minutes after entering, Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy , who is White, fatally shot Massey, who is Black, in her kitchen. Grayson later said he felt threatened by Massey. He was fired from the sheriff's office and charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.