Couple charged after gender reveal sparked wildfire, killing firefighter

The El Dorado Fire erupted when a pyrotechnic device was set off in a field and quickly ignited dry grass on a scorching day.

• Jul 21, 2021

Trump ally arrested and accused of illegal lobbying

Thomas Barrack, a longtime Trump ally who ran the former president's inaugural committee, has been charged with violating a federal lobbying law after allegedly failing to disclose his work on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, the Justice Department said. Nancy Cordes reports.

• Jul 20, 2021

DEA agent charged with carrying badge and gun at Capitol riot

Mark Ibrahim of Orange County, California, was arrested and charged with four crimes that include making a false statement and carrying a firearm on restricted grounds.

• Jul 21, 2021

Gunman pleads guilty in synagogue shooting, avoids death penalty

John T. Earnest has agreed to spend life in prison without parole in the Passover attack, avoiding the death penalty.

• Jul 20, 2021

Miami Herald reporter on investigating Epstein

First on "CBS This Morning," Miami Herald investigative reporter Julie K. Brown's award-winning work helped bring the Jeffrey Epstein case into the national spotlight. She gives an insider account into what it was like to investigate Epstein. She talks about her new book, "Perversion of Justice'' and tells us why she has questions about Epstein's death.

• Jul 20, 2021

U.S. experiences weekend of gun violence

"It was my second shooting. So I was kind of prepared because I always am expecting something to happen," said an 8-year-old who was at Nationals Park when gunfire broke out.

• Jul 19, 2021

Capitol rioter gets 8 months in prison for felony

U.S. Capitol rioter Paul Hodgkins, who waved a "Trump 2020" on the Senate chamber floor on January 6, has been sentenced to eight months in prison. The Florida resident told the court he was ashamed of his actions.

• Jul 19, 2021

Capitol rioter gets 8 months in prison

A man from Florida who waved a "Trump 2020" flag on the floor of the Senate chamber on January 6 has been sentenced to eight months in prison. Paul Hodgkins, who pleaded guilty last month, is the first Capitol riot defendant sentenced for a felony charge. CBS News reporter Cassidy McDonald joins Elaine Quijano on CBSN's "Red & Blue" with more on the case.

• Jul 19, 2021

New evidence shows Rodney Reed innocent of 1996 murder, lawyers say

Lawyers for a Black man who maintains his innocence in the 1996 murder of a White woman are in court arguing for a new trial.

• Jul 19, 2021

Florida man sentenced to 8 months in prison in Capitol riot case

Paul Hodgkins, a 38-year-old crane operator from Florida, waved a "Trump 2020" flag on the floor of the Senate chamber January 6 and pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding.

• Jul 19, 2021

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