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The first major winter storm of the season is expected to bring snow and ice from the Central Plains to the East Coast, along with bone-chilling temperatures. Rob Marciano has the latest.
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Legislation granting full Social Security benefits to nearly 3 million retirees will soon get become law, advocates say.
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Starting Saturday, millions of people are going to be hit by moderate to heavy snow from Kansas City to Washington, forecasters say.
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The judge overseeing President-elect Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal “hush money case” has ordered the president-elect to face sentencing on Jan. 10. CBS News political reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman has the details. Then, CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins with analysis.
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American, JetBlue, Southwest and United are offering passengers waivers to reschedule flights ahead of Winter Storm Blair.
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The war between Israel and Hamas shows no signs of slowing in 2025. Over 100 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the first three days of the new year, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry. CBS News’ Holly Williams has the latest on the conflict.
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Lana Zak reports on a judge ordering President-elect Donald Trump to be sentenced in his New York City criminal trial, House Speaker Mike Johnson being reelected speaker, and why the U.S. surgeon general wants alcoholic beverages to come with a cancer warning.
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Federal authorities are warning of the potential for copycat incidents after the deadly New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has more about the threat environment. She also discusses the Treasury Department’s revelation that Chinese hackers accessed its unclassified documents.
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Investigators say the driver of a Tesla Cybertruck shot himself in the head before the vehicle exploded outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday. CBS News’ Andres Gutierrez has the latest.
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A government panel failed to reach consensus on national security risks of a proposal for Nippon Steel to purchase U.S. Steel, leaving the decision to the president.
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