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The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in the middle of Manhattan has some major corporations rethinking their strategies for protecting top executives. Oliver Barnes, U.S. pharmaceutical and biotech correspondent for the Financial Times, joins CBS News to discuss.
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President-elect Donald Trump is now signaling that the U.S. military should not intervene in Syria, posting on social media over the weekend, “this is not our fight.” Charlie D’Agata has more on U.S. interests in Syria, which include hundreds of U.S. troops helping in the fight against ISIS and one of the longest-held American hostages.
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Bashar al-Assad’s rule in Syria has come to an end. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab is following the latest from Turkey, near the border with Syria. Then, John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, joins to discuss the Biden administration’s role in Syria’s future.
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Two key Republican senators, Joni Ernst and Lindsey Graham, signaled they’re open to confirming Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. Scott MacFarlane reports it was a busy day for several of Trump’s choices for top positions.
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Only 10 states require a personal finance course for high schoolers, but one teacher says she tells her students it’s the most important course they will take.
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Luigi Mangione, a man arrested in Pennsylvania, is being questioned in connection with the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. Mangione was arraigned in a Pennsylvania courtroom on separate charges and denied bail. CBS News’ Lilia Luciano and Anna Schecter have the latest.
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President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday he will nominate Bay Area attorney Harmeet Dhillon for a position at the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Only 10 states require a personal finance course to graduate high school, but that’s changing. For “Eye on America,” Meg Oliver reports on the growing trend of teaching financial literacy as a foundation for financial responsibility.
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Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.”
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Police have identified and detained what is being described as a “strong person of interest” in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. CBS News law enforcement contributor Richard Esposito, former NYPD deputy commissioner, joins to explain why it may have taken five days for police to make an arrest.
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