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Details on Biden's pardon for son Hunter
President Biden has issued a wide-ranging pardon for his son Hunter after saying several times that he wouldn't. The pardon applies to federal crimes Hunter Biden may have committed since 2014. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.
Cyber Monday gets underway
Cyber Monday is upon us and it's expected to be the biggest online shopping day ever with sales projected to hit $13.2 billion, according to Adobe Analytics. CBS News correspondent Nancy Chen has more.
Winter storm hits Great Lakes region
Parts of New York, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania have been walloped by a major winter storm that dropped feet of lake-effect snow over the weekend. CBS News national weather correspondent Rob Marciano has more on the show and CBS News senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has a look at how it's complicating post-Thanksgiving travel plans.
President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden
President Biden has issued a pardon for his son, Hunter Biden, that applies to all crimes he may have committed from January 1, 2014, through December 1, 2024. The president had repeatedly said he wouldn't pardon his son, who had been facing prison time in two separate federal cases. CBS News' Willie James Inman, Katrina Kaufman and Rebecca Roiphe have the latest.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade preview
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade may include rainy and cold weather as millions of Americans prepare for severe conditions for the holiday. CBS News' Bradley Blackburn reports.
Divided U.N. negotiations for plastic treaty
Negotiators are far apart as the United Nations tries to work out the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution. Issues creating roadblocks include limiting new manufacturing of plastic and the potential phasing out of some chemicals. For more on the talks, CBS News was joined by Erin Simon, vice president and head of plastic waste and business for the World Wildlife Fund in the U.S.
Millions hit roads and skies for Thanksgiving
Some winter storms could impact travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, but despite that threat, millions are still driving and flying Wednesday and throughout the week. CBS News New York reporter Elijah Westbrook has a report from LaGuardia Airport in New York City.
Trump team signs transition agreement
President-elect Donald Trump's team has signed the agreement which allows members of the incoming administration to meet with their Biden-era counterparts ahead of the January transfer of power. And Trump continues to make staffing choices, picking COVID-lockdown critic Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to be director of the National Institutes of Health. CBS News political reporter Libby Cathey has more.
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12/2: CBS Morning News
President Biden issues sweeping pardon for his son, Hunter Biden; What to know about Cyber Monday deals.
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect; Thanksgiving travel rush underway.
11/26: CBS Morning News
Trump threatens to impose tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada after inauguration in January; AI technology helps protect against phone scams.
11/25: CBS Morning News
CBS News Poll: 59% approve of Trump's handling of presidential transition so far; Retail credit card interest rates hit all-time high.
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Trump picks Pam Bondi for attorney general; New rules and regulations for fliers ahead of Thanksgiving travel rush.
11/21: CBS Morning News
Pete Hegseth to meet with senators in Washington; Study: YouTube tops Spotify and Apple in podcast market.
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House Ethics Committee to meet amid pressure to release report on Matt Gaetz allegations; SpaceX conducts sixth test flight of Starship rocket.
11/19: CBS Morning News
Two women told House panel they were paid to have sex with Matt Gaetz, attorney says; 45 pro democracy activists jailed in Hong Kong.
11/18: CBS Morning News
Biden approves Ukraine's use of U.S.-made long-range weapons inside Russia; Beyonce to perform in NFL half-time show on Christmas Day.
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Trump to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services; Mike Tyson returns to ring to fight Jake Paul.
Incoming House majority squeezed by Trump's planned appointments
President-elect Donald Trump's selection of a number of House Republicans to fill top posts in his administration is pulling from an already shallow bench.
President Biden pardons son Hunter Biden
Hunter Biden was convicted of three separate felony charges related to his purchase of a gun and pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges in a separate case.
Woman pleads guilty in DUI crash that killed newlywed bride, gets 25 years
Jamie Lee Komoroski pleaded guilty to multiple charges in the 2023 crash that killed Samantha Miller and Aric Hutchinson in Folly Beach, South Carolina.
Oxford picks "brain rot" as its word of the year
Oxford University Press said the phrase "brain rot" gained "new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before.
Why is Trump threatening a 100% tariff on the BRICS nations?
Donald Trump said the U.S. would hit Brazil, Russia and six other countries with a crushing tariff if they sought to challenge the dollar.
Kids worked overnight shifts at pork processing plant, feds find
Feds find 11 kids illegally employed for at least 4 years at Seaboard Triumph Foods facility in Sioux Falls, Iowa.
Judge rejects Elon Musk request to reinstate his $56 billion pay package
Elon Musk was seeking to reinstate a massive 2018 Tesla pay package after shareholders had reapproved it, but a judge denied his request.
Bear rampaging through market lured out with honey, then killed
The bear attacked a supermarket employess and later laid waste to the meat department before being lured out.
Elton John says he lost his eyesight after eye infection
Elton John says he's lost his eyesight and struggled to see his new musical, "The Devil Wears Prada" after a severe" eye infection.
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Judge rejects Elon Musk request to reinstate his $56 billion pay package
Elon Musk was seeking to reinstate a massive 2018 Tesla pay package after shareholders had reapproved it, but a judge denied his request.
2 Delta attendants fail breathalyzer test before international flight
Delta says it pulled pair of crew members from duty after random screening by Dutch authorities.
Kids worked overnight shifts at pork processing plant, feds find
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Incoming House majority squeezed by Trump's planned appointments
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Judge rejects Elon Musk request to reinstate his $56 billion pay package
Elon Musk was seeking to reinstate a massive 2018 Tesla pay package after shareholders had reapproved it, but a judge denied his request.
2 Delta attendants fail breathalyzer test before international flight
Delta says it pulled pair of crew members from duty after random screening by Dutch authorities.
Kids worked overnight shifts at pork processing plant, feds find
Feds find 11 kids illegally employed for at least 4 years at Seaboard Triumph Foods facility in Sioux Falls, Iowa.
Bluesky says X's "partisan microphone" are driving users to it
Bluesky has added millions of new subscribers in the last month as some users leave X. Here's what to know.
Why is Trump threatening a 100% tariff on the BRICS nations?
Donald Trump said the U.S. would hit Brazil, Russia and six other countries with a crushing tariff if they sought to challenge the dollar.
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Incoming House majority squeezed by Trump's planned appointments
President-elect Donald Trump's selection of a number of House Republicans to fill top posts in his administration is pulling from an already shallow bench.
Bluesky says X's "partisan microphone" are driving users to it
Bluesky has added millions of new subscribers in the last month as some users leave X. Here's what to know.
Why is Trump threatening a 100% tariff on the BRICS nations?
Donald Trump said the U.S. would hit Brazil, Russia and six other countries with a crushing tariff if they sought to challenge the dollar.
Congress returns for final 2024 lame-duck sprint
Congress returns this week from a Thanksgiving recess with a number of priorities to get through before the end of the year.
Read Hunter Biden's pardon and President Biden's full statement
The pardon covers offenses Hunter Biden "has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024."
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Kids worked overnight shifts at pork processing plant, feds find
Feds find 11 kids illegally employed for at least 4 years at Seaboard Triumph Foods facility in Sioux Falls, Iowa.
Jane Fonda with a secret of aging well
A Yale study showed that older people with more positive beliefs about aging lived an average of 7.5 longer than people who equated aging with disease and decline. Actress and activist Jane Fonda and anti-ageism advocate Ashton Applewhite present "Sunday Morning" viewers with a key to living a longer life, by maintaining a better outlook.
Are there really risks to fluoride in water?
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says fluoride can cause health problems and wants it removed from our drinking water. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder, editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, has more on the risks and benefits that come with fluoride.
New Mexico man awarded $412 million for botched penile injections
The man's attorneys said the punitive and compensatory damages total the largest amount to ever be awarded by a jury in a medical malpractice case in the U.S.
Why does eating turkey make you sleepy? Thanksgiving fatigue, explained.
Tired from your Thanksgiving feast? You're not alone. But is it the tryptophan in turkey that leads to our food comas? Here's what experts say.
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Oxford picks "brain rot" as its word of the year
Oxford University Press said the phrase "brain rot" gained "new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before.
Why is Trump threatening a 100% tariff on the BRICS nations?
Donald Trump said the U.S. would hit Brazil, Russia and six other countries with a crushing tariff if they sought to challenge the dollar.
Elton John says he lost his eyesight after eye infection
Elton John says he's lost his eyesight and struggled to see his new musical, "The Devil Wears Prada" after a "severe" eye infection.
Belgium gives sex workers the same employment rights as other workers
Consensual prostitution was already decriminalized in the European country but until now it existed under a legal gray area.
Bear rampaging through market lured out with honey, then killed
The bear attacked a supermarket employess and later laid waste to the meat department before being lured out.
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Cynthia Erivo on "Wicked," building trust with co-star Ariana Grande
Cynthia Erivo opens up about her bond with co-star Ariana Grande while filming "Wicked," sharing how their early friendship and promise to support each other shaped their on-screen chemistry as Elphaba and Glinda.
Elton John says he lost his eyesight after eye infection
Elton John says he's lost his eyesight and struggled to see his new musical, "The Devil Wears Prada" after a "severe" eye infection.
Elton John says he struggled to watch new musical after losing eyesight
Elton John said Sunday that he's lost his eyesight and struggled to watch his new musical during the opening night of "The Devil Wears Prada," for which he wrote the score. John revealed in September that he had an eye infection that left him with limited vision in one eye and it would take "some time before sight returns to the impacted eye."
Cynthia Erivo on playing Elphaba
Cynthia Erivo delivers a standout performance as Elphaba in the new movie "Wicked." The film has earned $262 million domestically and set new records for Broadway adaptations. She joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about her role and the live-sung performances.
Young Thug co-defendant stabbed in jail while awaiting verdict
Jurors are deliberating whether to convict Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, and Shannon Stillwell on gang, murder, drug and gun charges.
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Bluesky says X's "partisan microphone" are driving users to it
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Company pilots drone food delivery service
In California, a company is running a pilot program for drone food delivery. Itay Hod takes a look at how the service works.
How AI powered robots are helping small farms
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Canada's antitrust watchdog files lawsuit against Google over its ad business
Canada's Competition Bureau says that an investigation found the company "unlawfully" tied together its ad tech tools to maintain its dominant market position.
Zuckerberg meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago
The tech CEO has been seeking to change his company's perception on the right following a rocky relationship with President-elect Donald Trump.
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Starbucks plastic cup investigation
CBS News tracked plastic cups meant to be recycled by Starbucks and found that most of those did not end up at recycling facilities. CBS News' David Schechter breaks down the investigation's findings.
NASA shows off image of U.S. military's abandoned "city under the ice"
Scientists now have a clearer picture of Camp Century, an abandoned U.S. military base long hidden under the ice in Greenland, thanks to a NASA research team's good luck.
Divided U.N. negotiations for plastic treaty
Negotiators are far apart as the United Nations tries to work out the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution. Issues creating roadblocks include limiting new manufacturing of plastic and the potential phasing out of some chemicals. For more on the talks, CBS News was joined by Erin Simon, vice president and head of plastic waste and business for the World Wildlife Fund in the U.S.
Honolulu hopes to identify long-unclaimed bodies with advanced DNA testing
Forensic pathologists hope advanced DNA testing technology will enable them to attach names to all the unidentified people at the Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office.
Dishing up space food
At the Johnson Space Food Systems Laboratory in Houston, NASA scientists develop dishes – freeze-dried, heat-stabilized, or irradiated – to serve on the International Space Station. Correspondent David Pogue checks out what's on the menu in Earth orbit.
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Woman pleads guilty in DUI crash that killed newlywed bride, gets 25 years
Jamie Lee Komoroski pleaded guilty to multiple charges in the 2023 crash that killed Samantha Miller and Aric Hutchinson in Folly Beach, South Carolina.
Ex-detective accused of preying on Black women dies before trial
Prosecutors say female residents feared that if they crossed paths with Roger Golubski, he'd demand sexual favors and threaten to harm or jail their relatives.
Guilty plead in Jamie Komoroski trial
Jamie Lee Komoroski pleaded guilty to charges in the trial related to the death of a South Carolina bride. Komoroski is accused of crashing her rental car while intoxicated into a golf car holding Samantha Miller and her groom Aric Hutchinson hours after their wedding. CBS News' Skyler Henry has the latest news.
36 years after teen's body found in river, her killer is identified
Decades after a Washington teenager's brutal murder, law enforcement identified her killer using genealogical DNA testing.
Husband arrested after missing Oregon woman and dogs found dead
An Oregon woman was found dead near Mount Hood last week, along with two dogs believed to be hers. The woman's estranged husband was arrested on a murder charge.
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Webb telescope captures stunning new image of the "Sombrero galaxy"
The Sombrero galaxy, named for its resemblance to the Mexican hat, is about 30 million light-years from Earth.
Blue Origin launches 6 tourists to the edge of space
Marc and Sharon Hagle, both making their second space flight, were among the passengers for the NS-28 mission.
Blue Origin launches 9th space tourism flight
The ninth Blue Origin space tourism flight launched from West Texas Friday morning. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood and space expert Scott Heidler offered analysis of the flight.
Trump, Musk attend SpaceX launch
President-elect Donald Trump attended SpaceX's sixth flight test of its Super Heavy-Starship on Tuesday with CEO Elon Musk. The burgeoning friendship between the two men played a key role in Trump's reelection, with Musk now set to run a government efficiency agency in the coming months. CBS News political reporter Jake Rosen and Politico aviation reporter Oriana Pawlyk join "America Decides" with more.
SpaceX launches Super Heavy-Starship, with Trump there to watch
President-elect Donald Trump was on hand with Elon Musk for the sixth test flight of SpaceX's huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket.
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Notable Deaths in 2024
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Texas couple investigates teen daughter's unusual death
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
Serial killer Rodney Alcala's secret photos
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
The troubled marriage of Ashley and Doug Benefield
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Summer music heats up 2024
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
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Recent college football brawls
Several players for some popular college football teams around the U.S. took to fighting as a controversial flag move grows in popularity. USA TODAY's Dan Wolken joins CBS News with more on the brawls.
Middle East tensions remain high
The Israel and Hezbollah ceasefire conditions appear shaky. This comes as news emerges of the death of Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra in Gaza, and as a dramatic shift in Syria's civil war appears to take shape. CBS News' Debora Patta reports.
Expert on Hunter Biden pardon
A presidential pardon expert at America University compared the sweeping Hunter Biden pardon issued by President Biden to the pardon for former president Richard Nixon. CBS News' Natalie Brand breaks down the history of presidents pardoning family members.
Starbucks plastic cup investigation
CBS News tracked plastic cups meant to be recycled by Starbucks and found that most of those did not end up at recycling facilities. CBS News' David Schechter breaks down the investigation's findings.
Trump's FBI director pick controversy
President-elect Donald Trump's intention to make Kash Patel his FBI director is drawing harsh critiques from some politicians who don't think he is the right person for the job. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports on Trump's second term plans, and Joshua Skule, a former FBI executive assistant director for intelligence, joins CBS News with his take on Patel.