Massive waves, flooding pummel West Coast
Powerful winter storms in the Pacific Ocean whipped up dangerous surf along the entire West Coast, putting nearly five million residents under a high surf warning. In Ventura, California, video captured the moment a huge wave breached a seawall and sent eight people to the hospital. Lee Cowan reports.
NYPD ramps up security for New Year’s Eve celebrations
An estimated one million revelers are expected to ring in 2024 in New York City’s Times Square. Amid daily protests over the Israel-Hamas war, and U.S. intelligence agencies warning of heightened threats of violence, the New York City Police Department will have thousands of officers on alert for one of the biggest New Year’s Eve […]
Russia launches its largest air assault on Ukraine since start of war
Russia launched 122 missiles and numerous drones on cities across Ukraine Friday. Apartments, a shopping mall and a maternity hospital were among the locations struck. Ukraine said its air defense systems shot down most of the missiles and drones, but dozens of people were still killed. David Martin has the latest.
Trump ballot eligibility also under challenge in multiple states after Maine ruling
Maine’s secretary of state on Thursday ruled that former President Donald Trump is unqualified to be on the state’s primary ballot due to his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection, while her counterpart in California ruled the opposite, declining to remove Trump’s name from the ballot there. There are similar pending challenges from Trump critics […]
Flurry of minimum wage hikes could bring unintended consequences, economists warn
Twenty-five states and dozens of U.S. cities are planning minimum wage increases in 2024, including California, which will boost minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 per hour beginning Jan. 1. This week, Pizza Hut announced that it will lay off hundreds of delivery drivers as a result, one of the unintended economic consequences that […]
Ohio governor vetoes bill banning gender-affirming care for minors
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill Friday that would have banned gender-affirming care for minors. The bill would have also blocked transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and womens’ school and college sports.
Spirit Airlines employee fired after 6-year-old placed on wrong flight
A Spirit Airlines employee has been fired after a 6-year-old boy who was traveling alone from Philadelphia to Fort Myers, Florida, last week was instead mistakenly placed on a flight to Orlando.
2 Iowa geese who found each other after losing their mates still thriving
When Blossom lost her mate Bud earlier this year, the staff at the Iowa cemetery pond where the two geese had been living took out a personal ad to find Blossom a new partner. And it surprisingly worked. Steve Hartman has more on how the new couple are faring in “On the Road.”
Here’s what to know about the new FAFSA for 2024-25
Millions of college students and their parents fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid each year. There are some big changes for 2024-25.
Trump to appeal Maine ballot disqualification
A second state has disqualified former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot. Maine’s Democratic secretary of state announced the decision late Thursday. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane lays out the next steps in the case.
