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Commentaries
Tavis Smiley on Obama and MLK's legacy
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A word for the password-weary
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Edelstein: "Zero Dark Thirty" no easy moral tale
Kathryn Bigelow's account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden is both a phenomenal thriller, and an ugly view of torture done in our name
Music of solace for the season
MTV's Bill Flanagan on the timeless music that can help us transcend loss and sorrow
Nancy Giles on the real gifts of Christmas
Says the best presents to give and get can't be wrapped and placed under a tree
Holiday movies offer a few lumps of coal
Film critic David Edelstein surveys season's offerings at the multiplex and brings tidings of great annoyance
Carolyn McCarthy: We owe it to gun victims
Congresswoman who lost husband to gun violence says Americans must enact reasonable gun safety restrictions, like we do with cars, food and medicine
Stein: Eliminating mortgage deduction is "foolish"
Says we should have the rich pay more in tax, because they're RICH, rather than eliminate means for middle-class to buy and keep their homes
Edelstein on the ravishingly strange "Life of Pi"
Ang Lee's 3-D tale of a young man and a tiger adrift at sea revels in the transformative power of storytelling
R.I.P. Hostess
MTV's Bill Flanagan muses on people who rejoice now that Hostess, the maker of sugary snacks, is no more
Ben Stein: The GOP will come back
Says despite big mistakes, the Republican Party can renew itself by welcoming more of our multi-cultural, multi-racial democracy
David Edelstein on Spielberg's inspiring "Lincoln"
Says new film starring Daniel Day-Lewis is true to the 16th president's spirit, intelligence and wit
Conor Knighton on TV's obsession with rednecks
Says the flood of cable offerings like "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" may only perpetuate stereotypes about Southerners
Faith Salie is REALLY worked up over "Really?"
Pop culture's pithiest put-down has become the go-to comeback of the unimaginative
Who won the presidential debate? We did
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Authorities are seeking motive after the man responsible for the deadly shooting at Brown University and the murder of an MIT professor was found dead in a New Hampshire storage unit on Thursday.
Epstein survivor on partial files release
The Justice Department released a new batch of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. Epstein survivor Sharlene Rochard joins with her reaction. Then, Spencer Kuvin, an attorney who represents some Epstein survivors, provides further analysis.
New photos in initial trove of Epstein files
The Justice Department on Friday released a batch of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. CBS News' Erica Brown and Katrina Kaufman report.
Investigators struggled to ID Brown suspect while gunman went on to kill again
The manhunt for the Brown University shooter was complicated by the early misidentification of a person of interest and limited, low-quality video footage.
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More SpaceArtemis 2 astronauts rehearse countdown for upcoming moon launch
NASA is gearing up to send four Artemis astronauts on looping test flight around the moon in 2026.
Woman is first wheelchair user launched into space
A German aerospace engineer made history Saturday, becoming the first wheelchair user to go into space when she took a 10-minute trip aboard a Blue Origin rocket.
Blue Origin safely launches wheelchair user to space and back
German engineer Michaela Benthaus is the first person with a significant physical handicap to reach space.
Jared Isaacman, billionaire who's flown with SpaceX, confirmed to lead NASA
President Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator in April, before nominating him again in November.
Interstellar comet is making its closest approach to Earth
NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.
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The life & near death of prizefighter Christy Salters-Martin
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Timeline: The disappearance of George Smith
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Who is Alix Tichelman?
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
"Son of Sam": A serial killer's reign of terror
Calling himself the "Son of Sam" in a letter left at one of the crime scenes, David Berkowitz claimed voices were ordering him to kill -- starting in the summer of 1976, he went on a 13-month spree of impulse killings in New York City that left six dead and seven injured
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Riding along on the CPKC Holiday Train
Canadian Pacific Railway decked out its first holiday train 27 years ago. Now merged with Kansas City Southern and known as CPKC, the company is delivering festive fun all across North America. Lana Zak started her travels in Milwaukee.
Inside the idea of 50-year mortgages
Carter Evans reports on the perceived benefits and downsides of 50-year mortgages.
Flu cases surging nationwide
Flu cases are on the rise across the country with CDC data showing more than 4 million illnesses this season resulting in roughly 2,000 deaths, including two children. Dr. Benjamin Abella, chair of emergency medicine at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, joined CBS News to discuss.
Thousands honor Bondi Beach victims
On the final night of Hanukkah, thousands came to Bondi Beach to honor the victims of last week's targeted attack in Australia. Leigh Kiniry has more.
Power coming back online in San Francisco
Most of the lights in San Francisco are back on after a power outage left about 130,000 customers in the dark. Nicole Valdes has more.