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Pope Francis leads the faithful in Christmas day celebrations. Also, emergency declarations are in place in three Southern states rocked by violent weather. Vinita Nair reports on those and other top stories.
The Vatican kicked off Christmas festivities with a midnight Mass celebrated by Pope Francis at Saint Peter's Basilica. The choir serenaded churchgoers with "Silent Night." CBSN has more from the mass.
Tornadoes turn deadly in the Midwest and South, protesters disrupt holiday travel, raids to deport illegal immigrants will intensify and more are among today's CBSNews.com trending stories.
NORAD has been tracking Santa Claus' Christmas progress for 60 years. NORAD spokesperson Capt. Ashley Peck joins CBSN to discuss.
Unseasonable weather, including rain and fog, strands thousands of holiday travelers at airports. CBS News correspondent Mark Strassman has analysis for CBSN.
The National Retail Federation says 40 percent of holiday sales happen in the 10 days before Christmas. Holiday spending is expected to grow 3.7 percent this year. Sales are expected to top $630 billion. New York Times deputy business editor Peter Lattman joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the impact of warm weather and online shopping on holiday sales.
One hundred million people are in the path of severe storms across the country; They don't need a white Christmas, so much as a mutli-colored one.
A New Jersey girl was in tears after accidentally touching her "Elf On The Shelf." CBSN's Contessa Brewer shows us the emergency call.
There's a blatant war on Christmas brewing in the country of Brunei. Its sultan has banned all public celebrations of Christmas. CBSN's Contessa Brewer has the details.
Storms could impact Christmas travel nationwide this week -- the Southeast is getting soaked while the West Coast could see severe snow. Danielle Niles of our CBS Boston affiliate has more.
CBS' Weijia Jiang profiles the Atlanta Homeward Choir, a group of homeless men who sing in a choir and got the chance to perform at the White House this year.
Amazon is one of many retailers promising last-minute details ahead of Christmas. The online marketplace is even promising one-hour delivery in Manhattan. But at what cost to workers? DeMarco Morgan joined CBSN to discuss the deals.
Grace O'Malley, who campaigns with her siblings for their father, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, talks about how the family spends time together amid a presidential campaign.
In 1983, the late 60 Minutes correspondent showed off some of the presents he never wanted to receive again.
Rooney tells viewers that over the holidays, he tries to "take what's given" and appreciate it.
The late 60 Minutes correspondent didn't approve of careful unwrapping or saving the used paper for later.
Eric Fisher, chief meteorologist at CBS Boston, explains why many across the country shouldn't expect a white Christmas.
Stumped on what to buy for your stylish friends? Here's a cheat sheet from senior market editor of The Cut at New York Magazine Diana Tsui.
Instead of a white Christmas, forecasters people on the East Coast and in the Midwest should expect a white hot Christmas. Chief Meteorologist Eric Fisher from our Boston station WBZ has the forecast for the holiday week.
The celebrity had never roasted a goose for a holiday dinner. How hard could it be?
No silent night here: The progressive rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra performs extreme holiday music, with lasers and pyrotechnics illustrating its energized take on Christmas favorites. Ben Tracy reports.
Black Friday may get all the publicity, but Super Saturday, the final Saturday before Christmas, still packs a pretty good punch when it comes to deals. Meg Oliver has more on how, at least for holiday shoppers, sometimes it pays to procrastinate.
Kohl's raised the stakes in the fight for holiday shoppers, opening their doors at 7 a.m. Thursday morning and planning to stay open for more than 170 straight hours -- straight through 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Fortune Magazine assistant managing editor Leigh Gallagher joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss how the marathon strategy could pay off.
Every holiday season, people are stressing about what gifts to get their friends and family. And many of them, including millennials, are trying to figure out how to pay for those gifts. Personal finance expert Stefanie O'Connell spoke with CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers about gifting on a budget.
Expert advice that will save you headaches -- and potentially cash -- when searching for toys at the last minute.
Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a person of interest in the deadly shooting at Brown University.
Federal prosecutors announced new indictments Thursday in the widening Minnesota fraud scandal, this time involving two Philadelphia-based men accused of traveling to the state.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a new batch of 68 photos obtained from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. Follow live updates here.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
Nuno Loureiro, who taught plasma physics at MIT, was shot to death at his home in Brookline, Massachusetts, two days after the shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Seven passengers aboard a business jet that crashed Thursday at a regional airport in North Carolina have died, the State Highway Patrol said.
About half or more of the roughly $18 billion in claims paid out by Medicaid to Minnesota-run programs may have been fraudulent, and at least 14 programs were likely exploited, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
A man convicted of killing a couple during a home‑invasion robbery, and later confessing to three additional murders, was the 19th person executed in Florida this year.
Kathy Bates rose to prominence with her Oscar-winning breakout role in Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" in 1990.
Kathy Bates rose to prominence with her Oscar-winning breakout role in Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" in 1990.
Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a person of interest in the deadly shooting at Brown University.
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
Jelly Roll had said a pardon would make it easier for him to travel internationally for concert tours and to perform Christian missionary work without requiring burdensome paperwork.
Federal prosecutors allege Hector Rusthenford Guerrero, 42, grew Tren de Aragua from a prison gang to a global crime syndicate.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
Instacart's "unlawful tactics" hurt shoppers and raised the cost of groceries, according to the FTC.
The president announced the one-time payments during his White House address on Wednesday. Here's what to know about timing, taxes and more.
Some small business owners say they're struggling to stay afloat because of higher tariff, health insurance and energy costs.
Economists had expected CPI to rise at an annual rate of 3% last month.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
An FBI media adviser has emerged as one of Kash Patel's fiercest public defenders and promoters of the bureau under his leadership.
The proposals run counter to the recommendations of most major U.S. medical organizations.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change its name.
House Democrats called for GOP leaders to hold a last-minute vote on extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits Thursday.
The proposals run counter to the recommendations of most major U.S. medical organizations.
Nationally, the measles case count is nearing 2,000 for a disease that has been considered eliminated in the U.S. since 2000, a result of routine childhood vaccinations.
Kevin Murray was his family's health watchdog. His vigilance helped his brothers "avoid a real catastrophe."
"I don't know how I'm going to pay for this," said one person with an Affordable Care Act plan that will cost her $1,100 a month starting in January.
Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, preventable disease.
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
A U.S. official says a Kremlin envoy will travel to Florida to discuss a U.S.-proposed plan to end the war in Ukraine.
As the youngest Bondi Beach shooting victim is mourned, a Texas couple tell CBS News about their "quick thinking" son's bid to intervene, and his road to recovery.
The inmate and another detainee fled an overcrowded jail after sawing through their cell bars with blades that investigators suspect were delivered by drone.
The Trump administration's announcement of plan to sell Taiwan a record $10 billion worth of weapons draws an angry response from China.
Kathy Bates rose to prominence with her Oscar-winning breakout role in Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" in 1990.
Jelly Roll had said a pardon would make it easier for him to travel internationally for concert tours and to perform Christian missionary work without requiring burdensome paperwork.
Gloria Gaynor told "CBS Mornings" her hit 1978 song gave her hope during one of the most difficult periods of her life.
Neil Patrick Harris says he's always loved game shows. He talks to "CBS Mornings" about how his passion started during his childhood and what it's like now hosting his own game show, "What's in the Box."
Gloria Gaynor's 1978 hit "I Will Survive" has been a motivational anthem for decades. The "Queen of Disco," a 2025 Kennedy Center Honoree, spoke to "CBS Mornings" about how the iconic song changed her outlook on life.
Instacart's "unlawful tactics" hurt shoppers and raised the cost of groceries, according to the FTC.
Helping teens develop healthy habits around social media use and screen time is important when they first receive a smartphone. Pediatric psychologist Ann-Louise Lockhart, an Instagram brand spokesperson and author of the new book "Love the Teen You Have," joins "CBS Mornings" to share some advice and tools, such as Instagram Teen Accounts, that parents can use to help their teens. For more information on Instagram Teen Accounts, visit familycenter.meta.com. (Sponsored by Instagram)
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.
In 2025, the integration of artificial intelligence into the U.S. economy and people's everyday lives grew to historic levels. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent joins to recap how the transformative technology expanded over the past year, and what we can expect in 2026.
OpenAI, the developer for ChatGPT, and Amazon are in talks over a possible $10 billion investment. Mark DeCambre, editor-in-chief for MarketWatch, joins with more.
The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world's leading climate research institutions, in Boulder, Colorado, over what it said were concerns about "climate alarmism."
The footage of a bear caring for an adopted cub was captured during the annual polar bear migration along the Western Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba.
Most of the footprints are elongated and made by bipeds. The best-preserved ones bear traces of at least four toes.
NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.
Paleontologists have discovered and documented 16,600 footprints left by theropods, the dinosaur group that includes the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Police are searching an area in Salem, New Hampshire, in connection with the Brown University mass shooting and the killing of the MIT professor, sources told CBS News Boston. CBS News Boston's Penny Kmitt reports and Jeff Harp, retired FBI assistant special agent in charge, joins with analysis.
Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a person of interest in the deadly shooting at Brown University.
An arrest warrant has been issued in the Brown University shooting, sources say. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more.
Federal prosecutors allege Hector Rusthenford Guerrero, 42, grew Tren de Aragua from a prison gang to a global crime syndicate.
Law enforcement is investigating possible connections between the mass shooting at Brown University on Saturday afternoon and the targeted killing of an MIT professor two days later, sources tell CBS News. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports and former Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison joins with analysis.
President Trump withdrew Isaacman's nomination for NASA administrator in April, before nominating him again in November.
NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be up to 3.5 miles in size.
Super-Earth TOI-561b is about 40 times closer to its host star than Mercury is to the sun.
NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that's been orbiting Mars for more than a decade.
The European Space Agency said that the black hole inside the spiral galaxy NGC 3783 has the mass of 30 million suns.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
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
Visit a Uyghur restaurant in Southern California, where culture is shared and the food is made with love. Plus, a man who wanted to save his friends life by donating a kidney ends up saving his own life.
Among the dozens wounded in the shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Australia's Bondi Beach was American Rabbi Leibel Lazaroff. Anna Coren spoke to his father.
President Trump signed an executive order to reschedule marijuana to a lower drug classification, one of the most significant changes to drug policy in decades. Nancy Cordes has details.
Under a law passed by Congress and signed by President Trump, the Justice Department has until Friday to release its files on the Jeffrey Epstein case. House Democrats released more photos from the estate of the convicted sex offender. Scott MacFarlane reports.
Police are searching an area in Salem, New Hampshire, in connection with the Brown University mass shooting and the killing of the MIT professor, sources told CBS News Boston. CBS News Boston's Penny Kmitt reports and Jeff Harp, retired FBI assistant special agent in charge, joins with analysis.