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30+ min ago (44+ words) A critical special election in Tennessee is underway between Republican Matt Van Epps and Democrat Aftyn Behn for the state's 7th Congressional District. CBS News' Nicole Valdes has the latest. Key Tennessee special election underway between Republican Matt Van Epps and Democrat Aftyn Behn...

31+ min ago (63+ words) The White House confirmed the U.S. military's second Sept. 2 strike against an alleged Venezuelan drug boat as more claims emerge about the operation. Lawmakers have raised concerns over the legality of the strikes. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata and White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi have the latest. White House confirms and defends second strike against alleged drug boat...

35+ min ago (61+ words) The White House is standing by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after a report emerged surrounding a Sept. 2 operation against an apparent drug-carrying vessel near Venezuela. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi reports, and Lilia Luciano has more on the global reaction from Barranquilla, Colombia. White House denies reports about Hegseth directing Sept. 2 boat strike as world reacts to operations...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago (90+ words) The Trump administration is rejecting accusations that at least one of its attacks on an alleged drug boat may amount to a war crime. The White House acknowledges a second strike on one boat did happen and claimed it was legal. Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who served under President George W. Bush, explains the latest on the attacks, if he thinks a war crime was committed and what happens next. Former U.S. AG on deadly boat strikes in Caribbean and if a war crime was committed...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago (50+ words) The White House shifts what it is saying about a second attack on an alleged drug boat. Plus, a major winter storm hits parts of the eastern U.S. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Eye Opener: New questions over second strike on alleged drug boat...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago (38+ words) Heavy snow, rain, and sleet are sweeping toward the East, and some parts of the region could see up to a foot of snow. CBS News' Rob Marciano reports. Heavy snow approaches the East after battering the Midwest...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago (189+ words) TSA will charge $45 for travelers without RealID compliant identification. The fee will start in February. If you don't have a Real ID by Feb. 1, you might find yourself paying more to fly. The Transportation Security Administration announced Monday that all passengers without a RealID compliant identification will have the option to pay a $45 fee to verify their identities. The fee is meant to cover the technology and software for the security check. The system will go into effect Feb. 1. The fee will cover TSA Confirm.ID and will be valid for 10 days through TSA check points. Past the 10-day period, you will have to pay the fee again. You'll be able to pay the fee online in advance or in person. If you have a Texas state-issued ID, you can tell whether it's RealID compliant if it has a star…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago (38+ words) The special election for Tennessee's 7th Congressional District is garnering attention from Americans in other states. CBS News' Fin G'mez explains. Why Americans beyond Tennessee are paying attention to the race between Aftyn Behn and Matt Van Epps...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago (42+ words) Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Trump administration envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Mr. Trump's son-in-law, in Moscow. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports. Putin set to meet Witkoff and Kushner in Russia as war rages on in Ukraine...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago (688+ words) Texas lawmakers passed the bill, referred to as the "Women's Privacy Act" by supporters, earlier this year. It requires a person in publicly owned buildings to use restrooms, locker rooms, and similar facilities associated with the gender on their birth certificate. Enforcement of the controversial new law begins this Thursday. Texas' so-called "bathroom bill" officially takes effect this week. Starting Thursday, Dec. 4, the controversial new law restricts access to restrooms and locker rooms based on the user's biological sex at birth. The measure, Senate Bill 8, only applies to publicly owned buildings like libraries, government facilities, public schools and prisons. Private businesses can choose their own bathroom policies. When Gov. Greg Abbott signed the measure earlier this year, he called it "common sense," adding that it would allow "no men in women's restrooms." Opponents say the new law, also referred to…...