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Mercedes-Benz agrees to pay nearly $150 million to settle multistate emissions allegations
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (394+ words) December 22, 2025 / 8:42 PM EST / AP Mercedes-Benz USA and parent company Daimer AG have agreed to pay $149.6 million to settle allegations that the automaker secretly installed devices in hundreds of thousands of vehicles to pass emission tests, a coalition of attorneys general…...
Brown University police chief placed on leave after mass shooting
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (277+ words) Updated on: December 22, 2025 / 8:37 PM EST / CBS Boston Brown University police chief Rodney Chatman has been placed on leave more than a week after the mass shooting that killed two students and injured nine others in Providence, Rhode Island. School president…...
FDA approves Wegovy pill for weight loss, the first daily oral medication of its kind
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (801+ words) December 22, 2025 / 8:02 PM EST / AP U.S. regulators on Monday gave the green light to a pill version of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, the first daily oral medication to treat obesity. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval handed drugmaker Novo Nordisk an…...
Sen. Blumenthal seeks details on White House ballroom from new architect, donor dinner attendees
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (538+ words) December 22, 2025 / 7:46 PM EST / CBS News Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut is pushing for more information on a White House ballroom project championed by President Trump, sending a series of letters Monday to the project's architect and some attendees of…...
Partial release of Epstein files draws backlash against Trump administration
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (51+ words) The Justice Department released more of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein over the weekend. But the partial release, full of redactions, came after a deadline Congress set for releasing all of the files. Scott MacFarlane has the…...
Carolers bring Christmas past to life for families
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (45+ words) This time of year, dozens of familiar songs end up on our playlists or they're often heard over the radio. But if you're lucky, you can hear them performed live -- by carolers. Jericka Duncan has the story. Carolers bring Christmas…...
Plane lands itself after cockpit emergency
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (38+ words) A plane landed at Colorado's Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport without a pilot's help in what appears to be the first real-world use of new safety technology. Kris Van Cleave has details. Plane lands itself after cockpit emergency...
Las Vegas Raiders enjoy perfect loss against Houston Texans
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (362+ words) With that, there's a much more positive tune to this week's winners and losers. It's hard to argue that Jeanty wasn't the Raiders' biggest winner on Sunday. He recorded just his second game with triple-digit rushing yards and showed plenty…...
Trump announces "Golden Fleet" of U.S. Navy battleships
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (49+ words) President Trump announced plans to build new Navy battleships on Monday, which he is calling the Pentagon's "Golden Fleet." The president said he approved plans to begin constructing two new battleships, with an ultimate goal of 20 to 25 vessels. Trump announces…...
Looking ahead to final 2 weeks of NFL season
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (51+ words) Week 16 of the NFL season wraps up Monday night with the San Francisco 49ers and the Indianapolis Colts after a thrilling end to Sunday's game in Detroit. Charlotte Carroll, staff writer for The Athletic, joins CBS News to break it down....