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Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and wife, kids among 7 killed in plane crash, officials say

Seven passengers aboard a business jet that crashed Thursday at a regional airport in North Carolina have died, the State Highway Patrol said.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 5:40 pm


Jared Isaacman on his long road to confirmation as NASA administrator

Jared Isaacman, the new NASA administrator, joins CBS News to discuss his plans for the agency and his long path to confirmation.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 5:36 pm


GOP Rep. Ryan Mackenzie on House passage of health care bill that doesn't extend ACA subsidies

The House on Wednesday night narrowly passed a Republican-backed health care bill that does not extend the expiring ACA tax credits. Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie joined CBS News to discuss.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 5:30 pm


Brown and MIT manhunt live updates as sources say shootings may be linked

Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a person of interest in the deadly shooting at Brown University.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 5:29 pm


TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. operations to American investors

TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 5:26 pm


Inside Trump's executive order reclassifying marijuana

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more on that and the president's year-end address from Wednesday night.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 5:22 pm


Authorities searching for car they believe Brown shooting suspect rented, sources say

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.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 5:19 pm


Half of $18B paid out by Medicaid in MN may be fraudulent, official says

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.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 5:12 pm


Kennedy Center Board votes for new name to be Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change its name.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 5:10 pm


Arrest warrant issued for Brown shooting suspect, sources say

An arrest warrant has been issued in the Brown University shooting, sources say. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman has more.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 4:50 pm


This week on "Sunday Morning" (Dec. 21)

A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 4:45 pm


Jelly Roll pardoned by Tennessee governor for robbery, drug convictions

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.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 4:22 pm


"Fraud tourists" went to Minnesota to make money off state programs, prosecutors say

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.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 4:17 pm


11/13: The Takeout with Major Garrett

House to vote on Epstein files next week as White House tells GOP "don't be fooled" over email release; New book explores Russia's short-lived victory over totalitarianism.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 4:06 pm


Witness describes Greg Biffle plane crash

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina and their kids were killed in a plane crash Thursday in North Carolina. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides has more.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 3:57 pm


Tren de Aragua leader known as "The Unspeakable" charged in U.S. federal court

Federal prosecutors allege Hector Rusthenford Guerrero, 42, grew Tren de Aragua from a prison gang to a global crime syndicate.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 3:45 pm


MIT professor remembered as brilliant scientist amid search for his killer

The still-unsolved shooting death​ of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro​ this week has sent shockwaves through the campus.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 3:33 pm


Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle killed in plane crash with wife and kids

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, his wife, Cristina, and their kids were killed Thursday in a North Carolina plane crash. Captain Laura Einsetler joins CBS News to discuss the crash.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 3:32 pm


Instacart to pay $60M in refunds over allegations it deceived customers

Instacart's "unlawful tactics" hurt shoppers and raised the cost of groceries, according to the FTC.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 3:26 pm


Democrats push for last-minute vote on expiring health care subsidies

House Democrats called for GOP leaders to hold a last-minute vote on extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits Thursday.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 3:25 pm


"The Principles of Ray Dalio" | 60 Minutes Archive

In 2019, billionaire Ray Dalio told 60 Minutes the growing wealth gap in the country is a "national emergency." He warned that the issue "threatens to split us." This week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Dalio as a new partner of the so-called "Trump Accounts" program, a tax-deferred investment vehicle for American children, intended to secure their financial future. Dalio pledged to make a $75 million donation to children in Connecticut.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 3:19 pm


Who is Erica Knight, the FBI's so-called "Kash Whisperer?"

An FBI media adviser has emerged as one of Kash Patel's fiercest public defenders and promoters of the bureau under his leadership.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 3:16 pm


Brian Walshe sentenced to life in prison for "barbaric" murder

Brian Walshe was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Ana Walshe after her sister gave a victim impact statement in court.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 3:15 pm


How can you demonstrate to creditors that you're facing financial hardship?

Struggling with debt? Here's what creditors typically need to see before they'll consider working with you.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 3:06 pm


Police investigating possible connection between Brown University shooting and MIT murder

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.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 3:03 pm


Trump announces "warrior dividend" for military. Here's what to know.

The president announced the one-time payments during his White House address on Wednesday. Here's what to know about timing, taxes and more.

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Posted: December 18, 2025, 1:53 pm


Witnesses' description of Brown shooter matches person of interest, police say

As the search entered its fifth day, authorities have so far been unable to identify a person of interest in the shooting that killed two students and wounded nine others over the weekend.

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Posted: December 17, 2025, 6:29 pm


Brown shooting investigators release "enhanced" footage of person of interest

In several zoomed-in videos police say were captured on the East Side of Providence approximately two hours before the shooting, the person of interest is seen walking on a sidewalk and looking around.

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Posted: December 17, 2025, 12:55 pm


Brown University shooting victims identified

The two people who were killed in a shooting at Brown University​ on Saturday have been identified as students Ella Cook and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov.

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Posted: December 17, 2025, 12:35 am


Notable Deaths in 2025

A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.

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Posted: December 15, 2025, 1:53 pm