The appeal had asked the court to reinstate charges, including involuntary manslaughter, against Alec Baldwin. Source

The Russian-based ransomware syndicate LockBit took responsibility for the cyberattack, which temporarily crippled the Georgia county’s online infrastructure. Source

2024 could go down as the worst year yet for ransomware attacks, in which hackers gain access to a computer server, lock up all the files and then demand payment to get the victims back online. For “Eye on America,” Ash-har Quraishi has the inside story of how a public official in Atlanta stared down some of the world’s most destructive cybercriminals. Source

CBS News’ “60 Minutes” got an inside look at how Israel pulled off one of the most daring and sophisticated intelligence operations in history. In the so-called pager plot, devices worn by members of the Hezbollah militia were turned into miniature bombs. Lesley Stahl spoke with two recently retired Israeli agents who spent years masterminding the plan. Source

Yana is estimated to have been only about one year old when she died. She weighs more than 397 pounds and measures about 4 feet and 200 centimeters long. Source

Just before leaving Washington, D.C., for the holidays, the House Ethics Committee released a long-awaited and damning report on the conduct of former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz. Scott MacFarlane has the latest from Capitol Hill. Source

With less than a month to go in his term, President Biden granted executive clemency to 37 of the country’s 40 federal death row inmates. The move reduces their sentences to life without the possibility of parole and makes them immune to President-elect Trump’s promise to resume federal executions. Ed O’Keefe has more. Source

Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to murder and terrorism charges in New York state court Monday. Prosecutors allege he shot and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in the back and leg in Manhattan earlier this month. Lilia Luciano has more. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source

Fabio Ochoa arrived at Bogota’s El Dorado airport on a deportation flight on Monday, wearing a grey sweatshirt and carrying his personal belongings in a plastic bag. Source