The short list for Time’s 2024 Person of the Year included Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Kate Middleton, Elon Musk and Benjamin Netanyahu. Source

Senators from across the aisle are sharing their thoughts on Wednesday’s announcement from FBI Director Christopher Wray that he’ll resign at the end of President Biden’s term. CBS News political reporter Libby Cathey has more on that and President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration invitation to China’s Xi Jinping. Source

A man identifying himself as Missourian Travis Timmerman tells CBS News he was liberated from a Syrian prison upon dictator Bashar al-Assad’s ouster. Source

“These actions represent the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history,” the White House said. Source

The Georgian government’s move away from the European Union and closer to Russia is fueling daily protests. Here’s why it matters. Source

Flash flooding from Hurricane Helene trapped dozens of people on the rooftop of Unicoi County Hospital. Source

The move comes two weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Florida and dined with President-elect Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago. Source

The move comes after Kari Lake lost her Arizona Senate bid to Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego in November. Source

Bill Hennessy, a talented courtroom sketch artist who captured drawings of some of the most consequential legal proceedings of the last 40 years, has died at the age of 67. Source

The fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has brought on an outpouring of anger, but not all of it directed at the shooter. Many are expressing dissatisfaction with the health insurance industry. Mark Strassmann explains. Source