Little, who in 2018 confessed to 93 murders over more than three decades, had been in jail since 2014 for the murders of three women he strangled. Source

The announcement comes a day after America’s first confirmed case of the strain was reported in Colorado. Source

California Governor Gavin Newsom and Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke Wednesday about the first case of a more transmissible strain of the coronavirus detected in California. The variant, which was first identified in the U.K., has also been reported in Colorado, and Fauci said it is likely present in other states as well. Watch their remarks. Source

The votes comes as the Democrat’s time in the Senate is coming to a close. Source

NASA calls the Quadrantids one of the “best annual meteor showers.” Source

McConnell said the House-passed bill increasing direct payments from $600 to $2,000 “has no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate.” Source

Minimum wage hikes are spreading across the nation, even as federal baseline wage remains mired at $7.25 an hour. Source

Wells was best known for portraying the iconic girl-next-door castaway on the 1960s CBS sitcom. Source

Dawn Wells, who rose to fame as Mary Ann on the 1960s TV series “Gilligan’s Island.” has died at the age of 82 from complications of COVID-19. CBSN Los Angeles has more. Source

British regulators have authorized emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford and AstraZeneca, which is cheaper and easier to store than the Pfizer vaccine. This comes a day after a more contagious U.K. variant of the virus was discovered in the U.S. for the first time. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata joins CBSN with more. Source