The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on many sectors of the economy, especially those that are built around gathering together indoors for extended periods of time. Nicole Maddox lost her co-working office space franchise as a result of the pandemic. She spoke to CBSN’s Chip Reid about her experience along with Jill Johnson, the CEO of the Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership. Source

Luke Letlow, a Louisiana Republican who was just elected to Congress, has died of complications from COVID-19 at the age of 41. He announced he was fighting the virus earlier this month. Source

More than 2.5 million early votes have already been cast in Georgia’s Senate runoff elections. Tia Mitchell, a Washington correspondent for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joined CBSN with the latest on the races that will decide which party controls the Senate. Source

From a new variant of COVID-19 to rising cases and falling behind on vaccine promises, the pandemic is taking a worsening toll across the United States. Chip Reid spoke with Dr. Dara Kass, an ER doctor and medical contributor for Yahoo News, about the pandemic. Source

Like the Obama administration, President Trump sought to hold migrant families with children in detention indefinitely to deter border crossings. Source

Police said Jason Kutt was shot and killed while watching the sunset with his girlfriend at a park on Oct. 24. Source

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are ending the year on a reflective note with the debut of their Spotify podcast, “Archewell Audio.” Their first episode offers an inspirational message for the new year and a surprise appearance by their son, Archie. Source

Only about two million people — of the 20 million promised by the end of the year — have been vaccinated. Source

With less than a week to go until the Senate runoffs in Georgia, a piece in The New York Times looks at the misinformation campaigns targeting voters there. Sheera Frenkel co-wrote the story, and she spoke with Jamie Yuccas on CBSN about where this misinformation is coming from and what to look out for on your social media feeds. Source

Video footage from the scene showed a whole hillside had collapsed, with homes left crushed and buried in dark mud. Source