Xavier Becerra and Alejandro Mayorkas will be tasked with containing the Covid-19 pandemic and reversing many of President Trump’s immigration policies. Source

“Together we will amplify the demands of campus survivors until their voices no longer fall upon deaf ears,” activist says. Source

Ending a years-long dispute, China and Nepal agree on official new height for Mount Everest, and it’s higher than either had previously said. Source

The activists, including 3 former lawmakers, were detained for taking part in an annual demonstration that was banned this year amid a clampdown on freedoms in the city. Source

First mass-inoculation program in the West launches with U.K. declaring “V-Day” after a grueling year of coronavirus, but most will still have to wait until the new year. Source

The World War II Air Force fighter pilot ace showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound. Source

“She was a bright light in this world. A queen. An extraordinary mother and wife,” her family wrote on Instagram. Source

Millions of Californians under stay-at-home order amid COVID-19 surge; Teen scientist selected as Time Magazine’s first-ever “Kid of the Year” Source

President-elect Joe Biden announced several top appointees to his administration’s health team, including California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. The choices will shape the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic as an approved vaccine is expected soon. CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion joins CBSN AM with more details. Source

Austin would require a special waiver passed by Congress in order to exempt him from a federal law requiring military officers to wait seven years before serving as defense secretary. Source