The Sentinel-6 satellite is the first of two in a billion-dollar program to monitor Earth’s oceans. Source

So many have died that the county is now posting job openings for morgue attendants. Source

Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard was released today after three decades in prison. In 1988, he spoke to Mike Wallace Source

The United States has recorded more than 12 million COVID-19 infections – a million more new cases since Sunday – as hospitalizations topped 82,000. Correspondent Tom Hanson reports on the dire new benchmarks in the nation’s battle with the coronavirus. Source

“CBS This Morning: Saturday” heads into the kitchen with baker and food stylist Erin Jeanne McDowell. Her first book, 2017’s “The Fearless Baker,” was one of The New York Times’ “Best Baking Books of the Year,” and her latest, “The Book on Pie,” is the #1 bestseller in its category on Amazon. Source

A four-nation commemoration of the 1620 landing of the Pilgrims in America also includes stories of the indigenous people. Source

“I do believe I am out of the woods at this point,” he said on Facebook. Source

The newest restrictions require people not on essential errands to stay home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through December 21. Source

For the last decade Jes Gordon has been known in the high-end party industry as a rock star event planner. While the pandemic has put many of life’s celebrations on hold, Gordon turned her experiences into a new novel, a fictional account of the party industry and its lavish lifestyle, called “Party on the Moon.” Correspondent Jamie Wax reports. Source

The remote Italian village of San Giovanni in Galdo, population 500, is putting the village on the tourist map, rewarding visitors with free lodging just for going there. Correspondent Chris Livesay reports. Source