Men and women in the U.S. looking for love online are being tricked by young men trained to scam them. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta followed the money all the way to Ghana. Source

Chocolates, flowers and gold mines: A CBS News investigation reveals the lengths scammers go to to romance and rob unsuspecting Americans. Source

Operating out of underground boiler rooms across Ghana, online criminal syndicates prey on older Americans, running sophisticated scams that break hearts and empty bank accounts. Ghanaian scammers told CBS News they prefer targeting men as they are easier to trap and less likely to report the scam because of their deep shame. Debora Patta reports. Source

Eric Adams, a Democrat and former police captain, became the first sitting mayor in New York City history to be federally indicted. He faces charges of bribery and campaign finance violations. He has so far refused to resign. Nikki Battiste reports. Source

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have taken vastly different approaches to handling the war in Ukraine. Harris met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Thursday and said the focus should be on stopping Russian President Vladimir Putin, while Trump this week criticized the Ukrainians for not cutting a deal with Putin to end the war. Weijia Jiang reports. Source

Hurricane Helene continued to strengthen as it neared Florida’s gulf coast Thursday. The storm is expected to bring historic flooding to the Southeast, with potential storm surges of up to 20 feet. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest from Tampa Bay. Source

Hurricane Helene strengthened to a dangerous Category 4 on Thursday as it continued toward the Florida Panhandle. The storm is expected to make landfall later in the night. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Tampa, Florida. Source

Helene is expected to make landfall in Florida’s Big Bend area as a major hurricane, bringing with it the risk of serious flooding to the Southeast. Jason Allen has the latest. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source

Alan Eugene Miller was convicted of killing three men in 1999 and the state had previously attempted to execute him by lethal injection in 2022. Source