Carter encouraged her boyfriend to commit suicide through coercive texts and phone calls. Source

The new State Department rule says it doesn’t believe visiting the U.S. “for the primary purpose of obtaining U.S. citizenship for a child, by giving birth in the [U.S.], … is a legitimate activity for pleasure or of a recreational nature.” Source

Hours after the Senate received the articles of impeachment Wednesday, former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas went on an all-out media blitz. He implicated several top Trump administration officials, including the president himself, in having knowledge about efforts to pressure Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joins CBSN with details. Source

As we get closer to the start of President Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate, how will it compare to former President Bill Clinton’s? Aaron Blake, senior political reporter for The Fix at The Washington Post, joins CBSN with more. Source

As the World Health Organization mulls a possible global emergency declaration, authorities in China have locked down at least 1 city. Source

Dugan, joined by her lawyer Doug Wigdor, claimed that “committees” within the Academy that are responsible for deciding nominees are rife with corruption. Source

Controversy erupted at a school board meeting on MLK Day. Source

Australians are facing another threat after battling fires and floods. Experts warned there could be a potential “bonanza” of dangerous funnel-web spiders. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee joined “CBSN AM” with more. Source

A Texas family is threatening legal action against their local school district after their teen son was told he couldn’t walk at graduation because of his long dreadlocks. DeAndre Arnold is being forced to either cut his hair or face in-school suspension. Omar Villafranca spoke to Arnold and his family to see how they are handling the situation. Source

Nebraska surgeon Demetrio Aguila served across Asia for eight years as an air force doctor before realizing he could make an impact closer to home. After seeing patients in his clinic who could not pay for treatment, he began a program that offers them the option to pay for surgery by volunteering for local humanitarian groups. Meg Oliver shows how the plan is paying off in our series A More Perfect Union. Source