Stern died from a brain hemorrhage he suffered several weeks ago, the NBA said. Source

According to an end of the year CBS News Poll, support for legal pot hit a new high in 2019, with 65% of U.S. adults saying marijuana should be legal. Source

Hard-line, black-clad youths broke off from the main group of marchers and attacked banks and ATM machines with spray paint, hammers and Motolov cocktails. Source

Violent mass demonstrations that spilled onto the grounds of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad have ended after two days. Iran-backed protesters withdrew from the compound and claimed victory. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports from Istanbul, and CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joined CBSN to discuss the latest. Source

With 2020 now here, Democratic presidential candidates will be ramping up their pitches to voters, but some candidates could be pulled away from the campaign trail to serve as jurors in the Senate impeachment trial. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker told CBS News he’ll “deal with whatever the circumstances are” when it comes to campaigning. CBS News campaign reporter Adam Brewster joined CBSN from Creston, Iowa, to discuss. Source

Over the course of the year, the now-former South Bend mayor raised over $76 million Source

Despite a high-profile crash of a Boeing 737 MAX in March, the number of fatalities in airplane crashes dropped last year. Source

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country no longer feels bound by its self-imposed suspension on nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missile tests. Isaac Stone Fish, a CBSN contributor and senior fellow at the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations, joined CBSN to discuss the announcement. Source

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo postponed a five-country trip scheduled to start Friday following an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad by pro-Iran protesters. Source

Police said one person was shot at the entrance of the home, another in the living room and two in the bedroom. Source