Five people were wounded in a stabbing at a Hanukkah gathering in Monsey, New York, last week. The family of one of the victims, 72-year-old Josef Neumann, gave an update Thursday on his injuries and said they want the focus to be on the victims. Source

Nick Gordon, the former boyfriend of Whitney Houston’s daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, has died. Gordon’s attorney confirmed his 30-year-old client’s death in a statement to the Associated Press. Tom Hanson has more. Source

Family of the great-grandfather stabbed during a Hanukkah celebration Saturday says he may not regain consciousness. Source

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that “the game has changed” in Iraq, and he vowed that the U.S. “will take preemptive actions” to knock out rockets or mortars targeting military bases where U.S. troops are also located. His comments came after thousands of demonstrators finally left the U.S. Embassy compound in Iraq following days of violent attacks. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee reports from Baghdad, and CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joined CBSN to discuss. Source

Esper said Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Iraq could be planning more attacks following the assault this week on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Source

Julián Castro, the former housing secretary and San Antonio mayor, has dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary. The news comes as the focus of the race shifts to Iowa, where Senator Amy Klobuchar completed a tour of every county in the state ahead of its first-in-the-nation caucuses. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joined CBSN with a snapshot of where things stand in the race for the White House. Source

365 days. 417 mass shootings. Source

Griffin and longtime boyfriend Randy Bick announced their nuptials on Twitter. Source

Since the accusations have come out, there have been verbal and physical attacks on Faith Rodgers, her father said. Source

The new year is bringing big changes for online consumers in California. The state’s Consumer Privacy Act went into effect on New Year’s Day, and it allows people to ask companies what data they have on them, demand that it be deleted and prevent it from being sold to third parties. Axios Media Reporter Sara Fischer joined CBSN to explain how this law came to be and what it means for the rest of the country. Source