In Australia, thousands of people are trapped on ocean beaches, surrounded by fires that continue to burn out of control. Daniel Sutton from CBS News sister network in Austral, Channel 10 reports. Source

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

Thousands of protesters were able to get past Iraqi security forces and reach the U.S. Embassy compound. Source

Over the last few months, more than 12 million acres have burned. Source

Illinois’ governor granted more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday. Source

Economists say that imposing a federal tax on vaping could discourage millions of smokers from kicking the habit. Source

In 2010, people were buying their first iPads and catching Bieber Fever. A decade later, the trends are much different. Here are the fastest-rising search trends in the U.S. for each year of the past decade, according to Google. Source

In 2010, people were buying their first iPads and catching Bieber Fever. A decade later, the trends are much different. Source

The S&P 500 rose nearly 29% on the year, as investors shrugged off global trade conflicts and recession fears Source

In this week’s London Calling, will 2020 be the year the U.K. finally gets Brexit done and can return to some semblance of normalcy? Simon Bates has more. Source