NYC Mayor Eric Adams is meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago home Friday in Florida. Source

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem​, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, is set to field questions from lawmakers. Source

President Biden says he’s commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. That gives him the presidential record for most individual pardons and commutations issued. Source

The economy rebounded strongly from the COVID shock, but the U.S. continues to grapple with a cost-of-living crisis and spiraling federal debt. Source

Some Los Angeles residents have been allowed to return to areas that were evacuated amid the wildfires, but others may have to wait at least another week before they can see what’s left of their homes. Rob Marciano reports. Source

Winds in the Los Angeles area ease as crews continue to battle wildfires on Thursday. Meanwhile, freezing temperatures are expected to move East this week. CBS News Philadelphia meteorologist Grant Gilmore has the forecast. Source

Temperatures reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit while migrants screamed and banged the walls of the trailer for help or tried to claw their way out, investigators said. Source

A deep freeze, thanks to the polar vortex dipping down from Siberia, will bring frigid temperatures to nearly 300 million Americans. Source

SpaceX completed its seventh launch of the Starship rocket, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket into orbit and a NASA astronaut stuck in space went on her first spacewalk in seven months. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood breaks down the latest stories. Source

The Watch Duty app’s fire fact-checkers brought reliable information to Los Angeles residents during a week of chaos. Source