Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother convicted of killing her two sons by rolling her car into a lake in 1994 with the boys strapped in their seats inside, is asking a parole board to free her. Source

Florida sued the FDA over what it said was a “reckless delay” in approving its drug importation plan. Now, nearly a year after the FDA gave the state the green light, the program has yet to begin. Source

Among the outstanding provisions was an order from Congress that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration draft a new standard for the strength of vehicle seats. Source

Ukraine has been one of the most mined countries in the world since Russia’s invasion in 2022, and Ukraine is inundated with anti-personnel mines. Source

Residents were urged to stay away from the area as authorities work to determine the cause. Source

For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ever serving. Source

Linda McMahon is a co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team and was the Small Business Administrator in his first term. Source

United Nations agencies confirm gangs violently looted dozens of aid trucks in Gaza. And speaking from Beirut Tuesday, where meetings were taking place regarding a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein called the talks “constructive.” CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports. Source

Several residents said the explosion in Bethel, Ohio, shook their homes and caused minor damage. Source

Products like AI surveillance monitoring and collapsible safe rooms have hefty price tags for schools, while bulletproof backpacks and school supplies are marketed to fearful parents. Source