Royal Caribbean crew members "negligently" overserved 35-year-old Michael Virgil "in a matter of hours" while he exhibited obvious signs of intoxication, the lawsuit alleges.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-virgil-royal-caribbean-alcohol-death-lawsuit-california/
President Trump said the U.S. will take a 25% cut of sales of advanced Nvidia chips to China.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-letting-nvidia-sell-h200-advanced-chips-china/
President Trump announced Monday he will allow Nvidia to sell its advanced H200 computer chips to "approved customers" in China, but Mr. Trump said the deal does not include Nvidia's more advanced Blackwell system or its soon-to-be-released Rubin system.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-allows-nvidia-to-sell-some-ai-chips-in-china/
Residents paid steep entrance fees to live in a continuing care retirement community, believing their families could one day recoup much of the money.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/continuing-care-retirement-community-bankruptcy-fee-refunds/
Altadena's beloved Christmas Tree Lane is shining again nearly a year after a deadly wildfire tore through the area. Carter Evans has the story.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/altadena-brings-christmas-tree-lane-back-to-life-after-devastating-fire/
Residents paid steep entrance fees to live in a continuing care retirement community, believing their families could one day recoup much of the money. Kelly O'Grady reports on the impact after the facility went bankrupt.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/seniors-face-upheaval-after-retirement-community-goes-bankrupt/
Federal regulators are investigating multiple Texas incidents in which the robotaxis drove around stopped school buses.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/waymo-investigation-nhtsa-robotaxis-passing-school-bus/
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas launched a bid for U.S. Senate on Monday. CBS News reporter Shawna Mizelle has the details.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/jasmine-crockett-launches-senate-bid-what-we-need-bigger-voice/
The self-driving taxi company Waymo is being investigated by federal safety regulators over a persistent problem: failing to stop for school buses. Kris Van Cleave reports.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/waymos-robotaxis-seen-failing-to-stop-for-school-buses-at-least-20-times-police-say/
Paramount Skydance made a $108.4 billion hostile takeover offer for all of Warner Bros. Discovery, with its all-cash bid coming just three days after Netflix agreed to buy a part of Warner Bros. in a deal valued at $82.7 billion. Jo Ling Kent has details.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/paramount-skydance-makes-1084-billion-hostile-takeover-bid-for-warner-bros-discovery/
Millions of Americans are facing bitter cold temperatures as frosty weather hits parts of the U.S. Winter weather means an increase in utility costs, and many people already struggling with rent and food prices are seeking help. CBS News correspondent Lana Zak reports from Iowa City.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/crisis-services-prepare-tsunami-need-frigid-temperatures-slam-parts-us/
Former South Carolina court clerk Becky Hill has pleaded guilty to showing sealed court exhibits to a photographer and lying about it in court.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alex-murdaugh-murder-trial-clerk-guilty-crime-scene-photos-reporter/
Luigi Mangione, charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year in New York City, was back in court as his lawyers fight to have certain evidence withheld from his upcoming state trial. Lilia Luciano reports.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/the-evidence-luigi-mangiones-defense-is-fighting-to-exclude-from-trial/
A fresh blanket of snow and a blast of cold weather gripped the Midwest and parts of the South, with colder-than-normal temperatures felt from Minnesota to Maine. Lana Zak reports and Lonnie Quinn has the forecast.https://www.cbsnews.com/video/crisis-center-braces-for-tsunami-of-need-as-frosty-weather-grips-midwest/
According to the FBI, domestic homicides more than doubled between 2019 and 2024, increasing from 1,065 to 2,339. The latest data has experts worried.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/millions-americans-victims-domestic-violence-experts-talk-about-it-more/
Two companies dominate U.S. dialysis services, and a CBS News review of federal data found one-third of dialysis clinics failed to meet federal standards this year.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senator-blumenthal-investigation-for-profit-dialysis-industry/
Ex-FBI agents are trying to get their jobs back, claiming they were fired during Trump's second term for their efforts in 2020 to head off a riot in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fired-fbi-agents-kash-patel-doj-lawsuit/
Konrad Kay and Mickey Down failed as financiers—but they’re making a killing by depicting the profession on HBO.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/15/the-mischievous-ex-bankers-behind-industry
The scientist was famous for linking healing with storytelling. Sometimes that meant reshaping patients’ reality.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/15/oliver-sacks-put-himself-into-his-case-studies-what-was-the-cost
Two small dogs, both unleashed, rushed toward me, snarling, and one of them bit me on my left leg, just below the knee. It all happened within a second.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/15/and-your-little-dog-too