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Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term as president, despite widespread doubts over the legitimacy of the country’s election results. Many world leaders, like President Biden, are refusing to recognize his legitimacy. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd discusses this and the situation in Sudan.
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CBS News examined public statements and warnings to trace how authorities sounded the alarm about the L.A. fires as conditions worsened. Here’s what we know.
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The fires burning across Los Angeles County have thrown the school year into turmoil. At least a dozen schools have burned, impacting more than 5,000 students. Lilia Luciano reports.
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A New York judge sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to unconditional discharge Friday in his “hush money” case, meaning he will serve no jail time and receive no punishment for his conviction. The judge said that the sentence was his only option given Trump’s return to the White House. Weijia Jiang explains.
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The Los Angeles County wildfires have killed at least 10 people and destroyed more than 10,000 structures. Some Altadena residents returned from evacuations to find that their ravaged homes had been looted. CBS News reporter Charlie De Mar reports. Then, Vanessa Pellegrini joins “The Daily Report” to discuss losing her restaurant to the fires.
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The Supreme Court heard arguments over the fate of TikTok on Friday. The popular social media app could be federally banned in the U.S. later this month if its China-based parent company does not sell the app. CBS News producer Catherine Cole has more.
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In a video posted on social media, Edmundo González accused Nicolás Maduro of carrying out “a coup d’état” by consolidating power.
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Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News” with Maurice DuBois.
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President Biden unexpectedly answered reporter questions on a wide range of topics on Friday, including if he regrets dropping out of the 2024 election. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has details.
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Sharia police in Nigeria’s Kano state say they’ve “mopped up 300 of these boys from the streets” and put them in a camp for “rehabilitation.”
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