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Latest CBS News Videos - "The Polar Express" children's book turns 40 - This year marks the 40th anniversary of Chris Van Allsburg's beloved children's book, "The Polar Express." He tells CBS News' Bradley Blackburn about how he came up with the classic Christmas tale at just 34 years old. 56M ago - 04:21

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More severe holiday weather in store for a soaked California -- More severe holiday weather is forecast for an already soaked California bracing for possible additional mudslides and debris flows.

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Is anything open on Christmas Day 2025? See which businesses are operating. -- Most major retail stores and grocery chains are closed on Christmas Day, with some exceptions.

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Powerball $1.817 billion Christmas Eve jackpot won by one ticket, in Arkansas -- A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.

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NHTSA investigating Tesla Model 3 emergency door handles -- Traffic safety regulators are reviewing a motorist's complaints that the manual door handles on some Model 3 cars are hard to find, a potential hazard in a crash.

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Hawaii cruise passengers face new climate change tax after court ruling -- The new tourist tax imposes an 11% tax on the gross fares paid by a cruise ship's passengers to address climate change threats to Hawaii.

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DOJ says "over a million more documents" found, potentially related to Epstein case -- The Justice Department said the process of releasing the Epstein files may take "a few more weeks" due to the volume of materials.

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How to save money on your utility bill this winter as heating costs rise -- Many Americans face soaring costs to heat their homes this winter. Here are some ways to lower your monthly utility bill.

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California storm threatens homes and holiday travel -- Forecasters said Southern California could see its wettest Christmas in years and warned about flash flooding and mudslides, especially in areas scorched by wildfires.

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First responders who ran into nursing home after explosion praised as heroes -- The police chief of Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, says the incident response after the nursing home explosion is the largest he's ever seen in 20 years.

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Judge blocks Trump from stripping security clearance from attorney for now -- Trump signed an executive order in March saying it was "no longer in the national interest" for attorney Mark Zaid and others to access classified information.

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Terry Rozier seeks to have charges thrown out in NBA gambling case -- His lawyers argued that Rozier's alleged involvement​ in the wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies is limited.

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1 staff member, 1 resident killed in explosions at Pa. nursing home -- Bucks County officials say the two people killed after explosions at a Bristol nursing home were a resident and a staff member.

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Oklahoma town's quirky idea to lure visitors becomes year-round draw -- In the small town of Chickasha, Oklahoma, it's not just the brightly lit Christmas tree turning heads.

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Trump suggests pulling licenses if networks are "almost 100% Negative" about him -- President Trump said TV broadcast licenses should be revoked if newscasts and late-night shows are almost entirely negative about him and the GOP.

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We asked experts to rate the U.S. economy in 2025. Here's what they said. -- The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how things are going.

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Winning Powerball ticket sold in Arkansas -- The Christmas Eve Powerball jackpot worth $1.817 billion, the second-largest ever, was won by a single ticket sold in Arkansas.

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Leo XIV celebrates first Christmas as pope -- Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first Christmas since he became pontiff. At Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, Leo urged people to care for the poor and for migrants.

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Powerful storm slams California -- A powerful storm brought heavy rain to parts of California on Wednesday, flooding roads and prompting evacuations in some areas. The deluge of rain is causing dangerous travel conditions on Christmas Day.

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Why flamingos are returning to Florida -- In late 19th-century Florida, hunters pushed flamingos into functional extinction. But something changed over the last 25 years when hurricanes in the Caribbean chased them into the Everglades. Mark Strassmann reports.

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