Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Weekend News" with Tom Hanson.

The Justice Department released more documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Saturday after failing to meet Friday's deadline to release all the documents, as required by the law signed by President Trump last month. The Justice Department said the delay was, in part, to ensure…

Within its first 20 years, Universal is expecting more annual visitors than any park gets in Europe.

The Swedish VPN service Mullvad announced this week GotaTun, an open-source Rust-based WireGuard implementation that is forked from Cloudflare's BoringTun...

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A crude oil tanker flying under the flag of Panama operating under the Centuries was recently spotted near the Venezuelan coast.

The collision happened early on Saturday in the north-eastern state of Assam, local officials say.

Fossil fuel companies like Exxon see powering data centers as an important new revenue source and are making promises they can't keep.
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OPPD breaks long-standing promise to stop burning deadly coal in North Omaha OMAHA, Neb. — Today, the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) board voted to extend the life of a dangerous coal-fired power plant that has been harming the health of North Omaha families for more than 70 years. In 2014, OPPD…

The most recent US labor force analysis shows a four-year low — the unemployment rate is at 4.6%. Not since the end of the Covid-era pandemic has the job rate been so abysmal. But there’s a bright point in the employment equation: energy efficiency jobs continue to assist a flaccid ... [continued]…

While much of the news this week has been discouraging, recent reports about BYD’s over-the-air (OTA) updates have provided something positive to think about. In particular, the OTA updates have focused on BYD’s DM-i 5.0 (5th generation PHEV platform), which started rolling out across models in Chin…

Solar and wind power have been supported by Republican and Democratic voters for many years. Even government support of solar and wind have been endorsed by the large majority of voters. Nonetheless, the Republican Party has decided to not only cut support for solar and wind power, but it has ... …

Washington, DC — Today, the House of Representatives passed the “Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act,” or the SPEED Act. Rather than fixing the real barriers slowing clean energy projects, the SPEED Act weakens the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in ways that wo…

RALEIGH, N.C. — Today, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has approved the water and air permits for Transco’s proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project pipeline. The NCDEQ approved the air permit on Dec. 18 and the water permit on Dec. 19. The SSEP project includes 55 miles …

Clubs including Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City hope to entice fans of top teams looking for festive football fixThe presents are open, the turkey’s devoured and the family bickering has momentarily paused. For hundreds of thousands of football fans that can mean only one thing: it’s time for the…

The seizure of the tanker carrying Venezuelan crude oil comes amid a large US military build-up in the region, which the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro believes is to force him out.

An eminent New Testament scholar recounts what he says was the message of Jesus that transformed the West.

At least 124,000 customers out of 414,000 lost power on Saturday.

At AmericaFest, conservative leaders insulted one another, revealing serious rifts over conspiracy theories, antisemitism and who belongs in America.

Mikel Arteta can toast his sixth anniversary as Arsenal manager from the Premier League summit and with the Christmas No 1 spot secured once again. Behind the headline positivity, however, must be a realisation that more convincing performances are required to hold on until the final reckoning.Vikto…

Chelsea’s Chalobah challenged Gordon at 2-1 in 2-2 draw‘It was a clear error and a clear penalty’Eddie Howe accused Andy Madley of failing to award Newcastle a “stonewall” penalty as Chelsea recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2. Newcastle have now dropped 13 points from winning positions this s…

Liverpool stretch their unbeaten run to six games but Alexander Isak's injury while scoring overshadows win at Tottenham.

You may have lost the weight you wanted to lose - but now you've stopped the jabs, how easy is it to keep it off?

These are the key developments from day 1,396 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Looking for the best ANC headphones? The latest Sony WH-1000XM6 and Bose QuietComfort Ultra are two solid options. Here's how to choose.

Australians are lighting candles Sunday to remember the victims of a mass shooting at a Jewish festival in Sydney's Bondi Beach

Prince George's visit to a homeless shelter and retailers' recession fears leads the Sunday papers.

Yang, one of the most prominent cast members, also hosts a podcast and stars in the Wicked film series.

There have been shifts in how secure many British Jews feel - and how connected they feel to the rest of the community.

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As some West African nations choose to cement old ties with France or a new ally in Russia, Togo wants both.

From Pulp's unexpected comeback to Rosalía's experimental pop, here's the best music of the year.

The actor and director recalls being followed by paparazzi, having her phone tapped, and people looking through her bins after she shot to fame.

The United States Coast Guard is intercepting a second vessel off the Venezuelan coast, two U.S. officials confirm to NBC News. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin has the latest.

England seek miracle run chase, needing 435 to win Cummins primed to pop the corks after bursting England’s bubble Ashes top 100 | Get the Spin newsletter | Email James66th over: England 214-6 (Smith 9, Jacks 11) Smith pushes a single off Lyon. It’s the only run off the over. Oohs and ahhs from the …

India’s stock market has become one of the calmest in the world — so calm that it’s prompting a rethink of strategies among players in the country’s vast derivatives space.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a team of international researchers has discovered chemical fingerprints of gigantic primordial stars that were among the first to form after the Big Bang.

Longstanding hosts presented with video tribute and message from queen following final victory for former England footballer and professional dancerThe former England footballer Karen Carney and the professional dancer Carlos Gu have won the 2025 series of Strictly Come Dancing.Carney is the first f…

Inferiority complex has cost them before, but Premier League’s comeback kings have the character and spirit to step upOn 20 October 2022, Aston Villa lost 3-0 at Fulham and Steven Gerrard was sacked. Villa had won only two of their first 11 games of the season and lay 17th in the Premier League tabl…

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The vessel is the second to be intercepted by American forces as Trump steps up pressure on Maduro

The Trump administration has restricted visas for two leftist Honduran election officials, citing interference in the Central American country’s special vote count

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday evening hailed the seizure by the U.S. Coast Guard of a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. The U.S. Navy assisted in the seizure, which took place on international waters, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced.  Hegse…

As we approach the halfway point of the season, what do the ghosts of Christmas past tell us about the Premier League title race and relegation battle?

Two winners split the $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot in September. Changes to Powerball and Mega Millions have led to increasingly large jackpots in recent years.

Harlequins 14-40 BristolLondon team thrashed in annual outing at TwickenhamThis was the 17th annual Big Game but rarely can Harlequins have failed to live up to the billing of their Christmas extravaganza as sorely as they did here. Bristol, on the other hand, continue to dazzle in the way their hos…

A total of 16 photos were taken down at some point on Saturday from the website that the Justice Department created. One featured an open drawer containing other photos, including at least one of President Trump.

At least 16 files on the Justice Department's (DOJ) webpage containing files on Jeffrey Epstein, including a photo featuring two pictures of President Trump, were found to have disappeared from the department's website as of Saturday, The Associated Press reported. DOJ has not said why these files w…

An international team of astronomers has, for the first time, successfully probed the early universe. An international group of astronomers has reached a new milestone in studying the early universe. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the team identified a supernova, the catastrophic explo…

Chicago’s City Council passed a roughly $16 billion budget for 2026 — less than two weeks before the deadline — without certainty about whether Mayor Brandon Johnson will sign or veto the plan.

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The episode has deepened concerns that had already emerged from the Justice Department's much-anticipated document release.

President Trump initially signaled he would not make an endorsement at this stage, but Rep. Elise Stefanik's exit cleared the way for him to show his support for Bruce Blakeman.

Democrats raise questions over why some documents released on Friday were removed the next day

Troy Williamson upsets the odds to stop Callum Simpson in brilliant fashion and win the British, Commonwealth and European super-middleweight titles.

The government of the oil-rich nation took control of its petroleum industry in 1976, nationalizing hundreds of private businesses and foreign-owned assets.

Lai, who is facing life in prison, always said he owed Hong Kong, a city that had given him "everything".

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The FBI found additional victims beyond those identified by police by combing through high school yearbooks.

A double explosion may have generated both gravitational waves and light. When the largest stars exhaust their fuel, they end their lives in powerful supernova explosions. These blasts scatter heavy elements such as carbon and iron into space, helping enrich the universe. A different and far rarer k…

The talks lauded the first stage of the truce, including humanitarian aid, return of captives and reduced hostilities.

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Cristian Romero would not have been sent off in Tottenham's loss to Liverpool if referee John Brooks "did his job" properly, says Spurs boss Thomas Frank.

World number eight Chris Dobey suffers a shock second round exit at the World Darts Championship with a 3-1 loss to Andrew Gilding.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe President Trump's social media post and subsequent comments about the killing of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were "inappropriate," according to a new YouGov poll released Friday. "YouGov showed Americans Trump's post — as well a…

President Trump on Saturday evening endorsed Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman for governor of New York, one day after Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) surprisingly exited the race and announced she would not seek reelection to Congress. Trump did not mention Stefanik in his Saturday post on Truth …

The LA showdown kicks off at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT.

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The gap between rich and poor has reached historic highs. According to the World Inequality Report 2026, released in recent weeks, the richest 10% of the global population now receive 53% of all income and own a staggering 75% of all wealth.

New York governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Friday aimed at holding large AI developers accountable for the safety of their models. The RAISE Act establishes rules for greater transparency, requiring these companies to publish information about their safety protocols and report any incident…

Manchester City were denied top spot for Christmas Day by Arsenal’s win at Everton in one of Saturday’s late games, but there is a forbidding relentlessness to Pep Guardiola’s side that should scare Mikel Arteta’s team as they seek to end the sequence of three consecutive runners-up finishes.Erling …

Katherine Jenkins has recorded a classical reinterpretation of a viral song, and learnt a little Korean.

House Democrats pressing to extend expiring ObamaCare subsidies are already looking ahead to a looming federal funding deadline as potential leverage in the fight.  Both issues are already poised to take center stage on Capitol Hill when Congress returns to Washington next month after the long holid…

The John C. Reilly-hosted event will be held on Jan. 7 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.

The transcripts and photos were part of Department of Justice files arising from investigations into the disgraced financier and his former girlfriend.

An artificial intelligence-generated soul singer named Solomon Ray has climbed Christian music charts, igniting a national debate over authenticity, race, faith and the future of music.Why it matters: Solomon Ray's rise marks one of the first times an AI-generated Black Christian artist has broken t…

Law firms representing Google and Apple have reportedly warned that employees who need a visa stamp to re-enter the United States should avoid leaving the country due to longer-than-usual visa processing times.

You don't have to search the upside down to find the best Stranger Things gifts outside of Hawkins, so celebrate season five's release with these top gifts.

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Services honoring the victims of last week's deadly attack on a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration are ongoing, including a touching lifeguard vigil by those working at the Australian tourist destination. Meanwhile, President Trump announced a plan to lower drug prices on Friday. All that and all that…

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The Republican-led Justice Department’s release of photos of the former president with Jeffrey Epstein will introduce yet another generation to his flaws and controversies.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) for a second day in a row is hitting the Trump administration hard over its partial release of files related to the disgraced pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, arguing the Department of Justice is “flaunting” the law as passed by Congress this fall. Massie, who has repeatedly bat…

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The winner of this year's competition is announced as Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly host the final for the last time.

The iRobot founder opens up about the 18-month regulatory process that he says doomed the Roomba maker -- and what it means for American innovation.

A debate on X over seemingly conflicting bitcoin forecasts from Fundstrat analysts drew a response from Tom Lee, highlighting differing mandates and time horizons.

Prince William and his son prepare a Christmas lunch during visit to the Passage Charity in LondonPrince George joined his father, the Prince of Wales, on a visit to a homelessness project to help with Christmas lunch preparations in London.
Prince William took his son to the Passage Charity in cen…

NSW parliament to sit this week to consider new legislation in response to shooting. Follow updates liveNSW will move to ban phrase ‘globalise the intifada’ in crackdown on ‘hateful’ rhetoric. Here’s what we know so farGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFourteen people injure…

'Steel Ball Run,' the next chapter in the 'Jojo's Bizarre Adventure' saga, gets a new trailer ahead of its spring premiere.

We build LEGO Tropical Aquarium, a set that gives any room a big decorative piece that you don't have to clean.

This week's guests include Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, who led the push for Friday's release of the Epstein files.

Tarana Burke tells Marc Lamont Hill on Epstein, Trump and how widespread sexual violence is in the United States.

Dave Chappelle went after Bill Maher in his new Netflix special, “The Unstoppable,” for criticizing his appearance at Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival. “Recently in the news, I’ve been getting a lot of grief, again, because I did a comedy festival in Saudi Arabia,” Chappelle said to applause. “…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Saturday released more files, documents and photos connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a day after the deadline for releasing all of the files. DOJ on Fridan released thousands of its documents, but came under criticism from Democrats and Republica…

Netflix’s 300 million global subscribers got just what they wanted: to see a former YouTuber knocked out brutallyGeorge Foreman once said boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire. Putting aside the breathtaking exhibitions of physical and psychological intensity it can produce, boxing ha…

Thomas Skinner, who was first to be voted off current series of Strictly Come Dancing, says he got more votes than shownThomas Skinner has alleged he received a message suggesting the BBC had rigged the vote that saw him eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.
The businessman claimed on social media…

Red ribbons and Palestinian flags were seen at aLondon vigil calling for the Israeli release of imprisoned Palestinians.

Defending champions Liverpool win 2-1 at Tottenham to climb to fifth in the Premier League table.