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The president has threatened to veto the bill over provisions on renaming military bases and on social media regulation.

"Mr. DC" revealed the struggles he overcame in a moving speech when he accepted the Teacher of the Year award.

Darrion "DC" Cockrell was recently named Missouri's Teacher of the Year. During his acceptance speech, the physical education teacher revealed some of the challenges he overcame to get to where he is now. He spent part of his childhood in foster care and became a gang member but says his teachers helped change his life. Now, he's the educator changing the lives of others.

Disciplinary action will be taken as a result of the roughly 140-page report, CBS News sources said.

Millions of Americans are set to lose their unemployment insurance benefits this month, as federal stimulus programs passed early in the pandemic are scheduled to expire. Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, is leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers trying to broker a new stimulus plan. He joined "CBS This Morning" to discuss the proposal.

The U.S. recorded its deadliest week of the pandemic since April when more than 15,000 people died as a result of the virus last week, pushing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths past 283,000. CBS News correspondent Debra Alfarone joined CBSN AM to discuss when the country may expect a rollout of a vaccine.

Mr. Biden's future nominees and appointees will play crucial roles in overseeing distribution of a coronavirus vaccine and building public trust in it.

Hundreds of thousands of farmers have flocked to the capital to show their anger over laws deregulating the agriculture sector.

The British are the first to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in a mass distribution program. The first round of vaccinations took place across the United Kingdom Tuesday. Charlie D'Agata reports.

California firefighters are turning to a statewide network of nearly 650 cameras to quickly locate a fire and send resources. Carter Evans went to San Diego County to see the system firsthand.

They called him "the fastest man alive," "the guy with the right stuff," and "Mr. Supersonic." Retired Air Force Brigadier General Chuck Yeager, the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound, has died. He was 97. His wife announced the news Monday night. Jericka Duncan reports on the history-maker's illustrious career.

The Trump administration is facing new reports they turned down an opportunity to buy millions of extra Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses this summer. The White House is denying these claims, but the alleged missed deal could cause distribution delays for Americans. Weijia Jiang reports.

Assistant Secretary of Health Admiral Brett Giroir joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how the federal government plans to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to states, and how Americans can expect to get vaccinated.

Businesses across the country are facing new restrictions as COVID-19 cases surge. Las Vegas' economy has been hit hard. David Begnaud reports.

The Trump administration has denied reports of turning down an offer to buy more doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. Also, the United Kingdom began its vaccination rollout earlier this morning. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds.

Also confirmed for Paris by the IOC executive board were skateboarding, sport climbing, and surfing.

Rebekah Jones posted video of officers entering her home, claiming Gov. Ron DeSantis "sent the gestapo" to silence her.

Xavier Becerra and Alejandro Mayorkas will be tasked with containing the Covid-19 pandemic and reversing many of President Trump's immigration policies.

Ending a years-long dispute, China and Nepal agree on official new height for Mount Everest, and it's higher than either had previously said.

The activists, including 3 former lawmakers, were detained for taking part in an annual demonstration that was banned this year amid a clampdown on freedoms in the city.

First mass-inoculation program in the West launches with U.K. declaring "V-Day" after a grueling year of coronavirus, but most will still have to wait until the new year.

The World War II Air Force fighter pilot ace showed he had the "right stuff" when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound.

"She was a bright light in this world. A queen. An extraordinary mother and wife," her family wrote on Instagram.

Millions of Californians under stay-at-home order amid COVID-19 surge; Teen scientist selected as Time Magazine's first-ever "Kid of the Year"

Austin would require a special waiver passed by Congress in order to exempt him from a federal law requiring military officers to wait seven years before serving as defense secretary.