12/3: CBS Evening News

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Boat strike survivors were trying to climb back on before follow-up attack, source says

Two people who survived the U.S. military’s early September strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel were attempting to climb back onto the boat before it was hit a second time, a source familiar with the matter told CBS News on Wednesday. The survivors allegedly tried to salvage some of the drugs, according to the source.

What to know about Minnesota fraud allegations, as Trump levels attacks on Walz

A series of multimillion-dollar alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota has drawn the Trump administration’s attention in recent weeks, vaulting an issue that has brewed in state politics for years into the national conversation. President Trump has attacked Democratic Gov. Tim Walz over the fraud cases, calling Minnesota a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity” and

12 ex-FDA leaders criticize claims made by agency’s current vaccine chief

A dozen prior leaders of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — appointed by Republicans and Democrats alike — issued a scathing denunciation of new FDA assertions casting doubt on vaccine safety. The former officials said the agency’s plans to revamp how life-saving vaccines for flu, COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases are handled — outlined

Lawmakers obtain Epstein banking records, release new photos of private island

Washington — Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said Wednesday that the committee has received financial records related to Jeffrey Epstein from JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank, while releasing “never-before-seen” photos and videos of Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean. The financial documents could offer a window into Epstein’s extensive business

Trump pardoning Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat facing bribery charges

Washington — President Trump announced Wednesday that he is pardoning Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, who was indicted last year on more than a dozen federal charges related to bribery allegations. Mr. Trump announced the pardon for Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, on Truth Social, claiming their prosecution was the result of weaponization by the Justice