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NTSB releases dramatic photos of moments before deadly UPS plane crash

Three pilots on the UPS plane were killed along with 11 more people on the ground near Kentucky's Muhammad Ali International Airport.

Treasure recovered from 1708 shipwreck holding billions of dollars of cargo

Dubbed the "holy grail of shipwrecks," the ship is believed to hold 11 million gold and silver coins, emeralds and other precious cargo.

Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7 million, shattering record for female artists

A 1940 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7 million and made auction history at Sotheby's in New York.

11/19: CBS Evening News

Congress set a 30-day deadline for the Epstein files release; Nearly 50,000 pounds of cocaine were seized in a multimillion-dollar drug bust

Former Olympian Ryan Wedding charged with ordering murder of federal witness

Court documents accuse Ryan Wedding of ordering the murder of a federal witness in January 2025.

House Dem charged with stealing FEMA money, using it for her campaign, DOJ says

Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida was indicted for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in federal emergency funds and routing some of it to her campaign account, the Justice Department said.

Judge lashes out over ruling on Texas maps: "The opinion would deserve an 'F'"

A federal judge penned a heated dissent after this week's ruling that blocked Texas' redistricting effort, accusing the judge who wrote the majority opinion of "outrageous conduct" and "cherry-picking of the highest order."

Trump to host Mamdani at White House on Friday, president says

President Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will have a meeting at the White House on Friday, the president said Wednesday in a post on Truth Social.

Astronaut prepares for a year in orbit

This week NASA will launch one of its most ambitious missions yet, sending 51-year-old astronaut Scott Kelly to the International Space Station for 12 months. That's twice as long as his last trip to space in 2010, and a new record for an American in orbit. David Pogue of Yahoo Tech reports.

One man's solo trek to the South Pole

Henry Worsley's lifetime fascination with Antarctic explorers such as Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott led him to retrace their expeditions in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth. In 2015 Worsley set off yet again to emulate his hero, Shackleton, by embarking on the first solo crossing of the continent. Anthony Mason talks with David Gran, author of the new book "The White Darkness," and with Worsley's wife, Joanna, about her husband's fateful trip.