Bitcoin was the best investment of 2024, but not without its usual volatility

Bitcoin was far and away the best performing asset class in 2024 thanks to new ETFs and hopes for a crypto-friendly White House.

Rare trove of ancient coins found in Israel: “Hanukkah miracle”

Archaeologists digging in the Jordan Valley recently discovered a collection of ancient coins during this year’s Hanukkah holiday.

How to set realistic health goals for 2025

An estimated 79% of Americans who make New Year’s resolutions focus on their health and self improvement. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joins “CBS Mornings Plus” to…

Country singer Dustin Lynch on New Year’s Eve, his music and more

Country star Dustin Lynch will be a New York correspondent for CBS’ “New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash” for a second time. He spoke with “CBS Mornings Plus” about…

Horse racing is set for a resurgence, even as America’s oldest track closes

No catalyst for horse racing’s growth is more crucial at the moment than the revenue that comes from gambling. 

How American presidents have planned their own funerals

Jimmy Carter’s funeral will feature an interstate choreography of grief, ceremony and logistics that is characteristic of state funerals

2024 was the worst year ever for campus free speech. Can we make 2025 better?

Well, it happened. This year is now officially the worst year on record for free speech on our nation’s campuses.   Throughout 2024, I have been referring to research from my…

Lenny Randle, controversial former MLB infielder, dead at 75

Lenny Randle, a controversial former infielder who played 12 years in the majors with five teams, has died, the Seattle Mariners announced on Monday. He was 75. Randle played the…

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt predicts majority of US schools will be ‘phone-free’ by next fall

Social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt recently predicted that U.S. schools will have banned smartphones from classrooms by next fall. Haidt, whose recently published book “The Anxious Generation” awakened Americans…

Freed Hamas hostage sends message to Trump to save American husband, others from ‘hell’ of captivity

Freed Hamas hostage Aviva Siegel is desperate to see her husband Keith brought home alive more than 450 days after attackers abducted him on Oct. 7, 2023.  Speaking to “Fox…