It was a somber day as the U.S. passed 500,000 coronavirus deaths. President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held a moment of silence to pay tribute to the lives lost. Carter Evans reports. Source

Engineers say the Perseverance rover is healthy and moving swiftly through initial checkout. Source

Voting technology provider says Trump supporter defamed the company by claiming it rigged the 2020 election. Source

White House wants to provide more support to businesses with fewer than 20 workers, as well as sole proprietors. Source

Coastal cities face biggest property losses, but so do inland areas that rarely see bad water damage. Annual tab: $20 billion — and rising. Source

Ken McKenzie said traffic to his funeral home has “grown to the point that we actually have to give a reservation code to a family just so that they could be seen.” Source

Suspected militants on motorcycles ambushed a vehicle carrying instructors from a private vocational school in northwest Pakistan, police said. Source

Ben Jealous, president of People for the American Way, joined CBSN to discuss the significance of Black History Month and the “For the People Act” to protect voting rights. Source

Billy Waugh, the soldier whom Davis carried on his shoulders to safety, wrote in a 1981 statement, “I only have to close my eyes to vividly recall the gallantry of this individual.” Source

No country has lost more lives to the pandemic than the U.S. Source