Hanukkah stabbing suspect facing hate crime charges; New portraits put Princeton campus workers in the spotlight. Source

The law is aimed at giving wage and benefit protections to some groups of workers who are currently considered independent contractors. Source

The town was shrouded in darkness before turning an unnerving shade of bright red. Source

Gunman identified in Texas church shooting; Children ‘legally’ adopting their toys in court Source

Former Vice President Joe Biden is spending the final days of 2019 campaigning in New Hampshire and criticizing his Democratic rivals. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Bo Erickson joins CBSN to discuss Biden’s strategy heading into 2020. Source

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later this week. The meeting comes as the House withholds articles of impeachment from the Senate. CBS News’ Skyler Henry reports. Source

A Kansas police officer “fabricated” a story that a McDonald’s employee wrote an expletive on his coffee cup over the weekend, Herington Police Chief Brian Hornaday said Monday. Hornaday said the officer no longer works for the department. Source

“…It will now be a Christmas to remember! 2019- The Christmas the lawn lit on fire,” the boy’s mother wrote on Facebook. Source

Within six days, 20 horses were found fatally shot along U.S. 23 in eastern Kentucky. Source

A man accused in a Hanukkah stabbing attack in New York has been hit with five hate crime charges. Prosecutors said evidence found in the suspect’s home includes anti-Semitic journals. Don Dahler reports. Source