A New Jersey mom used to gather her friends every holiday season to bake thousands of cookies for troops like her son, serving overseas. This year, she lost her battle with breast cancer – but the kitchen was not empty. Her friends still got together to bake in her honor, making 3,694 cookies for the troops. Source

Constitutional law scholar Pamela Karlan apologized for mentioning President Trump’s son Barron in her earlier testimony before the House Judiciary Committee’s Wednesday impeachment hearing. Speaking about the difference between presidents and kings, Karlan previously said, “While the president can name his son Barron, he can’t actually make him a baron.” Her comment drew condemnation from a representative and the first lady. Source

In New York City, more than 1.5 million packages are delivered each day, but an estimated 90,000 of them go missing, according to a New York Times study. Now, residents are taking measures to protect their shipments from thieves. CBSN New York’s Valerie Castro reports. Source

Peloton is standing by a controversial TV ad for the company’s pricey stationary bikes despite a flurry of online criticism. Detractors say the spot promotes unhealthy views on women’s body image and marriage. CBSN Los Angeles’ tech expert Jessica Naziri has the latest. Source

Can the newly merged ViacomCBS work the second time around? Investors hope the streaming revolution can make it so. Source

“Some people have figured out, you know, it would be a lot cheaper to spend a few hundred mil just buying the presidency instead of paying that 2% wealth tax,” the 2020 candidate said in the new ad. Source

Representative Tom McClintock asked the four witnesses in the House Judiciary Committee’s Wednesday impeachment hearing to disclose if they voted for President Trump in 2016. Constitutional law scholar Pamela Karlan protested the question, noting she has every right to cast a secret ballot. When McClintock, a Republican, rephrased the question to ask if the witnesses supported Mr. Trump ahead of the 2016 election, no one raised their hand — although witness Noah Feldman said that failing to raise a hand should not be interpreted as an answer. Source

A 1930s law exempts hourly movie house employees from protections given to other low-wage workers. Source

During the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment hearing on Wednesday, constitutional law scholar Pamela Karlan criticized President Trump’s phrasing during his July 25 call with the Ukrainian president. Karlan said that when Mr. Trump asked Volodymyr Zelensky to “do us a favor, though,” he was using the “royal we.” “Only kings say ‘us’ when they mean ‘me,'” she said. Source

A small but growing number of companies offer security deposit insurance, which is marketed as a cheaper way to move into a new apartment. Cincinnati wants to make those policies a mandatory option for renters. Source