Alvin Dutruch took a chance on a new way to treat addiction — now a consumer group says he was exploited. Source

Donald Thurman, 26, was arrested was charged with first-degree murder and sexual assault after University of Illinois at Chicago police found 19-year-old Ruth George unresponsive in a campus parking garage. CBS Chicago’s Mike Puccinelli reports. Source

While Delanie Walker has been banged up (and is now on Injured Reserve), Jonnu Smith has been solid for the Titans this season. The third-year tight end has 22 catches for 287 yards and a touchdown. Source

In the latest poll of Democratic presidential candidates by CNN, Joe Biden retained the lead, and Mayor Pete Buttigieg rose 5 points to close in not far behind Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. The Hill reporter Julia Manchester joins CBSN with the latest on the race. Source

At the Ministry of Fun, these Santas are learning about reindeer, presents, costumes, and how to wish people a “Merry Christmas” in multiple languages. Source

TV Guide senior editor Krutika Mallikarjuna joins CBSN to talk about the best shows to stream this week, including a Christmas special to get you in the holiday spirit and some psychological horror to take you out of it. Source

A similar version of the provocative balloon was slashed open with a knife​​ earlier this month during the president’s visit to a University of Alabama football game​. Source

“I’ve been working on that for the last 90 days,” the president told radio host Bill O’Reilly. Source

The estimate was revealed by a watchdog report, which also found the U.S. can’t calculate how many families it separated due to unreliable data. Source

Democrats plan to release two more transcripts; nearly 1 million pot plants seized in massive California raids Source