The USS Carney shot down a ballistic missile and several drones near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. official who blamed Iranian-backed Houthis for the strikes. CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell reports from Bahrain. Then, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joins to examine the U.S. retaliation strategy. Source

U.S. Navy commanders told CBS News that the Navy hasn’t operated under fire in a weapons engagement zone, like it has in the Red Sea, since World War II. “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell has more. Source

While rents have been easing for the past few months nationwide, prices are still up significantly compared to before the pandemic, largely due to inflation. Providence, Rhode Island, saw one of the highest rent increases in the U.S. last year, and according to researchers, you need a salary of close to $83,000 to afford a two-bedroom apartment there. Nancy Chen reports. Source

The involuntary manslaughter trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teen gunman who killed four people and wounded seven others at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021, continued Wednesday, with prosecutors showing the jury bodycam video of how Crumbley and her husband, James Crumbley, were arrested in Detroit four days after the shooting. Elaine Quijano has more. Source

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“CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell was taken aboard the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower for an exclusive look at night operations as it patrols the Red Sea amid dangerous attacks from Houthi militants on commercial vessels in the area. CBS News was also taken aboard the missile destroyer USS Mason. Source

Israeli troops are now trading fire daily with Hezbollah fighters along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon. Debora Patta traveled to the Israeli border village of Margaliot, which has been nearly entirely evacuated on government orders because of the violence. Source

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with the heads of Snap, TikTok, X and Discord, testified in a tense Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday about online child exploitation. Senators focused much of their fire on Zuckerberg, who apologized directly to families who were in the audience and held up photos of children who had died by suicide due to online sexual exploitation. Jo Ling Kent was at the hearing and has the latest. Source

Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell.” Source

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