Luke Combs said the song has meant a lot to him since he was 4 years old. Source

Congress has until next Friday to pass a spending bill and avoid a government shutdown. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on some of the different routes House Republicans and Speaker Mike Johnson may pursue. Source

Five Republican presidential hopefuls gathered in Miami on Wednesday for the third debate of the 2024 primary cycle with front-runner Donald Trump absent again. CBS News campaign reporter Nidia Cavazos has more. Source

Secretary Anthony Blinken has met personally with authors of a cable submitted to the Department’s Dissent Channel Source

National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the four-hour pauses would begin Thursday. Source

The female epaulette shark was never housed with a male shark but produced a fertile egg, apparently via a process known as parthenogenesis. Source

Michael J. Fox also talked about facing the condition and how his wife, Tracy Pollan, is his biggest champion. Source

Grammy winner Jon Batiste joins “CBS Mornings” to exclusively reveal the trailer to his documentary, “American Symphony.” It’s about learning that he had 11 Grammy nominations the same week his partner, Suleika Jaouad, learns her leukemia returned. Batiste will discuss documenting this difficult time in their lives and what he’s learned on their journey together. Source

“CBS Mornings” co-host Nate Burleson sits down with award-winning actor Michael J. Fox to talk about the latest developments in Parkinson’s disease research and how he’s managing the disease. Fox has a foundation that will be hosting an annual fundraiser this weekend in New York City. Source

The U.S. has carried out a second strike in two weeks on Iran-linked facilities in retaliation for continuing attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the strike was conducted at the direction of President Biden, targeting a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more. Source