Sun Country Airlines says Flight SY593 flying from MSP to Mazatlán International Airport had to be diverted “out of an abundance of caution in response to a security concern.” Source

A federal judge is preventing the Trump administration from drastically cutting medical research funding. Source

After the deadly Los Angeles area wildfires, there’s growing concern about the nearby marine ecosystems. The ash and runoff from the fires settled over the Pacific Ocean for up to 100 miles. CBS News environmental correspondent David Schechter explains. Source

“This is not a humble monument to the Georgians who fought in the Civil War,” one Georgia native said of the carvings on Stone Mountain. Source

President Trump has often been able to defy political gravity. Will that be true when it comes to the economy? John Dickerson gives his take. Source

Los Angeles County and the city of Pasadena filed separate lawsuits against Southern California Edison over the Eaton Fire, alleging the utility’s electrical equipment caused the deadly wildfire. Carter Evans has the latest. Source

In Stone Mountain, Georgia, the shadow of the state’s Confederate history casts a wide shadow — literally. It’s home to the country’s largest Confederate monument, with Confederate President Jefferson Davis and generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson carved on the mountainside. Skyler Henry reports on a renewed effort to shine more light on the historical record. Source

Justice Department begins crackdown on Chinese hacking network Silk Typhoon; Reporter’s Notebook: Economic warning signs clash with Trump’s address Source

President Trump is vowing there will be “hell to pay” if Hamas doesn’t release the remaining hostages. Israel is applying pressure as well by blocking aid convoys of food and medical supplies from entering the war-torn strip to force an extension of the first phase of the ceasefire deal. Debora Patta reports on the dwindling food supply. Source

The mayors of four so-called “sanctuary cities” testified before the Republican-led House Oversight Committee, where they defended their jurisdictions’ immigration policies and treatment of undocumented immigrants. Caitlin Huey-Burns has details. Source