President Biden issued several stark warnings about threats to American democracy Thursday in Arizona. CBS News election law expert and political contributor David Becker discusses what stood out from the president’s speech. Source

The unlikely reunion happened when an animal shelter in Durango, Colorado, worked to track down the microchipped cat’s owner after finding her on a road in a nearby town. Source

House Republicans held the first hearing of their impeachment inquiry into President Biden on Thursday as the U.S. government inches toward a possible shutdown. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports from Capitol Hill. Source

Seven Republican presidential hopefuls took aim at former President Donald Trump for skipping Wednesday night’s debate as they made their case for the Oval Office. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has the analysis. Source

Chronic absences in U.S. schools have nearly doubled compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to a recent Stanford University study. Professor Thomas Dee, who authored the study, joins CBS News to discuss possible causes behind the spike and what can be done about it. Source

Gareth Pursehouse, 45, was convicted of first-degree murder for throwing 38-year-old Amie Harwick from the third-floor balcony of her Hollywood Hills home in 2020. Source

Trump might think Mar-a-Lago is worth $1.8 billion, but in 2020, his own company said the Palm Beach appraiser was right. That year, the county valued Mar-a-Lago at $27 million. Source

China “appears to have calculated that it can more aggressively pursue its interests via information manipulation,” a new State Department report says. Source

On a September day in 1998, 177 of the greatest artists in hip-hop gathered together on a city block in Harlem. Source

Eugene Peltola Jr. died when his plane ferrying moose meat and antlers crashed shortly after takeoff in Alaska on Sept. 12. Source