In several cases, the Church was vague, saying it would leave decisions up to what it termed “pastoral prudence.” Source

Five Republican presidential candidates faced off for a third debate Wednesday night. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa examines whether anything changed in a GOP race that has resisted changing. Source

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced Thursday he won’t be running for reelection after serving 13 years as West Virginia’s senator. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion explains why Manchin chose to step aside. Source

A look at the features for this week’s broadcast of the 2023 News & Documentary Emmy-winner for Outstanding Recorded News Program, hosted by Jane Pauley. Source

The White House said Thursday that Israel will pause its military operations for four hours daily in northern Gaza to allow civilians to obtain humanitarian aid. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta is in Jerusalem with the latest. Source

Thousands of actors in film and television were finally able to return to work Thursday after their union, SAG-AFTRA, reached a deal with studios and streaming companies to end a strike that had lasted nearly four months. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said the three-year contract is worth over $1 billion and includes significant wage increases and protections against artificial intelligence. Carter Evans reports. Source

A new report from the nonprofit group Climate Central has found that the 12-month period from November 2022 through October of this year were the hottest ever recorded on Earth. Source

A Texas man who claimed his death sentence was based on false expert testimony has been executed for killing a man during a robbery in the 1990s. Source

At least six infants have contracted salmonella after they are believed to have come in contact with dog and cat food made by Texas-based Mid America Pet Food, federal officials said Thursday. The pet food has now been recalled. Source

More than a dozen letters containing a suspicious white powder, including some that tested positive for fentanyl, were sent to election offices in at least five states, local and federal authorities confirmed. Workers in several offices in Washington state were evacuated. Jeff Pegues has more. Source