Since the start of the pandemic, math scores have fallen at their steepest rate in 50 years. But one school district in Connecticut is bucking that trend. Meg Oliver takes a look at how. Source

Mitch McConnell, the top-ranking Republican in the Senate, was cleared to return to work after appearing to freeze up during a press conference for the second time in several weeks Wednesday. Scott MacFarlane reports. Source

Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas’ newest financial disclosure shows multiple trips on the private plane of Texas real estate magnate Harlan Crow. Jan Crawford has the details on the disclosure and why some are saying it raises new ethics questions. Source

Two members of the far-right group Proud Boys were sentenced Thursday for their roles in the Jan. 6 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Joseph Biggs was sentenced to 17 years in prison while Zachary Rehl was given a 15-year sentence. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source

While Idalia has moved out to the Atlantic Ocean and is now a post-tropical cyclone, the storm’s effects are still being felt along the East Coast. The Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Bettes takes a look at how it will impact Labor Day weekend. Source

Communities along Florida’s Gulf Coast are picking up the pieces after Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 storm. Omar Villafranca takes a firsthand look at the damage in Cedar Key. Source

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

Former Arkansas governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson sat down with CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa on Wednesday. Hutchinson said his campaign has been “consistently underestimated” and believes he’ll meet the qualifications for the second Republican debate in California next month. Source

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This spacefaring RPG boldly redefines Bethesda’s open-world formula as it ventures into the cosmos. Source