Many Syrians who have been living abroad, some for decades, are returning home after the fall of the Assad regime. But there remain mixed feelings of hope and trepidation for some. Imtiaz Tyab reports. Source
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Holiday travel rush peaks on Sunday
The Sunday before Christmas marked the busiest travel day of the holiday season, as millions of Americans packed airports, train stations and the roads. Elise Preston reports. Source
“CBS Weekend News” headlines for Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Weekend News” with Jericka Duncan. Source
Samara Joy bringing gospel and family into her jazz music
Grammy-winning artist Samara Joy is 25, but critics say she reminds them of jazz royalty from the 1940s and 1950s. It isn’t the music she grew up with, but Joy is making jazz her own. Source
Samara Joy says music is how her family shares “love for each other”
In just a few years, Samara Joy graduated from college, released three albums, and won three Grammys. She’s selling out concerts around the U.S. and Europe, all while being compared to jazz royalty. Source
Mexico fights to dam “iron river” sending guns from U.S. to cartels
While many in the U.S. have lambasted the flow of migrants and drugs from Mexico, the porous border works both ways. Mexico’s government says guns from the U.S. are fueling cartel violence. Source
Mexico’s new approach to tackling cartel violence: it’s suing.
The government of Mexico says guns from the U.S. help fuel cartel violence. Now it’s suing a major American gun maker and a handful of U.S. gun stores for billions in damages. Source
Israel’s Mossad spent years orchestrating Hezbollah pager plot
Retired Israeli case agents behind Mossad’s boobytrapped pagers and walkie-talkies in Lebanon explain how they got Hezbollah to buy the devices and the plots’ impact on the Middle East. Source
How Hezbollah’s losses have weakened Iran’s power and influence
Lebanese journalist Raghida Dergham and former Mossad analyst Sima Shine spoke about Iran’s waning power after the decimation of Hezbollah and the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Source
Inside Israel’s plot to deliver explosive pagers to Hezbollah terrorists
Pagers exploded across Lebanon in September. Retired Mossad agents, key to the operation, tell 60 Minutes Israel’s plot started years ago with getting Hezbollah terrorists to buy walkie-talkies. Source