Tributes honoring former President Jimmy Carter have poured in from President Biden, President-elect Donald Trump and other world leaders. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has more. Source

Former President Jimmy Carter was surrounded by his family when he died Sunday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. Carter’s son Chip said in a statement in part, “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights and unselfish love. The world is our family because of the way he brought people together.” After public observances for Carter in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., a private burial will follow in Plains. Source

Andrei Kotov — director of the “Men Travel” agency — reportedly faced charges of “organizing extremist activity and participating in it.” Source

Hundreds of new species across the globe were identified by scientists in 2024. Source

2024 was filled with breaking political news, international and domestic conflicts and world-changing events – but there was also heartwarming and good news. Here are the top 10 uplifting news stories of 2024. Source

The federal minimum has held at $7.25 an hour since 2009, but an increasing number of states are upping their base pay for workers. Source

A U.S. man was among three people killed by a fire that broke out in a hotel near Bangkok’s popular Khao San Road area, Thai police say. Source

Former President Jimmy Carter, who just died at the age of 100, sat down with 60 Minutes three times, starting with an interview in the last months of his presidency. Source

Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actress who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 87. Source

The federal minimum has held at $7.25 an hour since 2009, but an increasing number of states are upping their base pay for workers. Source