U.S. diplomats are meeting with Syria’s new leaders as they work to locate missing American Austin Tice. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more. Source

As the U.S. Space Force celebrates its fifth anniversary, General Michael Guetlein and Chief Master Sergeant John Bentivegna discuss the growing importance of space in military operations and the potential for future conflicts in space. Source

Humans aren’t alone when it comes to yawning — all vertebrates do it. But why? An expert explains the likely reason behind this “evolutionarily ancient” act. Source

President Biden had endorsed the bipartisan spending bill that lawmakers worked out earlier this week before President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk pushed Republicans to scrap it. Now Congress is at an impasse with hours remaining before a government shutdown. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe has more. Source

More than 12 years after Austin Tice’s disappearance in Syria, U.S. state department officials arrive in Damascus. The development is raising hopes that the American journalist may be found alive. Margaret Brennan has the latest. Source

With hours left to avert a shutdown, a plan backed by President-elect Donald Trump was killed after dozens of Republicans joined Democrats to vote against it. This is House Speaker Mike Johnson’s second attempt at a deal. Source

Her father John Ramsey said DNA testing on items like a blanket and a rope could point to the killer. Source

A closer look at what police found at the Ramsey family’s Boulder, Colorado, home following the murder of their 6-year-old daughter JonBenét. Source

Strapped for cash going into the new year? Try these strategies to help free up more funds. Source

Tyler Perry and Kerry Washington team up on the film “Six Triple Eight,” spotlighting the only all-Black women’s battalion in Europe during WWII. Washington stars as Charity Adams, the highest-ranking Black female officer. Source