January 2017 will be President Obama’s last month in office. And already, it appears he may have a plan for what he’ll do once he vacates the Oval Office. CBSN’s Meg Oliver and Kristine Johnson have more. Source

The Drug Enforcement Agency has apparently spent $86 million on a surveillance plane that has yet to fly. The agency’s inspector general says the plane was also over budget four times. CBS News justice reporter Paula Reid joins CBSN from Washington to explain. Source

Two Minneapolis police officers involved in the controversial shooting death of Jamar Clark in November will not be charged, a Minnesota prosecutor said Wednesday. Source

Is it safe to travel abroad? Secretary of State John Kerry talks to john Dickerson about State Department guidelines for travel. Source

Plans for a possible mass shooting have been foiled thanks to an alert gun shop owner in Ohio. Twenty-five-year-old James Howard tried to buy a rifle last week, but the store owner refused to sell it to him. Howard faces multiple charges. Adriana Diaz reports from the city of Logan, where she spoke to the man many call a hero. Source

Bill Whitaker reports on how discrimination has resulted in Black Americans being prone to more serious diseases. See the report, Sunday on 60 Mintues. Source

A 4.2-magnitude earthquake rattked nerves in Crescent, Oklahoma Tuesday. There are no reports of damage. The quake hit just hours after the release of a disturbing new government report that shows seismic activity in parts of the country’s midsection are now as dangerous as in California and Alaska. For the first time, government scientists are including man-made quakes on its earthquake hazard map. CBS News science and futurist contributor Michio Kaku — also a physics professor at the City University of New York — joins “CBS This Morning” to explain the cause and dangers of the growing threat and preventive measures. Source

The White House is urging Europe to do more to protect itself from terrorists following last week’s attacks in Brussels. The New York Times reports Tuesday that signs of planned terror attacks in Europe were evident as far back as 2014, yet local authorities discounted each successive plot. Allen Pizzey reports from Brussels on the flaws that are hindering the newest investigation. Source

The FBI says it has unlocked the San Bernardino gunman’s iPhone without help from Apple. The government Monday ended its high-stakes legal fight with the tech giant. FBI experts were able to access the data with help from a third party. Apple says the case should not have been brought. Jan Crawford reports from Washington with why the privacy versus security fight is not over. Source

Country music artist Mickey Guyton earned her first Grammy nomination in November for the song “Black Like Me” and became the first Black female solo artist to be nominated for a Grammy in a country category. The vocal powerhouse will make history again on Sunday as co-host of the Academy of Country Music Awards, alongside fellow country star Keith Urban. She sat with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King to reflect on her trailblazing journey. Source