Donald Trump’s nomination of Rick Perry as energy secretary has drawn considerable blowback from Democrats, with questions mounting over the former Texas governor’s qualifications to helm an agency he once famously said he’d shutter. Source

Teen Yasmin Seweid has been charged with filing a false report after claiming she was verbally attacked on the subway for being Muslim. Police say the 18-year-old admitted she lied about the story to get out of a “family problem.” Source

Actor Devon Terrell and director Vikram Gandhi discuss their upcoming film, “Barry,” which tells the story of a young Barack Obama. Source

In the latest edition of James Corden’s “Carpool Karaoke,” he sings some of pop star Bruno Mars’ biggest hits. Source

The lights on the Boston Common Christmas tree mysteriously were going out. Chantee Lans from our Boston station WBZ has the more on the unexpected culprit. Source

Rebel forces reached a cease-fire deal Tuesday to evacuate the city of Aleppo, effectively surrendering to the Syrian government. The New Yorker contributor Ben Taub has been covering the war in Syria and he joins CBSN with more on the fall of Aleppo. Source

“Mank,” David Fincher’s film about “Citizen Kane” co-writer Herman Mankiewicz, leads the way with 10 nominations. Source

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as his choice for secretary of state; Collette Divitto’s Down syndrome is not stopping her from fulfilling her dream of becoming a successful baker. Source

Former NFL linebacker Monty Grow was charged Tuesday with multiple felony counts including conspiracy and money laundering for his alleged role in a scheme targeting the military’s health care program. The fraud, exposed in a CBS News investigation, cost U.S. taxpayers $2 billion last year. Jim Axelrod reports. Source

Investigators released transcripts Tuesday from the voice recorder of the cargo ship El Faro before it sank near the Bahamas last year. Thirty-three people died when the ship lost power in the path of a Category Four hurricane. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source