We're talking about the dramatic winter storms impacting most Americans today and the chaos they're causing for holiday travel and gift deliveries.
Also, from healthcare to disaster assistance: what's in the major government spending bill that passed the Senate this week.
Plus, what TikTok says about its own employees misusing their power to get their hands on user data, why football fans might want to get a YouTube TV subscription, and when Netflix is expected to crack down on password sharing.
Those stories and more news to know in around 10 minutes!
Today's episode is all about dessert. Not just any dessert – chef-certified, tested and recommended baked goods that are sure to be the star of any holiday table. First, Here & Now's Robin Young tests out some of Molly Gilbert's recipes, from a rice krispie treat variation to a tres leches, and asks why Gilbert chose the sheet pan to be the protagonist of her cookbook. Then, Rose Levy Beranbaum of The Cake Bible fame joins Young to indulge in her newest book: The Cookie Bible.
Ghost guns seem scary, and they are scary, but mostly for reasons unexceptional to the rest of U.S. gun policy and culture. Plus, with protests still roiling Iran, Mike speaks Heather Williams of RAND’s National Security Research Division. And we mark the passing of legendary Pittsburg Steeler Franco Harris, whose greatest play is blessedly shrouded in uncertainty.
We revisit two questions from winters past: how the city breaks up the winter ice on the Chicago River, and in honor of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the history of Chicago’s Jewish migration throughout the city and beyond.
We revisit two questions from winters past: how the city breaks up the winter ice on the Chicago River, and in honor of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the history of Chicago’s Jewish migration throughout the city and beyond.
Volodymyr Zelensky came to the nation’s capital, and, in our nation’s Capitol, he crushed it with a speech that was both substantive and heartening. We break it down and break down the resistance to it among elements of the Right. Give a listen. Source
Cold, dangerous weather surges into the Midwest. Ukraine's president delivers a message of thanks, unity and determination to the US. A disgraced crypto king faces the music. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Thursday, December 22, 2022: