Новости за 23.12.2021

There are signs the job market is tightening as new jobless claims remain low. 205,000 Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week. CBS MoneyWatch reporter Irina Ivanova joins CBSN with more.

Russian President Vladimir Putin blames NATO and the U.S. for escalating tensions in eastern Ukraine. During a Thursday press conference, Putin accused the West of trying to make Ukraine "anti-Russia." Global affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw, author of "Digital Pandemic: COVID-19: How Tech Went From Bad to Good," spoke with CBSN's Elise Preston about what the Russian leader's statements mean for the region.

Theodore "Ted" Kaczynski, 79, was moved to the U.S. Bureau of Prison's FMC Butner medical center in eastern North Carolina on December 14, according to bureau spokesperson Donald Murphy.

Sunday on 60 Minutes, Chinese dissident artist Badiucao talks with Jon Wertheim about criticizing the Chinese regime and his life in exile.

Nation's second-largest employer is facing a restless workforce as it continues to expand during the pandemic.

The FDA has authorized the second antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. CBS News' Michael George reports. Then Dr. Jeremy Faust, emergency physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, joins CBSN to break down how the drugs work. He also explains why he thinks the CDC should implement "circuit breakers," short-term restrictions on high-risk activities to help curb the spread of the Omicron variant.

President Biden is addressing growing frustration with long COVID testing lines across the country. Some critics argue the federal government should be doing more. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN with details.

Trump's lawyers said the request from the January 6 select committee is "strikingly broad" and "untethered from any valid legislative purpose."

New studies out of South Africa and the U.K. suggest the Omicron variant is less likely to cause hospitalizations -- but it can still be deadly. The FDA also authorized a new antiviral pill to treat COVID-19. CBS News' Nancy Chen reports on the latest, and then Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, spoke with Jessi Mitchell on CBSN about the Omicron research and how some patients are experiencing different symptoms than earlier strains.

Dozens of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin wearing body cameras in the new year as part of a six-month pilot program. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joined CBSN to discuss the details of the plan.

Consumers urged not to use hundreds of thousands of devices sold nationwide at medical supply stores and online.

Didion's publisher, Penguin Random House, announced the author's death on Thursday. She died from complications from Parkinson's disease, the company said.

With so many travelers returning to the skies as the coronavirus​ pandemic persists, CBS News senior travel adviser Peter Greenberg says airports will be busy and understaffed.​

At an elementary school in Torrance, California, gratitude is part of the lesson plan.

A time capsule, more than a century old, was opened up after being discovered beneath a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that was recently taken down in Richmond, Virginia. CBS News' Courtney Kealy has more on what was found inside.

Holiday decorations have taken on a new life during the pandemic as families work harder than ever to make the season merry and bright. The trend is sparking fresh interest in a line of collectibles that's been around for decades. Jamie Wax shows us why mini holiday villages continue to bring out the kid in all of us.

CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook joined "CBS Mornings" to answer viewers' questions about the latest phase of the pandemic and how Americans can stay safe this holiday season.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a marathon press conference in Moscow today amid escalating tensions with the U.S. over Moscow's military buildup at the Ukrainian border. He covered many topics, including relations with the West, COVID-19 and inflation. CBS News reporter Mary Ilyushina joins CBSN from Moscow with the details.

Kim Min Yong took his gig impersonating North Korea's dictator online, and despite criticism and even threats, he's determined to keep poking fun at Kim Jong Un.

As Omicron cases surge nationwide, experts believe it could be weeks before the country sees a downward trend in COVID-19 cases.

The song "It's Time" introduced the band to the world and touched the very soul of a young fan — whose story would later spur an invaluable mission.

Climate change means thousands of office buildings, malls and apartments are at greater risk of flooding, analysis finds.

North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong Un is marking 10 years since he took power after his father’s death. For almost all of his reign, a man in South Korea has been impersonating him. Elizabeth Palmer has the story from Seoul.

The White House expects millions of courses of the drug from Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics by the end of January.

Only 205,000 Americans applied for unemployment last week, showing businesses remain reluctant to cut staff.