The controversial artificial food dye Red 3 was banned Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration nearly 35 years after the dye was removed from cosmetics due to cancer concerns. Dr. Eric Ascher, family medicine physician at New York City’s Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital, joined CBS News to discuss the ban. Source

The National Weather Service says “things are starting to look better” for firefighters around Los Angeles with winds dying down and red flag warnings in the area being allowed to expire. Tens of thousands of people are still under evacuation orders though. CBS News correspondent Charlie De Mar has more. Source

More of President-elect Donald Trump’s administration picks will have their Senate confirmation hearings Thursday, including Interior secretary nominee Doug Burgum and Rep. Elise Preston, Trump’s choice for ambassador to the United Nations. CBS News political reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more. Source

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accusing Hamas of trying to “extort last-minute concessions” in the Gaza ceasefire deal announced Wednesday. Netanyahu’s security cabinet still needs to approve the agreement. CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio and Willie James Inman have the latest. Source

Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors will pay $1.6 billion to settle a fraud case that alleged the company deceived regulators about emissions amounts from its diesel engines, U.S. officials have announced. The settlement also places a five-year ban on Hino importing engines into the United States. Source

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