Legendary TV icon Betty White will be honored in March with a stamp, the U.S. Postal Service announced. Source
Couple takes in Senegalese high school basketball player left homeless by private school closure
Ama Sow, a young boy from Senegal, West Africa, had dreams of playing basketball in America. A private high school in Pittsburgh sponsored him, but then went out of business, leaving Sow homeless. That’s when a local couple stepped in to help. Steve Hartman goes “On the Road” for the story. Source
Researcher shows “dramatic” change in Norway glacier ice levels
A new study this week in the Nature journal found mountain glaciers are melting more than twice as rapidly as in the early 2000s. They lost more than 600 billion tons of ice in 2023 when David Schecter visited Svalbard, Norway. Source
Israel says slain Israeli mother was not among hostage remains released by Hamas
Hamas plans to release six more Israeli hostages this week, and in turn, Israel will return and release 600 Palestinian prisoners. The latest swap is part of the ceasefire deal, which is still holding despite Israel’s anger over a return of remains earlier this week. Debora Patta reports. Source
Could Elon Musk benefit from DOGE cuts at consumer protection watchdog?
Earlier this month, President Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Lesley Stahl has more on the agency and the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle it. Source
IRS employee among those fired by Trump during tax season speaks out
President Trump is eliminating more than 6,700 at the Internal Revenue Service at the height of tax season. Nancy Cordes looks at the impact of the cuts on the workers and Americans who depend on them. Source
Trump fires Gen. Charles Q. Brown as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Trump said he is nominating Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine to be the next chairman. Source
2/21: America Decides
Judge allows Trump Administration’s mass layoffs to continue; Elon Musk and “DOGE” falsely claim 150 year olds are collecting Social Security benefits Source
Pope Francis’ medical team says he is not out of danger yet
Pope Francis’ medical team provided a health update as he battles pneumonia in both lungs. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Seth Doane reports. Source
Associated Press sues three top Trump officials over access restrictions
“The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government,” the AP said in its lawsuit. Source