Virginia woman was strangled with her child sleeping nearby, authorities say -- Ten days before investigators say Katlyn Lyon Montgomery, 28, was strangled in her sleep in the Virginia apartment she shared with her 4-year-old daughter and a new roommate, she had broken up with Trenton Frye, a North Carolina man she met online months before.

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Latest CBS News Videos - Recovered treasure leads to a Grammy nomination - Archivist and music historian Alex Palao worked to restore old tapes by "Sly and Family Stone" that gathered dust for decades. He co-produced the live album called "The First Family: Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967." He is now nominated for "Best Album Notes" at Sunday's Grammy Awards. CBS News San Francisco's Max Darrow has the story. 2H ago - 02:13

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"Sanford and Son" star Demond Wilson dies at 79 -- Actor Demond Wilson died in his California home due to complications from prostate cancer, CBS News learned on Saturday. He starred alongside Redd Foxx in "Sanford and Son," one of the biggest TV hits of the 1970s.

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NASA's Artemis II slated to be a series of firsts -- Extreme cold has forced NASA to reschedule its next moon mission. On Saturday, the massive Artemis II rocket stands on launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. Like Apollo 8 in 1968, it won't land on the lunar surface. Mark Strassmann has more on why the latest mission is considered groundbreaking.

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Iran set to conduct live fire drills -- The U.S. military has assembled a formidable force within striking distance of Iran. Meanwhile, Iran said it would be starting live fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz this weekend as tensions in the region are sky high. Haley Ott reports.

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What's behind the partial government shutdown? -- The federal government is partially shut down this weekend. Congress failed to fund some of the largest agencies and departments before a Friday night deadline. Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.

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Firefighter accused of staging a house fire to cover up a murder -- It was Thanksgiving Eve 2020, and Melissa Lamesch was excited about the upcoming birth of her first child. Investigators would learn there was someone who was not as enthused - the expectant father, firefighter Matthew Plote.

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Officials in Minnesota allege Bovino used language offensive to Jews on conference call -- Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino allegedly used language offensive to Jewish federal officials on a recent call, sources said.

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New ICE memo gives deportation officers more leeway to conduct warrantless arrests -- The memo suggests the rules are designed to give ICE greater flexibility to quickly arrest unauthorized immigrants who are not the original targets of an operation.

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Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and dad to be released from ICE detention -- A federal judge in Texas on Saturday ordered 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos​ and his father to be released from immigration detention.

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Demond Wilson, "Sanford and Son" and "The New Odd Couple" actor, dies at 79 -- In 1971, Demond Wilson appeared on an episode of "All in the Family," a role that led him to land a lead part in "Sanford and Son."

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Sixers' Paul George suspended for drug policy violation, NBA says -- Paul George of the Philadelphia 76ers has been suspended for 25 games for violating the NBA's anti-drug program.

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Powerful storm starts hitting an East Coast still buried under last week's snow -- Blizzardlike conditions stemming from a "bomb cyclone" were bringing heavy snow to the Southeast and were ushering in frigid temperatures to much of the East Coast.

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Immigrant pursued by federal agents before Alex Pretti's killing speaks out -- "I was there. I saw everything," Jose Huerta Chuma, who remains in hiding, told CBS News.

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Virginia woman strangled days after dumping her deceptive boyfriend -- The prosecutor said Katlyn Lyon Montgomery's ex-boyfriend dressed as a "ninja" to sneak up on her while asleep in her Virginia apartment.

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"Dances With Wolves" actor Nathan Chasing Horse convicted of sexual assault -- A Nevada jury convicted "Dances With Wolves" actor Nathan Chasing Horse of multiple charges of sexually assaulting a minor. -- Jan 30

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Greg Biffle wasn't flying plane before crash that killed him and 6 others, NTSB says -- Federal safety officials have concluded that retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his jet when it crashed last month in North Carolina, killing him and six others. -- Jan 30

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3 key questions for investors about Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh -- Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor, is in line to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell in May. Here's what Wall Street wants to know. -- Jan 30

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Patients are being hit with this surprise fee just for seeing their doc -- One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said. -- Jan 30

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Nevada's first-in-the-nation primary bid gets boost from Latino Victory -- Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina are vying to be the first state to vote in the 2028 Democratic presidential primaries. -- Jan 30

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