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The grandeur of the Great Salt Lake stopped Brigham Young in his tracks and inspired John Muir to jump in for a swim. Yet now it’s in danger of disappearing, sucked dry by agriculture, climate change, and suburban lawns. Many Utahns would just as soon pave it, but as Bill Gifford learned during a yearlong exploration, there’s beauty and natural splendor here that deserves to live on.

The audiobook narrator for a new political thriller co-written by Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny is an actor with experience playing first ladies, CIA officials and others in government.

Simon Sebag Montefiore compiles new voices alongside the classics.

An 89-year-old widow watched from her bed, unable to move, as Dean Lennox stole her wedding ring.

The developers of the popular video game " Kerbal Space Program ," from Private Division and Intercept Games, wrestled with this question in a recent YouTube video while talking about the upcoming sequel, Kerbal Space Program 2 set to launch in 2022. When the game finally drops, players can expect a lot more emphasis on how the Kerbals — the in-game astronauts — are feeling while they operate interstellar spacecraft. In moments of frustration, they'll scream and flail their hands before they try again to get the spacecraft working. The Kerbals are supposed to represent how we can rise into space from making mistakes repeatedly and learning from them. "They only do the wrong thing all the time," Simpson added of the Kerbals, "but somehow they stumbled into an interstellar civilization."

LANSING, Mich. – New developments were revealed in the domestic terrorist plot to kidnap or kill Gov. Joseph Morrison is a marine and founding member of the Wolverine Watchmen. Morrison is facing state charges of supporting terrorism along with his father-in-law and founding member, Pete Musico. Read: Jackson County home was alleged ‘training ground’ in plot to kidnap WhitmerMorrison wants out of jail while his case continues in court. Related: Domestic terror plot leader wanted to leave Whitmer on boat in middle of Lake Michigan, FBI says

LANSING, Mich. – A federal grand jury indicted six men in the domestic terrorist plot to kidnap or kill Gov. The group had allegedly stated they wanted to make their move on Whitmer before the Nov. 3 Election Day. Whitmer kidnapping plotHere’s a look at the full indictment filed Dec. 16, 2020:Extradition delayed for Wisconsin man charged in kidnap plotA Wisconsin man accused the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer should be extradited to Michigan, but he will be given a chance to appeal first, a judge ruled. In October, Higgins became the 14th person in connection with the alleged domestic terror plot targeting Whitmer.

The six men involved in the plot allegedly were part of a militia group called the Wolverine Watchmen. We know the stories of their alleged planned exploits -- surveilling Michigan Gov. (WDIV)Five Michigan residents -- Adam Fox, Ty Garbin, Kaleb Franks, Daniel Harris and Caserta -- and Barry Croft, of Delaware, were charged with conspiring to kidnap Whitmer. Whitmer kidnapping plotHere’s a look at the full indictment filed Dec. 16, 2020:Extradition delayed for Wisconsin man charged in kidnap plotA Wisconsin man accused the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. In October, Higgins became the 14th person in connection with the alleged domestic terror plot targeting Whitmer.

On Sept. 19 just 28 days ago the Local 4 Defenders obtained a Canton police video of a traffic stop. After the stop, Caserta was on his YouTube channel raging against police taking money from citizens. Two FBI informants on the inside of the group sent agents encrypted messages they say were from Caserta. In the messages Caserta noted he found out who the officers were in the traffic stop, where they lived and that he could easily kill them. Sources say it was this traffic stop and the threats afterwards that led the FBI to swoop in and arrest the group.

DETROIT – A Southfield businessman who tracks hate speech and online links to terror is speaking openly about disturbing findings. He says when the lockdown took place due to the coronavirus pandemic encrypted apps exploded with calls for violence against Gov. “No, we’ve been tracking since April, not surprised in the least,” said Eric Feinberg of Coalition for a Safer Web, an online terror watch dog group. How could someone not be surprised about a plot to kidnap and kill the governor? With one plot foiled Feinberg continues to monitor the talk and see if it turns to action.

In the aftermath of the Brussels attacks, CBSN returns to the neighborhood that bred the Paris attackers to understand how a new batch of recruits could execute another massacre, so quickly and so in plain sight.

Trump to reemerge at CPAC as GOP tries to plot its future

Terror network ISIS has released a propaganda video threatening an attack on busy centers in New York City. CBSN's Contessa Brewer reports on the latest threat.

A federal agent was attacked at the Staten Island home of 21-year-old Fareed Mumuni. The FBI was attempting to question him about his connection to ISIS supporter Munther Saleh. Jeff Pegues reports.

Hours after terror suspect Usaama Rahim was killed by Boston officers on Tuesday, authorities arrested David Wright; and a year ago, Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken suffered a spinal injury in an ATV accident.

Millions join France's largest demonstration ever to denounce terror Terror group ISIS has asked its followers to attack the U.S., Canada, Australia and France. The message specifically targets police officers, members of the military and civilians. French authorities have 10,000 security officers watching for any follow-up to last week's attacks in France that killed 17 people. An estimated 3.7 million people joined rallies around France to denounce terror and to stand up for free speech. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Paris.

Terror recruits Jere van Dyk, CBS News Consultant, gives insight into Islamic extremest recruiting young women in the United States. Three teen girls from Colorado were recently caught suspected of planning to join a terrorist group.