Monday, December 23

🚨NATION

📌 Trump threatens to retake control of Panama Canal (AP)

📌 Senate confirms Biden's 235th judge, beating Trump's record (NBC)

📌 ‘Missing’ GOP congresswoman not seen for six months finally found living at dementia care home (GATEWAY)

📌 Top-ranking NYPD officer abruptly resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations (AP)

📌 Lara Trump withdraws name from consideration for US Senate (BBC)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Germans mourn the 5 killed and 200 injured in the attack on a Christmas market (NPR) Anti-immigrant anger rises at scene of attack (CNN)

📌 Biden approves $571M in defense support for Taiwan (FOX) China says US is ‘playing with fire’ (AP)

📌 Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident (FOX)

📌 Cyclone Chido kills 94 people in Mozambique (BBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Party City to close its stores as company files for bankruptcy (AP)

📌 FDA updates the definition of 'healthy' foods (ABC)

📌 When people finish holiday shopping (AXIOS)

📌 FDA approves weight loss drug Zepbound to treat obstructive sleep apnea (NPR)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Blake Lively accuses 'It Ends With Us' co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment and retaliation (NBC)

📌 Colin Jost, Michael Che get personal with annual SNL joke swap (DEADLINE)

📌 ‘The Lion King’ prequel scores $87 million internationally, $122 million globally (VARIETY)

📌 Charlie Woods hits hole-in-one at PNC Championship in front of dad Tiger (USA TODAY)