Friday, January 12
🚨NATION
📌 FAA investigating if Boeing failed to ensure certain aircrafts were safe for operation after door blew on Alaska Airlines plane (CNBC)
📌 House GOP divided on short-term funding as Congress barrels toward government shutdown deadline (FOX NEWS)
📌 TSA found record number of firearms at airport checkpoints in 2023. Most were loaded (NPR)
📌 Hunter Biden pleads not guilty at arraignment on tax charges (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 UN Security Council demands Houthis stop Red Sea attacks (CNN)
📌 Africa’s Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God’s will (AP)
📌 Biden administration to send unofficial delegation to Taiwan after election (AXIOS)
📌 Argentina inflation surges past 200% as economic crisis bites (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 eBay to pay $3M in fines after harassing Massachusetts couple (AP)
📌 A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China, new study discovers why it disappeared (CNN)
📌 Fruit Stripe Gum discontinued after half a century (USA TODAY)
📌 Microsoft briefly overtakes Apple as world's most valuable company (REUTERS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Bill Belichick leaving Patriots after 24 seasons & six Super Bowl rings (ESPN)
📌 Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir will be published in October (AP)
📌 Michael Strahan’s daughter reveals brain tumor diagnosis (PEOPLE)
📌 Mariska Hargitay reveals in essay she was raped in her 30s (USA TODAY)
Thursday, January 11
🚨NATION
📌 Trump can’t speak during closing arguments in NY civil fraud trial, judge says (CNN)
📌 After surprise trip to Capitol Hill, Hunter Biden faces contempt vote from House GOP for defying subpoena (USA TODAY)
📌 Alaska & United flight cancellations continue amid ongoing investigation of Boeing 737 Max 9 (NBC NEWS)
📌 House Democrat joins GOP calls for Biden's defense secretary to resign (AXIOS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Soldiers patrol streets in Ecuador as government and cartels declare war on each other (CBS NEWS)
📌 Blinken tells Bibi that Saudis want peace deal, but not without two-state solution (AXIOS)
📌 Hundreds of UK postal workers wrongly accused of fraud will have their convictions overturned (AP)
📌 US and UK hint at military action after largest Houthi attack in Red Sea (BBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 US carbon emissions shrank last year, but very slowly (GUARDIAN)
📌 SEC gives Bitcoin ETFs the green light (CNN)
📌 Amazon to lay off several hundred staff in Prime Video & Studios (REUTERS)
📌 Office vacancies hit a new record high (AXIOS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Alabama's Nick Saban retiring as football coach (FOX NEWS)
📌 Gen Z is fueling a jazz comeback (AXIOS)
📌 Pete Carroll out as Seahawks coach after 14 seasons (ESPN)
📌 SAG Awards 2024: See the full list of nominees (CNN)
Wednesday, January 10
🚨NATION
📌 White House orders Cabinet secretaries to notify when they can’t perform duties after Austin illness (AP)
📌 Takeaways from the appeals court hearing on Donald Trump’s immunity claims (CNN)
📌 Georgia DA Fani Willis hired romantic partner to prosecute Trump, legal filing alleges (MO NEWS)
📌 US Senate Republicans say short term funding extension will be needed to avert shutdown, potential problem for Speaker Johnson (REUTERS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 US top diplomat urges Israel to make hard choices, work with Palestinians (REUTERS)
📌 Gabriel Attal, Macron's pick for Prime Minister, is France's youngest at 34 (BBC)
📌 U.S. national arrested in Russia on drug trafficking charges (NBC NEWS)
📌 Global economy set for its worst half decade of growth in 30 years, World Bank says (CNBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Meta to restrict more content for teens as regulatory pressure mounts (REUTERS)
📌 NASA delays astronaut moon landing until at least 2026 (AP)
📌 World is dangerously close to a global warming limit as 2023 goes down as hottest on record (CNN)
📌 New material found by AI could reduce lithium use in batteries (BBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Tom Cruise and Warner Bros. Discovery announce partnership to develop new movies (CNN)
📌 Aaron Rodgers responds to Jimmy Kimmel after pushback on Jeffrey Epstein comment (CBS NEWS)
📌 Donald Glover directs and plays 21 Savage in movie trailer with new music, Natasha Lyonne and more stars (VARIETY)
📌 Lindsay Lohan, Reneé Rapp and the stars of the new ‘Mean Girls’ turn out for premiere (AP)
Tuesday, January 9
🚨NATION
📌 United & Alaska Air find loose bolts on some Boeing 737 Max 9s after grounding (CNBC)
📌 Over 40 states under blizzard, wind, snow or flood alerts as winter storms cross country (ABC NEWS)
📌 House Republicans release report recommending Hunter Biden be held in contempt of Congress (NBC NEWS)
📌 Civil trial alleging top NRA officials used the organization as ‘personal piggy bank’ begins (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Israel kills key Hezbollah commander in Lebanon (FOX NEWS)
📌 China says a foreign consultant was found to be spying for Britain’s MI6 (CNN)
📌 Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting, calls it 'deplorable' (REUTERS)
📌 French PM Élisabeth Borne resigns ahead of expected reshuffle (BBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 National Association of Realtors president steps down, alleging blackmail threat (THE HILL)
📌 Oscar Mayer seeks full-time drivers for the iconic Wienermobile (USA TODAY)
📌 Not so dead as a dodo: ‘De-extinction’ plan to reintroduce bird to Mauritius (CNN)
📌 Apple Vision Pro headset launches in U.S. on Feb. 2, preorders begin Jan. 19 (CNBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Michigan wins College Football Playoff National Championship, downing Huskies 34-13 (CBS NEWS)
📌 Tiger Woods, Nike announce end of 27-year partnership (ESPN)
📌 Jonathan Majors gives first interview since his conviction (CNN)
📌 Prince's 'Purple Rain' is becoming a musical (AXIOS)
Monday, January 8
🚨NATION
📌 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin faces growing heat from Congress over hiding hospitalization (USA TODAY)
📌 The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots (AP)
📌 Congressional leaders announce spending deal that would avert next government shutdown, Freedom Caucus calls it “failure” (ABC NEWS)
📌 Iowa school shooter appeared to be active on Discord and discussed ‘gearing up’ in hours before attack (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Hamas command in north Gaza destroyed, Israel says (BBC)
📌 20-mile backup as Polish truckers blockade border in standoff with Ukrainian drivers (NPR)
📌 Ground zero of Japan’s earthquake zone is ravaged by destruction and fire (NBC NEWS)
📌 Jordan's King Abdullah says US must pressure Israel to agree to ceasefire in Gaza (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 An exceptionally powerful January storm will impact the US with nearly every winter weather threat imaginable (CNN)
📌 Radio giant Audacy files for bankruptcy (AXIOS)
📌 First US moon launch in decades to include ‘space burials’ (THE HILL)
📌 Tesla, SpaceX leaders concerned over Elon Musk’s drug use (FORTUNE)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Michigan vs. Washington prediction, odds, pick, spread for 2024 college football national championship game tonight (CBS SPORTS)
📌 Nigel Lythgoe departs 'So You Think You Can Dance' amid sexual assault allegations (NPR)
📌 Oscar Pistorius released from South Africa prison after serving 9 years for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp (CNN)
📌 ‘The Golden Bachelor’ wedding: Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist get married in live special (VARIETY)
Friday, January 5
🚨NATION
📌 Police say 17-year-old killed a sixth grader and wounded five in Iowa school shooting (AP)
📌 Largest US cities saw record hate crimes surge in 2023 (AXIOS)
📌 Defendant faces new charges after attacking a Nevada judge in court, which was caught on video (MO NEWS)
📌 State government buildings face bomb threats for second consecutive day (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine and is seeking Iranian missiles, US says (AP)
📌 Japan Airlines pilots was unaware of cabin fire until crew told the (BBC)
📌 ‘Miracle’ rescue ends fisherman’s ordeal after falling overboard and fending off shark (CNN)
📌 Strike kills 12 people, mostly children, in Gaza area declared safe by Israel (PBS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Peloton shares surge 15% as it partners with TikTok to offer short-form fitness classes, other content (CNBC)
📌 Ever wonder why urine is yellow? Researchers say they've figured it out (CBS NEWS)
📌 US new vehicle sales rise 12% as buyers shake off high prices, interest rates, and auto strikes (AP)
📌 Eli Lilly launches website to help patients get weight loss drugs (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 The Golden Globes are on Sunday: what to watch out for (USA TODAY)
📌 Former '80s rock musician arrested after girlfriend's body found in California woods (FOX NEWS)
📌 NCAA agrees to $920 million, 8-year deal with ESPN for women’s March Madness, 39 other championships (AP)
📌 Sweethearts is selling 'situationship boxes' with blurry text and 'literal mixed messages' (PEOPLE)
Thursday, January 4
🚨NATION
📌 Trump appeals ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot to the U.S. Supreme Court (NPR)
📌 Jeffrey Epstein documents unsealed (POLITICO)
📌 Hoax bomb threats sent to state capitols around the country (ABC NEWS)
📌 Biden-Harris to hold first 2024 campaign event on Jan 6, casting Trump as threat to democracy (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Over 100 people killed in bomb blasts near Iran general Qasem Soleimani's tomb (BBC)
📌 Japan says Coast Guard plane apparently not cleared for take-off before runway collision (REUTERS)
📌 Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners in biggest swap of war (AXIOS)
📌 Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 New antibiotic uses novel method to target deadly drug-resistant bacteria, study says (CNN)
📌 Ford recalls nearly 113,000 F-150 pickups over rear axle problem (CBS NEWS)
📌 Activist hedge fund fight within Disney heats up (AXIOS)
📌 Giant offshore wind project axed in blow to Biden's green goals (FOX NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 A 13-year-old in Oklahoma may be the 1st person to beat Tetris (NPR)
📌 Meet the newest breed to join the American Kennel Club, a little dog with a big smile (AP)
📌 Jimmy Kimmel fires back at Aaron Rodgers after comment on Jeffrey Epstein's alleged associates (CBS NEWS)
📌 Britney Spears says she will never return to music (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY)
Wednesday, January 3
🚨NATION
📌 Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) charged with receiving gifts from Qatar in new allegations in corruption scheme (CNN)
📌 Trump appeals decision to ban him from Maine ballot (FOX NEWS)
📌 Next Republican presidential debate will only feature Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis (CBS NEWS)
📌 Biden administration asks Supreme Court to allow Border Patrol to cut or move razor wire at Texas border (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Russia pounds Ukraine's two biggest cities in new wave of attacks (REUTERS)
📌 South Korean opposition leader recovering after being stabbed, suspect in custody (USA TODAY)
📌 Japan earthquakes: ‘battle against time’ to find those trapped under rubble as death toll rises (THE GUARDIAN)
📌 Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty in landmark national security trial (NBC NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Tesla reports record sales but growth slows in face of growing EV competition (CNN)
📌 US national debt tops $34T for first time in history (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 The world's hottest year may soon be an average one (AXIOS)
📌 7,000 pounds of ground beef sold across U.S. recalled over E. Coli contamination concerns (USA TODAY)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Mickey Mouse copyright expiration inspires horror movies, video games and memes (NBC NEWS)
📌 Michigan vs. Washington early picks, predictions, odds for College Football Playoff National Championship (CBS SPORTS)
📌 Rafael Nadal wins first competitive singles match in a year (ESPN)
📌 Aaron Rodgers says he plans on doing ayahuasca again this off-season: 'it was life-changing' (PEOPLE)
Tuesday, January 2
🚨NATION
📌 Gender-neutral toy aisles, blackout license plates, anti-book bans: New laws for 2024 (AXIOS)
📌 Missing foreign exchange student found safe inside tent in Utah in 'cyber kidnapping' (ABC NEWS)
📌 Driver strikes, injures 8 people on sidewalk blocks from Times Square while trying to escape police (CBS NEWS)
📌 Haley, DeSantis both say they will pardon Trump if they are elected president and the former president is convicted (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 To avoid New York rules, hundreds of migrants dropped off in New Jersey (NY TIMES)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Israel to begin withdrawing troops from Gaza, but warns war will last most of year (CBS NEWS)
📌 Israel’s top court strikes down key part of judicial overhaul, in ruling that could reignite divisions as war rages (CNN)
📌 South Korean leader stabbed in neck by attempted assassin (GUARDIAN)
📌Powerful quake rocks Japan, nearly 100,000 residents ordered to evacuate (REUTERS)
📌 Chinese leader threatens Taiwan will "surely be reunified" with China (AXIOS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Over 657,000 infant formula cans recalled over potential bacteria contamination (ABC NEWS)
📌 Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States, CDC data shows (CNN)
📌 Beer drinking in America falls to the lowest level in a generation (NBC NEWS)
📌 Covid slashed consumer choices. This is why they’re not coming back: (WSJ)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Michigan's goal line stand in overtime beats Alabama 27-20 to win Rose Bowl (THE ATHLETIC)
📌 Nigel Lythgoe denies abusing Paula Abdul as sexual assault lawsuit looms (BBC)
📌 Powerball jackpot reaches $810 million to start 2024 (THE HILL)
📌 Ex-cycling world champion Dennis reportedly charged after Olympian wife killed by vehicle (ABC NEWS)
Happy Holidays & See You Soon
🚨NATION
📌 See if you’re up to date on 2023 news with this quiz (GUARDIAN)
📌 Preview of the 2024 race to the White House (CNN)
📌 2024 economic outlook: 10 things to look out for regarding the US economy (JP MORGAN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Biggest international stories in 2023 (NPR)
📌 From Barbie to the Israel-Hamas war, these are the top international Google searches of 2023 (TIME)
📌 A closer look at the 2024 elections around the world that could have consequential impacts beyond (CNN)
📌 Events to shake, or gently rattle, the world in 2024 (NY TIMES)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 How the world used energy in 2023 (FORBES)
📌 Planning to travel more in '24? Consider these fun destinations! (TODAY)
📌 6 workplace trends leaders should watch in 2024 (GALLUP)
📌 The science events to watch in 2024 (NATURE)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 The best movies and TV of 2023 (NPR)
📌 The very best books of 2023 (VOX)
📌 25 sports stories that shaped the year (SPORTS PRO MEDIA)
📌 5 controversial 2024 fashion trends that will divide everyone (NY POST)
Friday, December 22
🚨NATION
📌 Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy after jury orders him to pay $148 million in defamation case (USA TODAY)
📌 Texas governor charters first migrant flight to Chicago (AXIOS)
📌 Federal judge blocks California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places (AP)
📌 Ohio teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Ohio synagogue assigned a book report by judge (NBC NEWS)
📌 FBI sees surge of 1,800-plus threats related to Israel-Hamas war, top DOJ official says (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Gunman kills 14 in unprecedented attack at Prague university (REUTERS)
📌 UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are starving because of war (AP)
📌 Ikea warns of product delays due to Houthi rebel attacks on ships in Red Sea (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 Stranded traveler rescued from site near Iceland's erupting volcano after using flashlight to signal SOS (CBS NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Scientists find new way to desalinate seawater using solar power, study says (ABC NEWS)
📌 Colon cancer is rising in young Americans. It’s not clear why. (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 Honda recalling about 4.5 million vehicles worldwide over fuel pump issue (REUTERS)
📌 Rite Aid wrongfully used facial recognition to accuse customers of shoplifting, FTC says (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Jo Koy named host of the 81st Golden Globes (ABC NEWS)
📌 Vin Diesel accused of sexual battery in lawsuit brought by former assistant (CNN)
📌 Merry Christmas, Barbie! Ryan Gosling drops holiday version of ‘I’m Just Ken’ & music video (BILLBOARD)
📌 Big Ten Signing Day: Ohio State class ranked best in conference. Penn State, Michigan next in line (AP)
Thursday, December 21
🚨NATION
📌 CDC: US has not yet hit peak COVID & flu for season; Peak RSV is over (NBC NEWS)
📌 Flood threat increasing across California, with over 20 million under flood alerts, including Los Angeles and San Diego (CNN)
📌 President Biden getting frustrated that it is hard to showcase his infrastructure accomplishments (CNN)
📌 Nationwide swatting spree targeting Jewish institutions appears coordinated, coming from outside US: FBI (ABC NEWS)
📌 NYC lawmakers ban solitary confinement in its jails (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 War Threat: Xi told Biden he plans to “reunify” China & Taiwan (NBC NEWS)
📌 Hamas rejects latest Israeli offer for hostage release/truce; “very serious” talks continue (MO NEWS)
📌 US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor 'Fat Leonard' (AP)
📌 India’s Narendra Modi breaks silence on US murder plot allegation (BBC)
📌 EU reaches ‘landmark’ agreement on asylum reform but deal still faces challenge of ratification (CNN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 HUGE MERGER: Warner Bros. Discovery in talks to merge with Paramount (AXIOS)
📌 Over a half-billion dollars in railroad freight stuck at Texas border crossings amid migrant battle (CNBC)
📌 Whiskey distillers cheer as EU, U.S. strike deal to avoid 50% tariff on exports to Europe (CNBC)
📌 AI image-generators are being trained on explicit photos of children, a study shows (AP)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Maury Povich helps Denver Zoo reveal the paternity of baby orangutan (PEOPLE)
📌 Meghan Markle kind-of returns to acting in Instagram coffee ad (HUFF POST)
📌 Influencer fined $1 million over 'misleading' charity cake campaign (BUSINESS INSIDER)
📌 Oregon State and Washington State near agreement to join West Coast Conference as affiliate members (ESPN)
Wednesday, December 20
🚨NATION
📌 Dozens of documents naming Jeffrey Epstein’s victims and associates to be made public in 2024 (CNN)
📌 New York governor signs law establishing reparations and racial justice commission (AP)
📌 Senate deal on border, Ukraine aid won't happen before end of year: Schumer (ABC NEWS)
📌 Americans less satisfied with almost every part of the health system (AXIOS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Ukraine military seeks extra 500,000 soldiers (BBC)
📌 Iceland volcano eruption, earthquakes weaken, but scientists warn of lurking danger (ABC NEWS)
📌 Gaza hospital director admits Hamas used medical complex as operational hub (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 At least 100 elephants die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe park, a grim sign of El Nino and climate change (NBS NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Drought-prone California OKs new rules for turning wastewater directly into drinking water (AP)
📌 Recalled applesauce pouches now linked to more than 200 lead poisoning cases in 33 states, CDC says (CBS NEWS)
📌 New COVID variant JN.1 is on the rise this holiday season: What symptoms to look out for (USA TODAY)
📌 Release of five wolves in the Colorado mountains begins first-of-its kind state reintroduction effort (DENVER POST)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Celine Dion's sister gives update on stiff-person syndrome, saying singer "has no control of her muscles" (CBS NEWS)
📌 Madonna experienced a medically-induced coma for 48 hours during hospitalization (FOX NEWS)
📌 Jennifer Love Hewitt hits back at claims she's 'unrecognizable': 'Aging in Hollywood is really hard' (USA TODAY)
📌 She bought a colorful vase at Goodwill for $3.99. The rare piece sold at auction for $107,000 (AP)
Tuesday, December 19
🚨NATION
📌 Appeals court says Mark Meadows can’t move Georgia election case charges to federal court (AP)
📌 GOP Gov. Abbott signs border bill that makes entering Texas illegally a state crime (CNN)
📌 Rudy Giuliani sued again by ex-Georgia election workers (AXIOS)
📌 A judge halted the removal of a Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery (NPR)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Volcano erupts on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula (CNN)
📌 U.S. launches Operation Prosperity Guardian to defend Red Sea shipping lanes from Houthi attacks (CNBC)
📌 Mahmoud Abbas says willing to reform PA so it can rule Gaza, but Israeli policies ‘the problem’ (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 Pope approves blessings for same-sex couples that must not resemble marriage (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Japan's Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel for $14.9 billion (REUTERS)
📌 Apple halting sales of Series 9, Ultra 2 smartwatch over patent dispute (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 Southwest Airlines fined record $140 million by DOT over 2022 holiday travel meltdown (ABC NEWS)
📌 Apes recognize friends they haven’t seen for decades, new research finds (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Jonathan Majors dropped by Marvel after split guilty verdict in assault trial (PEOPLE)
📌 This very ’80s evening gown worn by Princess Diana just set an auction record (CNN)
📌 Stephen Curry’s three-pointer streak ends at 268 games in Warriors’ win (GUARDIAN)
📌 Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke pleads guilty to 4 counts of child abuse (CBS NEWS)
Monday, December 18
🚨NATION
📌 Negotiators are rushing to reach a US border security deal ahead of the Senate's holiday recess (AP)
📌 Major storm battering Florida expected to slam East Coast, bringing hazardous winds and potential flooding rain (NBC NEWS)
📌 Florida GOP censures Chair Christian Ziegler and strips him of authority amid sexual assault investigation (CNN)
📌 Haley see surge in polls in New Hampshire; Trump dominates in Iowa (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza (AP)
📌 North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, blames US for destabilizing region (FOX)
📌 Chileans reject conservative constitution to replace dictatorship-era text (REUTERS)
📌 Alex Batty, British teen missing for 6 years, returns to UK after being found in France (USA TODAY)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Activision Blizzard agrees to settle California case alleging discrimination against women (CNBC)
📌 Teamsters union authorizes potential strike at Anheuser-Busch (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 Quaker Oats recalls granola products because of concerns of salmonella contamination (NPR)
📌 FDA is investigating whether lead in applesauce pouches was deliberately added (NPR)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 ‘Wonka’ hits the sweet spot, tops box office on opening weekend (CNN)
📌 Harry wins hacking payout in phone-hacking case against Mirror publisher (BBC)
📌 Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants stars reunite to support America Ferrera at Barbie event (PEOPLE)
📌 What are ketamine infusion clinics where Matthew Perry sought help? What you should know (USA TODAY)
Thursday, December 14
🚨NATION
📌 Detroit man charged with murder in death of Samantha Woll: No evidence points to hate crime, authorities say (CLICKONDETROIT)
📌 Supreme Court agrees to hear high-stakes dispute over abortion pill (CBS NEWS)
📌 Federal Reserve signals 3 interest rate cuts next year (YAHOO)
📌 2 men charged in 'killing spree' of over 3,000 birds, including bald eagles, in Montana (NBC NEWS)
📌 Judge puts hold on Trump's federal election interference case while appeals process plays out (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Argentina to devalue peso by over 50% as part of emergency economic reforms to deal with 138% inflation (CNN)
📌 Russia has lost 87% of troops it had prior to start of Ukraine war, according to US intelligence assessment (NBC NEWS)
📌 US warship shoots down suspected Houthi drone in Red Sea, officials say (ABC NEWS)
📌 Israeli leaders: War to go on until Hamas defeated, ‘with or without’ world’s approval (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Major breakthrough in the cause of pregnancy morning sickness (GUARDIAN)
📌 Doritos unveils nacho cheese-flavored booze that costs $65 a bottle (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 Elon Musk's Tesla recalls two million cars in US over Autopilot defect (BBC)
📌 Former Facebook diversity strategist pleads guilty to stealing more than $4 million from company (CNBC)
📌 Poison centers see nearly 1,500% increase in calls related to injected weight-loss drugs as people accidentally overdose (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 André Braugher, star of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' and 'Homicide,' dies at 61 (NPR)
📌 Anthony Anderson to host the Emmy Awards, following strike-related delays (CBS NEWS)
📌 Oprah Winfrey reveals she uses weight-loss medication: 'I'm done with the shaming' (PEOPLE)
📌 Trump offers scraps of his indictment outfit and a dinner opportunity for $4,699.53 a pop (GUARDIAN)
Wednesday, December 13
🚨NATION
📌 Harvard board keeps president as leader of Ivy League school following antisemitism backlash (AP)
📌 In a win for Democrats, New York's top court clears way for a new congressional map (NBC NEWS)
📌 Biden to meet families of American hostages amid renewed push for a deal (AXIOS)
📌 Judge rebukes Giuliani over ‘defamatory’ comments he made about Georgia election workers during defamation damages trial (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Biden warns Netanyahu that Israel is losing support worldwide and its government must 'change' (NBC NEWS)
📌 Polish far-right lawmaker extinguishes Hanukkah candle in parliament (ABC NEWS)
📌 United Nations demands humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza (REUTERS)
📌 Global climate summit is in overtime as bitter division over fossil fuels delays agreement (CNN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Wall Street hits fresh 2023 highs after inflation data (REUTERS)
📌 Sports Illustrated publisher fires CEO in latest round of exec terminations following AI scandal (NBC NEWS)
📌 Discovery of pliosaur skull in UK reveals massive Jurassic predator (USA TODAY)
📌 Delta flight carrying 270 diverted to remote Canadian town (ABC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Jennifer Aniston reveals she and Matthew Perry were texting the morning of his death: 'He wasn't struggling' (FOX NEWS)
📌 Bridgerton season 3 promises to serve tea as Netflix unveils its two-part premiere date (PEOPLE)
📌 ‘Big Bang Theory’ star Kate Micucci reveals she was diagnosed with lung cancer (CNN)
📌 Are Ye and Ty Dolla $ign releasing their 'Vultures' album? What to know amid controversy (USA TODAY)
Tuesday, December 12
🚨NATION
📌 Trump special counsel asks Supreme Court to decide presidential immunity question in election case (CNBC)
📌 Harvard Alumni Association ‘unanimously and unequivocally’ supports Claudine Gay (CNN)
📌 Supreme Court rejects challenge to Washington state ‘conversion therapy’ ban (NBC NEWS)
📌 Air Force disciplines 15 members over Jack Teixeira's alleged leak of classified national security documents (FOX NEWS)
📌 Biden administration ‘concerned’ about reported Israeli use of white phosphorus: Kirby (THE HILL)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 ‘Verge of complete failure’: Climate summit draft drops the mention of fossil fuel phase-out, angering advocates (CNN)
📌 Hunger, thirst and chaos in southern Gaza as hostilities drive humanitarian aid to the brink of collapse (NBC NEWS)
📌 Ukraine's Zelenskyy makes plea for support during DC visit (AP)
📌 Navalny's team says he has vanished in Russia's prison system (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Dinosaur head found in U.K., and experts say it's one of the most complete pliosaur skulls ever unearthed (CBS NEWS)
📌 Macy's shares surge on hopes for $5.8 billion buyout (BBC)
📌 Regulators caught Wells Fargo, other banks in probe over mortgage pricing discrimination (CNBC)
📌 SpaceX set to launch mysterious X-37B space plane for US military (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Golden Globes 2024 snubs and surprises: 'The Color Purple,' America Ferrera and more (TODAY)
📌 BTS members RM and V start compulsory military service in South Korea. Band seeks to reunite in 2025 (AP)
📌 Cardi B reveals she has split with husband Offset (BBC)
📌 Bronny James, LeBron James' son, makes college debut since cardiac arrest (NPR)
Monday, December 11
🚨NATION
📌 White House to expand congressional aid package outreach as frustration with immigration talks grows (NBC NEWS)
📌 Tennessee tornadoes leave at least 6 dead, dozens hurt and more than 25,000 without power (CNN)
📌 Zelenskyy to make last ditch trip to D.C. to meet Biden and push Congress for aid (POLITICO)
📌 Donald Trump says he will not testify in civil fraud trial on Monday (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Venezuela and Guyana agree to high-level meeting amid annexation fears (CNN)
📌 Philippines says Chinese coast guard assaulted its vessels with water cannons for a second day (NBC NEWS)
📌 Iran blocks Mahsa Amini's family from collecting a human rights prize in her name (NPR)
📌 Saudi Arabia Is trying to block a global deal to end fossil fuels, negotiators say (NY TIMES)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Amazon asks judge to dismiss FTC lawsuit, says no consumer harm shown (REUTERS)
📌 15 states seeing 'high' or 'very high' levels of respiratory illness: CDC (ABC NEWS)
📌 First tomato ever grown in space, lost 8 months ago, found by NASA astronauts (CBS NEWS)
📌 Cigna abandons pursuit of Humana, plans $10 billion share buyback (CNBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Shohei Ohtani joining Dodgers on 10-year, $700M contract (ESPN)
📌 Prince William, Princess Kate share their family's Christmas card photo (ABC NEWS)
📌 Spielberg launches new project to document ‘unspeakable barbarity’ of October 7 (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 LSU QB Jayden Daniels wins Heisman Trophy despite team's struggles (CBS NEWS)
Friday, December 8
🚨NATION
📌 Biden administration to forgive $4.8 billion in student loan debt for 80,300 borrowers (CNBC)
📌 House votes to censure Democratic Rep. Bowman for pulling a fire alarm in a Capitol office building (AP)
📌 A Texas judge ruled that a pregnant woman who sued the state looking for permission to have an abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy (CNN)
📌 Trump visits Manhattan court to blast civil case, praises appellate ruling in his favor (FOX NEWS)
📌 Hunter Biden indicted on tax charges (AP)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Israel and US at odds over vision for post-war Gaza (AP)
📌 UN Chief invokes rare clause to try to push for Gaza cease-fire (NBC)
📌 Russia tricks US actors, including Elijah Wood, into appearing in propaganda videos (BBC)
📌 Chinese “weather” balloon spotted over Taiwan ahead of their election (GUARDIAN)
📌 U.S. sanctions, charges Russians over years-long hacking campaign (AXIOS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 McDonald's is opening a new chain called CosMc's. Here are the locations and menu (CBS NEWS)
📌 Meta rolls out encrypted messaging by default for Facebook and Messenger (CNN)
📌 Washington Post journalists walk off jobs in one-day strike (THE HILL)
📌 U.S. poised to approve first gene-editing treatment in breakthrough for sickle cell patients (CNBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Prince Harry tells court he wants his children to feel at home in UK (BBC)
📌 Derek Hough's wife undergoes emergency brain surgery after cranial hematoma diagnosis (FOX NEWS)
📌 And the color of 2024 is… peach fuzz (CNN)
📌 Norman Lear’s family sang his sitcom theme songs as he passed (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)