📰 Norman Lear, Who Made Funny Sitcoms About Serious Topics, Dies At 101. Lear's revolutionary comedies, including "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons," didn't shy away from issues of race, struggle and inequality. He believed that all people are "versions of each other." (NPR)
📰 Trump Says He Wouldn't Abuse Power As President, 'Except For Day One'. The former president told Tuesday's Fox News town hall host Sean Hannity: "I want to close the border, and I want to drill, drill, drill." (NBC News)
📰 US Lawmakers Lag Voters In Support For Gaza Ceasefire. A new poll says more than 60 percent US voters want ceasefire, while only 11 percent of lawmakers support an end to Israel's war. (Al Jazeera)
📰 2023 Is Officially The Hottest Year Ever Recorded, And Scientists Say 'The Temperature Will Keep Rising.' After record-breaking temperatures in November, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service determined 2023 will officially be the hottest year humanity has experienced. (CBS News)
