Why have all these drones been buzzing around the skies in New Jersey? President Joe Biden commuted 1,500 sentences and pardoned 39 people. And the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting shines a new spotlight on 3D-printed firearms. |
👋 Hi there! Laura Davis here. Let's get you caught up on Thursday's news, shall we? |
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Mysterious drones swarm the skies |
For the past four weeks, a buzz has been growing in New Jersey. But this isn't a new fun trend – it's drones. Lots of them! |
Many drones, few answers: At least 180 sightings of clusters of unidentified drones buzzing the night skies over New Jersey − as well as Pennsylvania and New York − have alarmed residents, infuriated members of Congress and prompted a call for a state of emergency in the Garden State. Some of the drones have even been spotted over military installations and President-elect Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Federal officials have said sightings are under investigation but haven't been able to provide any explanation. 🛸 Here's what we know. | A photo taken in Toms River, N.J., on Dec. 8 of what appear to be large drones hovering in the area at high altitudes. Doug Hood, Asbury Park Press via USA TODAY Network |
A spotlight on homemade guns |
For decades, America's detectives have made breakthroughs in crime using gun traces. A homicide investigator typically uses ballistics and serial numbers of weapons checked via a vast network of gun shop records, manufacturer IDs and crime databases. But those tactics are quickly becoming old-school. A new era of weapons is hitting the nation's streets: Enter untraceable 3D-printed guns and silencers like the ones found this week on the suspect in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare's CEO. Experts say it's just the latest example of a troubling and growing trend around the nation of criminals using 3D-printed guns. 🔎 We break it down. | Just a decade ago, 3D-printed guns were a novelty. Now, they've become an untraceable menace in the crime world. Federal officials say more than 25,000 homemade guns were recovered in 2022 alone. SAUL LOEB, AFP via Getty Images |
Trump named Time Person of the Year again |
With just over a month until his return to the White House, President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to celebrate the announcement that he was named Time magazine's Person of the Year. 🔔 More from the opening. |
So, about those grocery prices? After repeatedly vowing on the campaign trail to cut costs, Trump is now raising questions about his promises, admitting it's "very hard" to bring down the price of groceries for American families. |
What he's saying: "Look, they got them up, I'd like to bring them down. It's hard to bring things down once they're up," he said in his interview with Time. "You know, it's very hard." 🗣️ Keep reading. | Donald Trump rings the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Spencer Platt, Getty Images |
All the president's pardons |
In what the White House described as the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history, President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people who were placed on home confinement during the COVID pandemic and pardoning 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes. 👉 More about the clemency, pardon recipients. |
What's next? Biden said he would "take more steps in the weeks ahead" and continue to review clemency petitions to advance "equal justice under the law." | | | | Young men nationally play post-grad football aiming for a another shot to play for a college. Many say the teams fail to keep their promises. | | | | Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr scored a win when lawmakers thwarted a bill that would have banned her from using the women's restroom. | | | | Thursday's weather will feature an Arctic blast for the Midwest and Northeast and still more lake-effect snow for the Great Lakes. | | | | Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly have officially signed on to play Rip and Beth in a spin-off series after "Yellowstone" ends on Sunday. | | | | It's time start planning your 2025 getaways. Here are all the long weekends you may already have off next year. | | | | Travis Timmerman, 29, from Missouri, was found this week wandering barefoot in a suburb south of Syria's capital. | | | | World War II veteran Stephen Kolesnik told his hospice nurse "he feared no one would attend his funeral." More than 200 people showed up. | | | | Sean "Diddy" Combs faces three new sexual assault accusers as his legal issues stack up just months after his September arrest at a Manhattan hotel. | | | | At his introductory press conference on Thursday, the new Tar Heels coach gave the reasons why he decided to make the jump to college football. | | | | Robert Langlais "invoked the essence of the seasonal icon and attempted to hide inside of a chimney," the Fall City Police Department shared online. | | | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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