Humans May Have Arrived on the Sun's '4-Yard Line' (Newser Morning 8)

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December 24, 2024     "For it is in giving that we receive." — Francis of Assisi   1 Bill Clinton Hospitalized in DC Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington after developing a fever, the AP reports. Keep reading   2 Humans May Have Arrived on the Sun's '4-Yard Line' Confirmation awaits, but NASA scientists appear to have pulled off a remarkable Christmas Eve voyage on two fronts: The sun: The space agency's Parker Solar Probe by now should have wrapped up a flight to within 3.8 million miles of the sun, the closest any craft has ever come. Keep reading     At a Glance Nuns walk along the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix) Keep reading   3 Winner of $1.1B Jackpot Comes Forward After 9 Months It took three-quarters of a year, but the winner of the fifth-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever has finally come forward to claim their prize. Keep reading   4 Justin Baldoni's Podcast Co-Host: I'm Out Following Blake Lively's complaint against Justin Baldoni alleging harassment on the set of It Ends With Us, Baldoni's co-host has exited their podcast. Keep reading   5 Speedy Santa Is on the Lam in Florida The Florida Highway Patrol is asking for the public's help on Christmas Eve in tracking down a man in a distinctive red suit with white trim. Keep reading   6 Christopher Nolan's Epic Next Film Revealed Filmmaker Christopher Nolan is taking on a truly epic project next: The Oscar-winning Oppenheimer director's new film for Universal will be The Odyssey, an adaptation of the ancient epic poem by Homer that tells the story of legendary Greek hero Odysseus returning home after the Trojan War. Keep reading     7 Adnan Syed Wants His Sentence Reduced Attorneys for Adnan Syed, whose complex legal case was chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial," are seeking to have his prison sentence reduced as he awaits further court decisions, the AP reports. Keep reading   8 Starbucks Strike Spreads to More Cities A five-day strike by Starbucks baristas had closed 59 stores as of Monday afternoon, according to the union organizing the workers. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI 20 Years After Tsunami, "Baby 81" Speaks Out See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Dec. 24, 2013, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II granted a posthumous pardon to code-breaker Alan Turing, who was criminally convicted of homosexual behavior in the 1950s. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2015: Montana Man: I Have Proof UFOs Are Real   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved