'Time' Names Trump Person of the Year (Newser Morning 8)

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December 12, 2024     "When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees." —Joseph Joubert   1 Biden Pardons 1.5K in a Day, Sets a Record President Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 former federal inmates placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic in what the New York Times notes is "the largest grant of clemency by an American president in a single day." Keep reading   2 Time Names Trump Person of the Year It might have been one of the least suspenseful picks in the annals of Time magazine's "Person of the Year" selection. Keep reading     At a Glance The coffin of Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada is carried for burial in Damascus Thursday Dec. 12, 2024. Al-Hamad's mangled corpse was found wrapped in a bloody sheet in Saydnaya prison. He had fled to Europe but returned to Syria in 2020 and was imprisoned upon arrival. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Keep reading   3 Golden Bachelor Star: Cancer Played Role in Divorce Golden Bachelor star Gerry Turner shared in an interview with People that he has incurable cancer—and that his diagnosis, weeks before his split from reality show contestant Theresa Nist, played a role in their decision to divorce. Keep reading   4 Bill Belichick Goes to College The University of North Carolina announced Wednesday night that it has hired Bill Belichick, who won six Super Bowls in his NFL career, to be its next football coach. Keep reading   5 Elon Musk Hits a Rich Milestone Shortly after the news that SpaceX has exploded in value came the news that Elon Musk has become the first person to surpass $400 billion in net worth. Keep reading   6 Trump Has a Job for Kari Lake Kari Lake may have lost her Senate bid (and her gubernatorial bid), but President-elect Trump has plans for her. Keep reading     7 Jason Kelce Won't Be Charged Over Altercation Jason Kelce will not be charged in the altercation outside Beaver Stadium at Penn State, a university official said Wednesday. Keep reading   8 A Flip in the Arctic Tundra: It's Now a Carbon Dioxide Source Forget what you learned in grade school science class: The Arctic tundra is no longer the carbon sink it once was. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Mystery Illness in Congo May Be Malaria See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Dec. 12, 2015, nearly 200 nations meeting in Paris adopted the first global pact to fight climate change, calling on the world to collectively cut greenhouse gas emissions but imposing no sanctions on countries that didn't do so. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2023: Famous Dangling Chair in New Jersey Finally Falls   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