We've Won the War on Murder Hornets, Officials Say (Newser Morning 8)

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December 19, 2024     "In life, as in chess, forethought wins." —Charles Buxton   1 Dominique Pelicot Guilty in Mass Rape of Wife The rape trial that has stunned France, and the world, has come to a close: It's a guilty verdict for Dominique Pelicot, accused of drugging and raping his wife, Gisele Pelicot, and inviting dozens of others to do the same over a span of years. Keep reading   2 We've Won the War on Murder Hornets, Officials Say Americans can take murder hornets off the list of things to worry about in 2025, federal authorities say. Keep reading   A Newser Sweepstakes Kick Off 2025 With a Trip to Mexico! What better way to kick off 2025 than with a trip for two to the Caribbean? We’ve teamed up with our friends at Journo to give one lucky winner a Cozumel prize package worth $3,200. It includes $500 toward your hotel stay, a $250 gift card from Matt's Flights, an OSEA Diving Package for two, a $150 gift card from Spa Week Media, a Vidamar Island Tour & lunch, two Journo Insider 1-year memberships, and more. Click here to enter   At a Glance An electronic billboard on a building shows Russian President Vladimir Putin giving his annual news conference and call-in show in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov) Keep reading   3 Victims in Wisconsin School Shooting Identified The student and teacher killed in a school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday have been identified. Keep reading   4 Spending Deal Is Dead. It's Not Clear What's Next The bipartisan spending bill Congress put forward to prevent a government shutdown is dead, according to House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, who responded "yes" when asked Wednesday night if the deal had been officially scrapped following President-elect Trump's rejection of it. Keep reading   5 Cruise Passenger Dies After Being Detained by Crew The FBI is investigating the death of a cruise ship passenger who allegedly attacked crew members and threatened passengers on Royal Caribbean's Navigator of the Seas. Keep reading   6 MacKenzie Scott Reveals Her $2B in Donations for 2024 Billionaire author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott acknowledged another $2 billion in donations in a blog post on Wednesday, bringing the total she's given away since 2019 to $19.2 billion, the AP reports. Keep reading     7 Cops Believe Utah Father Shot Entire Family, Then Himself Police believe a father shot his entire family in their Utah home before taking his own life sometime over the weekend. Keep reading   8 Suit: List of Wealthy Students Said at the Top, 'Please Admit' Each year, Georgetown University's president would add about 80 names to an internal list of student candidates, a lawsuit says, often writing at the top, "Please Admit." Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Endangered Whales Entangled Off Massachusetts Face Grim Fate See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Dec. 19, 1998, President Clinton was impeached by the US House of Representatives for perjury and obstruction of justice. (He was subsequently acquitted by the Senate.) Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2022: Is It the 'Dumbest Play in the History of Football'?   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