Surgeon General Wants New Warnings on Booze (Newser Morning 8)

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January 3, 2025     "Once you bring life into the world, you must protect it. We must protect it by changing the world." —Elie Wiesel   1 Apple Users Could Be in for a Payout Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on users, per the AP. Keep reading   2 Surgeon General Wants New Warnings on Booze There are already warnings on bottles and cans of booze, cautioning against drinking and driving or while pregnant, and noting very general "health risks." Keep reading     At a Glance A zookeeper counts penguins during the annual stocktake at London Zoo in London, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. The zoo says the headcount is "a mammoth task which involves tallying up every furred, feathered and scaled creature in our care." (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Keep reading   3 Simone Biles Is SI's Sportsperson of the Year "She has altered the face of gymnastics, sparked sweeping change across sports—and this year capped it all with an astonishing personal comeback." Keep reading   4 Protective Posts Weren't in Place on Bourbon Street Possibly adding to the New Year's tragedy in New Orleans was the fact that vehicle bollards, the protective posts that often line pedestrian areas to block vehicles from accessing them, were not in place when a driver plowed into a crowd of revelers, killing 15. Keep reading   5 Devastating Update for Orca Mom Who Carried Dead Calf An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is doing so once again following the death of her new calf, in another sign of grief over lost offspring, researchers said. Keep reading   6 After Meghan Markle's Return to Instagram, Another Surprise In what will perhaps not come as a shock to anyone, the Duchess of Sussex quickly followed up her return to Instagram with an announcement: She's also returning to Netflix. Keep reading     7 FBI Releases New Video in Still-Unsolved Pipe Bomb Case A harrowing chapter in American history remains shrouded in mystery: Who planted pipe bombs outside offices of the Democratic and Republican national committees in Washington on the eve of the attack on the Capitol? Keep reading   8 Boy, 8, Survives 5 Days in 'Perilous' African Game Park An incredible story out of Zimbabwe, where an 8-year-old boy survived five days in Matusadona Game Park, which is home to wild animals including about 40 lions. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Gov. Andy Beshear Laughs Off Social Media Criticism See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Jan. 3, 1920, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold the contract of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, beginning a championship era for the Yankees and decades of heartache for Red Sox fans. (The Red Sox would ultimately break the "curse" in 2004, winning their first World Series in 86 years.) Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2016: Cliven Bundy Son, Militia Take Over Fed Building   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 © 2025 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved