On today's episode:

• US drivers are seeing lower gas prices this holiday season.
• NORAD continues decades-long tradition of tracking Santa's trip around the world.
• A century of sound historic bells mark 100th Christmas in NYC.
• Bethlehem is ready for Christmas Eve.
• Turkey shoot a holiday tradition, with no ruffled feathers.
• Most US adults aren't making year-end charitable contributions, new AP-NORC poll finds.
• Giant lazy Susans bring people together at Mississippi restaurant.
• A look at aging baby boomers in the United States.
• US and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues, but territorial disputes remain unresolved.
• '60 Minutes' segment on El Salvador prison accidentally airs online.
• Supreme Court keeps Trump’s National Guard deployment blocked in the Chicago area, for now.
• Trump critic George Conway takes steps to run for New York City congressional seat.
• Former Nebraska US Sen. Ben Sasse reveals advanced pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
• Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that.
• Pope disappointed over approval of assisted suicide legislation in his home state of Illinois.
• FBI says Lyft driver terrorized by escaped Georgia inmates before she was rescued in Florida.
• Colorado man extradited from UK to New York to face Ponzi scheme allegations.
• Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home traps people inside, authorities say.
• Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled.
• S&P 500 closes at another record, beating the high it set earlier this month.
• US economy expands at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter.
• Consumer confidence slides in December to lowest level since US tariffs rolled out in April.
• A top star defects from golf's most controversial league; a legendary Japanese golfer dies; a rout in an NHL Original Six rivalry; former teammates battle in a key NBA clash; the league’s defending champs suffer a third loss in five games and NFL Pro Bowl rosters are announced.
• Ravens, Broncos, 49ers and Seahawks lead the way with 6 players selected to Pro Bowl.
• Here's a look at the premier sports matchups on Christmas Day.
• Missouri linebacker Damon Wilson II accuses Georgia of illegal punishment in transfer portal lawsuit.
• Pro-Russian hackers claim cyberattack on French postal service.
• Search teams probe wreckage after Libyan army chief and 7 others are killed in Turkey plane crash.
• Libya's military chief and 4 others are killed in a plane crash after takeoff from Turkey Tuesday.
• Greta Thunberg arrested in London while supporting hunger-striking pro-Palestinian activists.
• Israeli settlers spray Palestinian children with teargas in latest West Bank attack.
• Ex-aide says Netanyahu tasked him with making a plan to evade responsibility for Oct. 7 attack.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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