The eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day in 2024, an occurrence that happens very infrequently. Source
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Hannukah this year starts on Christmas Day in rare occurrence
The eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day this year, an occurrence that happens very infrequently. Source
Former Philadelphia Eagles running back pleads guilty to fraud charges
Former Philadelphia Eagles running back Wendell Smallwood Jr. pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges. Source
Biden signs 50 bills into law on Christmas Eve
Included are Paris Hilton’s bill to protect institutionalized teenagers and a bill to address hazing on college campuses. Source
Boat crashes on Palos Verdes coast, 2 fishermen missing after exhaustive search
The 25-foot boat was found crashed and overturned in a rocky area at the base of the cliffs between Bluff Cove and Lunada Bay in Palos Verdes Estates. Source
Prosecutor drops appeal, ending case against Alec Baldwin in “Rust” shooting
The appeal had asked the court to reinstate charges, including involuntary manslaughter, against Alec Baldwin. Source
Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after engine room blast
The ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria following an explosion in the engine room, officials said. Source
Significance of Christmas and Hanukkah falling on the same day
Wednesday marks a rare holiday occurrence — when Hanukkah begins at sundown on Christmas night. It’s just the fifth time in the last 114 years that both holidays are taking place on the same day, and it won’t happen again until 2035. Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the president of the Union for Reform Judaism, and Candida Moss, a professor of theology at the University of Birmingham, join CBS News 24/7 to discuss the significance of “Chrismukkah.” Source
2,600-year-old shipwreck is raised from waters off Spain
An ancient shipwreck that dates back to the 7th century B.C.E. has been removed from waters off Spain, two decades after its discovery in 1994. Source
Suspect who allegedly set woman on fire in subway fanned flames, prosecutors say
Authorities are revealing more details surrounding the killing of a woman who was set on fire while sleeping on the New York City subway. Source