Drones have been banned from flying over nearly two dozen New Jersey towns until Jan. 17, the FAA says. Source

Gisèle Pelicot said she had no regrets, but hope for the future after a judge sentenced her ex-husband to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping her for years. Source

Two highway crashes in southeastern Afghanistan killed a combined total of 50 people and injured 76, a government spokesman says. Source

“Mayotte is demolished,” an airport security agent told President Emmanuel Macron as he arrived in the remote French territory five days after Cyclone Chido. Source

Oklahoma is preparing to execute Kevin Underwood, who killed a 10-year-old girl ​during a cannibalistic fantasy. It would be the 25th and last scheduled U.S. execution this year. Source

The new goal is part of the Paris Agreement​, under which member nations must update their emission cut targets every five years. Source

Democrats elect a new party chair on Feb. 1, following the loss of the presidency and the Senate and the narrow failure to win the House in 2024. Source

Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for “insurance fairness” on the grounds that people who have joints surgically replaced typically don’t face the same kinds of coverage challenges. Source

A French judge has found Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband guilty of drugging and raping her for years and inviting dozens of other men to do the same. Source

The Teamsters union says workers at seven facilities will walk off the job Thursday morning. It’s an attempt to pressure the e-commerce giant for a labor agreement during the key holiday shopping period. Source