American Airlines requested a nationwide ground stop, which was later canceled, on the morning of Christmas Eve due to technical problems. Source

Netflix will have one of its biggest days Wednesday since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time. Source

Rough weather across the West and Northeast affects holiday travel plans. Also, Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to charges in the killing of United Healthcare’s CEO. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Source

Russian-born U.S. citizen Gene Spector, who is already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction, has been handed a second 15-year jail term for espionage, Russian media reports. Source

A federal judge struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors. Source

President Biden vetoed an effort to add 66 federal judgeships, saying “hurried action” by the House left important questions unanswered. Source

Here’s which food stores, restaurants and other chains are open and closed today, Christmas Eve 2024. Source

Fabio Ochoa arrived at Bogota’s El Dorado airport on a deportation flight on Monday, wearing a grey sweatshirt and carrying his personal belongings in a plastic bag. Source

One person died on a Santa Cruz County beach and two went missing in Monterey County Monday after large waves battered the Northern California coastline amid a high surf warning. Source

A person was found dead in the water and five others had to be rushed to local hospitals following a boat fire. Source