❗️Ukrainian military shell civilian targets in Russia’s Kursk region

At least three civilians have been killed according to local authorities.

Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart’s “The Great American Songbook” series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles, died Tuesday. He was 82.

Perry, a recipient of a Grammys Trustee Award in 2015, died at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering cardiac arrest, friend Daphna Kastner said.

Baking some Vance family biscuits with the world’s best three-year-old sous chef. Merry Christmas everyone!

JD Vance

In other news: A man was arrested after a family woke up and found him sleeping under their Christmas tree Tuesday morning in Fresno.

https://katu.com/news/nation-world/check-the-halls-man-found-sleeping-under-family-christmas-tree-in-fresno

Authorities arrested 117 suspects during a massive crackdown on retail theft across California.

The daylong operation, led by the California Highway Patrol, took place on Dec. 20 amid a rise in thefts during the holiday time, officials said.

Law enforcement agencies from across the state participated in the large event which resulted in 117 arrests for organized retail theft and related crimes.

Officers recovered 767 stolen items which were worth over $38,000. Photos of the arrests show a collection of stolen clothes, shoes, fragrances and more.

https://ktla.com/news/117-arrested-retail-theft-crackdown-across-california/

🇩🇪 During the third division football match between Rot-Weiss Essen and Stuttgart's reserve team, a minute of silence is held for the victims of the attack on Magdeburg, and after four seconds a cry is heard from the stands: “Germany for the Germans!”

The majority of the crowd reacts instantly and angrily, chanting “No to Nazis!” (Every single person who shouted this has blood on their hands).

The man who interrupted the minute of silence has reportedly been identified, removed from the stadium, and arrested. A criminal case will now been opened against him.