Unemployment applications are dropping slightly but still numbered more than a million during Christmas week. Source

With mass vaccination campaigns already underway, the U.S. and other rich countries have purchased the lion’s share of available doses. There are growing concerns that low income nations are being left behind, which could pose new global threats from the coronavirus. Debora Patta reports. Source

Rebecca Grossman pleads not guilty to murder in hit-and-run crash that killed 8-year-old and 11-year-old boys. Source

President Trump’s continued call for higher stimulus checks has led to a shocking alignment with Democrats, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rebuffed a stand-alone bill to increase them from $600 to $2,000. Also, the new U.K. strain of the coronavirus has been found in Southern California. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

Russian leader signs laws expanding his government’s power to label individuals and organizations “foreign agents,” in what one rights group calls a “witch hunt.” Source

Said LeBron James: “It’s a beautiful thing just to hear her barking out calls, barking out sets. She’s very passionate about the game.” Source

The first police-involved death in the city since George Floyd’s death stirred anxiety about renewed protests. Source

A handful of cities have made legal counsel in housing court a right, but with loopholes in the eviction moratorium, millions will face lawyered-up landlords with no help. Source

Video from the scene showed a whole hillside had collapsed, with homes left crushed and buried in dark mud. Source

Milwaukee area hospital “more than disappointed that this individual’s actions will result in a delay of more than 500 people receiving their vaccine.” Source