It’s easy for credit card debt to become problematic during the holidays, but avoiding these big mistakes may help. Source

“The responsibility of leading Democrats on the House Oversight Committee during Donald Trump’s second term in the White House is a profound and consequential one,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrote to colleagues. Source

U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class John C. Auld, 23, was from Newcastle, England, and died aboard the USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7. Source

Jurors in the Daniel Penny trial sent a note to the judge Friday morning indicating they are not unanimous on his second-degree manslaughter charge. Source

The Westmoreland Coroner tells KDKA-TV that Pollard’s body was found at the site of the abandoned mine. Source

Hongchi Xiao was convicted of manslaughter for failing to get medical help for Danielle Carr-Gomm as she howled in pain and frothed at the mouth during a workshop in 2016. Source

The group Students for Fair Admissions challenged the U.S. Naval Academy’s use of race in its admissions program. Source

Decades of deforestation is driving elephants in Thailand out of the wild and into farms and villages in search of food – sometimes with dangerous consequences. To help stop the conflict, scientists are studying elephant behavior to come up with novel solutions. Sunday. Source

CD accounts have been a smart bet over the last few years, but will they be a good investment next year? Source

An appeals court judge wrote that the law that would force a sale or ban of TikTok “survive[s] constitutional scrutiny.” Source