The longtime actor was also known for the popular video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops II,” and Oliver Stone’s “Nixon.” Source

A recent study estimates there are now 170 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean. Source

Whelan was first detained by Russian authorities in December 2018 while attending a friend’s wedding. He was convicted in 2020 of espionage and sentenced to 16 years of hard labor. Source

In rural South Carolina, a local restaurant owner and part-time mechanic recently gave away his 100th car. Eliot Middleton takes donated clunkers, makes them run and puts people without a car in the driver’s seat. Mark Strassmann has his story. Source

President Biden appears unlikely to veto a U.S. International Trade Commission ruling that found that Apple’s newer Apple Watch models violate a medical device maker’s patents. As a result, Apple is halting all sales of its Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2. Source

A recent study estimates there are now 170 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean. A team of international scientists working on a research vessel off the coast of Panama are seeking to understand the impact of microplastics on the oceans and our health. Ben Tracy has details. Source

A fire early Christmas morning in Houston, Texas, damaged the childhood home of superstar Beyoncé. The family that currently lives in the home was able to safely escape. Source

An unaccompanied 6-year-old boy who was traveling alone from Philadelphia to Fort Myers, Florida, to visit his grandmother, was instead mistakenly placed on a flight to Orlando. Cristian Benavides has the story. Source

A new, fast-spreading COVID-19 variant named JN.1 now makes up 44% of all cases nationwide, more than doubling its share from the week before, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lilia Luciano reports. Source

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been found in a Siberian prison, his lawyers said Monday. Navalny, one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s harshest critics, was arrested on his return to Russia in 2021 after surviving a near-fatal poisoning in Germany. Source