Today is Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. Let's get caught up.Here are today's top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history:***TOP STORIES This morning's top headlines: Monday, Dec. 12 Govt-and-politics AP 'I want to talk': Griner opened up during her long trip home WNBA star Brittney Griner didn’t want quiet time as soon as she boarded a U.S. government plane that would bring her home. “I’ve been in prison for 10 months, listening to the Russians.
National News AP NASA Orion capsule safely blazes back from moon, aces test NASA’s Orion capsule is back from the moon. The capsule made a blisteringly fast return Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a dramatic 25-day test flight. The mission should clear the way for astronauts on the program’s next lunar flyby, set for 2024. NASA says it will announce the crew early next year.
Govt-and-politics AP 2nd Oath Keepers Jan. 6 sedition trial to get underway Opening statements are expected Monday in the second seditious conspiracy trial against members of the far-right Oath Keepers group charged in the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
National News AP With box office bare, 'Black Panther' makes it 5 in a row On one of the quietest weekends of the year in movie theaters, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” has topped the North American box office for the fifth straight weekend. With Thursday's release of “Avatar: The Way of Water” looming, studios opted not to open any new films into wide release. Studio estimates Sunday show “Wakanda Forever” grossed $11.