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Today’s Big Stories

1. At least 5 killed after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas

A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed Monday near Galveston, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said.

Four of the people aboard were Navy officers and four were civilians, including a child, Mexico’s Navy said in a statement to The Associated Press. Two of the passengers were from a nonprofit that provides aid to Mexican children with severe burns, including transports to a Galveston hospital.

2. SpaceX is reportedly considering a land swap with the government

According to documents reviewed by The New York Times, the Trump administration is considering a land swap with SpaceX that would see Elon Musk’s company receiving over 700 acres of wildlife refuge in exchange for some of the company’s land approximately 20 miles away.

3. Parents are divided on whether their girls should return to flood-scarred Camp Mystic in Texas

For the first time since the Fourth of July flood, the 100-year-old all-girls Christian sleepaway retreat plans to sign up campers in January, forging ahead with a reopening that has divided families and stunned some lawmakers.

Notes for Tomorrow

Wednesday, Dec. 24

Christmas Eve * Many countries see today as the focal point of Christmas, rather than Dec. 25. Considered by many families and children as the occasion Father Christmas, aka Santa Claus, aka St Nicholas, travels the world with his flying reindeer to deliver presents
Traditional Christmas Eve midnight mass held at the Church of the Nativity on Manger Square in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, the recorded scene of Jesus Christ’s birth
Pope leads Christmas Eve Midnight Mass
NORAD Tracks Santa – North American Aerospace Defense Command tracks Santa’s flight on Christmas Eve, online or via phone at the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center
Washington National Cathedral Christmas Eve Services
U.S. financial markets close early on Christmas Eve

In Case You Missed It 

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) throws a pass against the Houston Texans during an NFL Football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

5 Cowboys, 4 Texans make Pro Bowl Games roster

Five Dallas Cowboys players and four with the Houston Texans will represent their teams at the Pro Bowl Games, according to rosters announced Tuesday. The event will take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, featuring a skills competition and a seven-on-seven flag football game on Feb. 3.