The New York Stock Exchange closing bell rings to end the day’s trading on Dec. 27.

New York Attorney General Letitia James makes a virtual announcement at 12:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 27 about the release of body-worn camera footage that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of Robert Brooks, who died on Dec. 10 after an encounter with the state’s Department of Corrections and Community Supervision […]

The New York Stock Exchange opening bell rings to start the day’s trading on Dec. 27.  

South Korean lawmakers vote on the impeachment of acting President Han Duck-soo on Dec. 27. This follows Han’s decision not to appoint three justices to the Constitutional Court bench, which is currently reviewing the impeachment case of President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Following an extraordinary government meeting, members of the Estonian government give a press conference at 11:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 26 on the failure of the Estlink2 cable between Finland and Estonia and the protection of undersea infrastructure.

A ceremony to light the National Menorah takes place on the National Mall to kick off Hanukkah celebrations at 4:00 p.m. ET on Dec. 25.

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island began to erupt on the afternoon of Dec. 22. Webcam images show fissures at the base of the volcano’s crater that are generating lava flows on the surface of the crater floor.

Palestinians and foreigners attend midnight mass at the Nativity Church on Christmas Eve.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command website features “updates” on Santa’s travels around the world. The tradition began in 1955 when a child phoned the Continental Air Defense Command Operations Center asking for Santa Claus. Santa tracking begins through the NORAD website at 6 a.m. ET on Dec. 24.

Santa Claus begins his annual journey around the world from snowy Rovaniemi on the Arctic Circle at 12:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 23.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) holds a rally in front of Magdeburg Cathedral at 11 a.m. ET on Dec. 23, near the scene of a car ramming attack that killed five people and injured scores. Alice Weidel, AfD’s candidate for chancellor, is among the speakers at the event.

An arraignment for Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the Dec. 4 killing of UnitedHealth Group chief executive Brian Thompson, is expected to be arraigned on Dec. 23 on state murder and terrorism charges.  

AmericaFest 2024, an annual event held by conservative group Turning Point USA, is in Phoenix from Dec. 19 to Dec. 22. The event on Dec. 20 features Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), among others.

The U.S. Senate votes on spending legislation aimed at averting a government shutdown at 11 p.m. ET on Dec. 20.

Numerous people were injured after a car crashed into a Christmas market in Germany on Dec. 20.

The house goes back into session on Dec. 20 to avert a government shutdown.    

AmericaFest 2024, an annual event held by conservative group Turning Point USA, is held in Phoenix, Arizona, from Dec. 19 to Dec. 21. The event on Dec. 19  features Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump Jr, Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro, Matt Walsh, and others.

U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visit sick children at the Children’s National Hospital in Washington on Dec. 20.

AmericaFest 2024, an annual event held by conservative group Turning Point USA, is held in Phoenix, Arizona, from Dec. 19–22. The event on Dec. 20 features Riley Gaines, Michael Knowles, Danica Patrick, James O’Keefe, and others.

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds a White House briefing at 12:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 20.