Former FBI supervisory special agent Tom Adams, who helped pioneer the FBI's counter-drone program, explains what he thinks is behind the mysterious drone sightings in the New York City metropolitan area. #CNN #News

A senior Chinese delegation is expected to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration after he extended an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will not be in attendance. CNN's Kristen Holmes reports. #CNN #News

When an uprising against the Assad regime erupted in 2011, Mazan al-Hamada was among the first to join protests in his city of Deir Ezzor. It made him a target of the regime. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz reports. #CNN #News

Crystal Mangum, the former exotic dancer who accused three Duke men’s lacrosse players of rape in 2006, igniting a national firestorm, admits she lied about the encounter on the web show “Let’s Talk with Kat,” hosted by Katerena DePasquale. #CNN #News

Kristi Noem is Trump's pick for Homeland Security, but some South Dakota residents warn she's failed her own citizens repeatedly. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports. #CNN #News

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) tells CNN's Kate Bolduan that he believes the FBI and other officials should explain to residents in New Jersey what they know about mysterious drone sightings. He says state and local officials should be able to shoot the drones down if necessary. #CNN #News

CNN's Kasie Hunt talks with former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe about a Justice Department watchdog finding that there were no undercover FBI employees at the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot. #CNN #News

North Carolina mom and long-time activist Zen Honeycutt founded "Moms Across America," a grassroots network that challenges food production and vaccine standards in the US. She tells CNN's Meena Duerson why she feels hopeful RFK Jr. will, "make America healthy again." #CNN #News

WNBA star and TIME Athlete of the Year Caitlin Clark standing her ground after conservatives like Megyn Kelly called her out for saying she's benefited from “privilege.” Republican Scott Jennings says the remarks show Clark has been “captured by the woke mob.” Catherine Rampell says the backlash “says more about the people offended by it, than Clark.” #CNN #News

From the moment fatal shots were fired outside a New York City hotel, the US has been riveted by the search for the UnitedHealthcare CEO killer. CNN traces the timeline of the murder and the subsequent manhunt, while examining the lives of Brian Thompson, a healthcare executive, and Luigi Mangione, the alleged shooter. How does this case expose deeper issues of America’s healthcare system? Go to CNN.com/flashdocs to unlock more exclusive documentaries with a CNN subscription.

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