6 am Headlines 

The Trumps, Obamas, Clintons, and Carters awkwardly sat together in the first row at President George H.W. Bush's funeral yesterday.  But George W. Bush lightened the icy mood a bit by giving Michelle Obama yet another candy . . . before delivering a powerful eulogy.
https://bbc.in/2SvHj7a

 
Apple just released the most downloaded iPhone apps this year.  And the top five are:  YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook Messenger, and Facebook.
https://bit.ly/2UlDS4s

7  am Headlines

Someone took stats from Rotten Tomatoes and Google Trends and came up with the most popular Christmas movie in every state.  "Gremlins" is #1 in seven states, and "Home Alone" is the most popular in six.  However, the holiday classic "It's a Wonderful Life" got snubbed.
https://bit.ly/2PlgDUw

Over a decade after it last aired, MTV is bringing back "Celebrity Deathmatch".  That's the Claymation series where celebrities wrestle each other . . . and usually obliterate each other.  Ice Cube is onboard as the host.
https://bit.ly/2zLv7Ih

9 am Headlines

Cheesecake Factory was giving away free slices yesterday if you used DoorDash . . . but that wound up causing chaos at a bunch of locations as the drivers battled for parking and crammed into the restaurants.  And one driver in Virginia was even arrested for fighting with the cops.
https://wapo.st/2rps5VG

Is it cool to give someone exercise gear as a Christmas present if they didn't specifically ask for it?  According to a new survey, 45% of people say no, it's not okay . . . and only 25% say it's fine.
https://bit.ly/2SB8cGR

 Tinder just released some end-of-the-year statistics, and they found that in 2018, the most popular time for swiping was . . . 9:00 P.M. on Mondays.  
https://tinde.rs/2AZcyA2