NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Dec. 12)

President Biden commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 people, who were released from prison. He also pardoned 39 individuals convicted of nonviolent crimes. This marked the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.

Time magazine named President-elect Trump "Person of the Year" for the second time. Trump also rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

Luigi Mangione’s attorney explained that his client was irritated by the way he was treated by police and by the lack of legal representation. As the case develops, flyers designed to look like "wanted posters" targeting healthcare executives have started appearing on the streets of New York.

An American man was found in Syria after crossing into the country on foot and spending seven months in detention. Travis Timmerman appears to have been among the thousands of people released from Syrian prisons after the fall of the Assad regime.