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Miss Universe 2024. Danish model Victoria Kjær Theilvig is crowned Miss Universe, becoming the first Dane to win the competition. Health and environment. 2023–2024 mpox epidemic. California confirms its first case of Clade I mpox in a person who travelled to East Africa, becoming the first confirmed case of Clade I mpox in the United States.
December 2024 events in the United States (3 C, 16 P) C. 2024 crimes in the United States by month (12 C)
2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas: District 16 Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Veronica Escobar (incumbent) 131,391 : 59.54 : Republican: Irene Armendariz-Jackson 89,281 40.46 Total votes 220,672 : 100.0 : Democratic hold
At least 25 people are killed and 17 others are injured when a bus veers off a cliff and crashes in Ayacucho Region, Peru. (Reuters) Heavy rainfall across the Midwestern United States causes a dam failure in Washington County , Illinois , prompting an immediate evacuation order in the nearby city of Nashville .
16 September: Canada, House of Commons by-elections in: Elmwood—Transcona; LaSalle—Émard—Verdun; 18 September: India, Jammu and Kashmir, Legislative Assembly (1st phase) United States, New Jersey, 10th congressional district, special election; 19 September: Canada, Ontario, Bay of Quinte, Legislative Assembly by-election
2024 Australia heat wave. Walpeup, Victoria, Australia, reports a temperature of 47.1 °C (116.8 °F), the hottest temperature reported in the state since 2019. Extreme heat wave and fire risk warnings are also issued for areas across Australia. (The Guardian) (ABC News Australia) Law and crime. 2024 Northeastern United States drone sightings
Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hezbollah conflict. 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Attack on Nabatieh municipal council. At least 16 people, including the mayor are killed in an IAF airstrike on a municipal building of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemning the attack.
2024 missile strikes in Yemen A Greek -owned bulk carrier is hit by a missile launched from Houthi -controlled territory in Yemen with minor damage reported. Separately, the United States launches more airstrikes on Houthi positions, destroying four anti-ship missiles that were being prepared for launch.