A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been taken down by authorities.

The Biden administration has issued its first clean energy loan guarantee, reviving an Obama-era program that disbursed billions of dollars in guarantees to help launch the country’s first utility-scale wind and solar farms a decade ago but has largely gone dormant in recent years.

Here are things to know for Thursday, Dec. 31:1. At 12:24 p.m., the sheriff’s office received a call of a reported inbound aircraft emergency, officials said. The flight was en route from Jackson, Mississippi to Houston before being diverted to Louisiana, according to deputies. Turner says he plans to receive COVID-19 vaccine next weekHouston Mayor Sylvester Turner said Wednesday that he is scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccine next week. At Wednesday’s news conference, Turner emphasized the importance of getting vaccinated and the impact leaders can make in their communities.

Monolith in the Houston Heights area on the corner of 11th and Beverly. HOUSTON – Houstonians in one neighborhood are baffled by the appearance of a silver monolith, similar to those discovered around the world. Residents told KPRC 2 that it showed up in the area about a week ago. “I was surprised,” one resident told KPRC. The first monolith was discovered in San Juan County, Utah on Nov. 18, with several European countries and Africa having reported several similar monoliths.