Less than two weeks after South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, he has been impeached by the nation’s parliament. The martial law declaration was quickly overturned.

A flurry of activity at a strategic airbase in Syria suggests that Russia might be limiting activity in the region after the ousting of former President Bashar al-Assad. Meanwhile, patients at a children’s hospital in Omaha, Nebraska, received a thrilling holiday surprise. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.

Millions of Americans are keeping their eyes on the skies and trying to unwrap a mystery. Ever since Thanksgiving, there have been thousands of drone sightings reported, mostly in the skies over New Jersey, though residents of half a dozen states have also begun to report seeing the phenomena. Here’s what federal officials are saying.