Site Map December 22, 2017

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• Sessions orders DOJ review after report Obama administration gave Hezbollah a pass
• Pecan farmers in New Mexico worry weevils could impact harvest
• FBI: Man wanted to attack San Francisco's Pier 39 on holiday
• Ex-deputy charged with murder, held on $1M bail
• Gov. Kasich signs into law Down syndrome abortion ban in Ohio
• Nature Conservancy acquires California coastal ranchland
• 70-year-old woman pleads not guilty in ricin case
• 3 women killed while trying to flee St. Louis home invasion
• Air travel soars as plane tracker FlightAware monitors crowded holiday skies
• Mattis: 'Storm clouds gathering' over Korean Peninsula
• Fired worker rammed car in Lambeau Field parking lot, police say
• Presenting Halftime Report's Best of Journalism, 2017
• US life expectancy decreases for second straight year as overdose deaths soar
• 10 box-office bombs from 2017
• Small plane crash lands in bay in Miami Beach, local reports say
• Florida deputies investigating beating of Muslim girl
• Correction: Travel Ban-Refugees story
• ‘Morning Joe’ slams Nikki Haley with hypocritical rant about UN
• The Latest: FIFA says it will seek restitution in bribe case
• Dino destruction: Vandals wreck dinosaur footprint
• Trump takes interest in American's Bali prison ordeal over medical marijuana
• Medical examiner identifies body of boy found buried in yard
• No trial for suspect in Navajo Nation cop killing until 2019
• Republicans battle college lobby, Dems in push to overhaul student loan 'maze'
• Trump endorses GOP Rep. DeSantis for Florida governor
• Dying veteran's wish to see 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' comes true
• Liz Peek: Businesses can undermine Democratic opposition to GOP tax bill
• Last of Nepal's dancing bears rescued by animal welfare group
• California wildfire now largest in state history
• Sexual misconduct scandals remind clergy victims of abuse
• Pressed by lawmakers, US mulls more sanctions on Myanmar
• US ups border training in Syria to prevent IS resurgence
• Best tactical stocking stuffers for 2017
• Daring gang caught stealing from mail trucks traveling at 50 mph
• NBC News, MSNBC hosts could receive cash windfalls when Trump signs tax reform they love to hate
• Alabama Senate write-ins: God, Bugs Bunny, Chuck Norris
• Catholic priest who killed himself in Chicago was being probed for 'questionable communications' with a minor
• Investigation of Baltimore detective's slaying still active
• How social robots will invade our homes … and what we can do about it
• US should aid religious minorities abroad directly, without going through the UN
• Man sentenced after beating boss to death with shovel
• Oval Office meeting on 2018 strategy turns contentious
• Illinois school bus driver was three times over legal alcohol limit, prosecutors say
• Scalise: Every single income bracket will see taxes go down
• Israel to leave UNESCO over 'attacks' on Jewish state
• Dems block McConnell effort to shield college from tax hike
• Ohio judge ruled hospital gunman incompetent in 2016
• 2 officials convicted at FIFA trial; 3rd awaits verdict
• Iowa boarding school director guilty of abuse charges
• Democrats 'manufacturing a crisis' over prospect of Mueller firing, sources say
• Focus shifts from tax bill to spending showdown in DC
• Closed New York cheese store is stinking up the block, neighbors say
• Alaska's Pebble Mine moves closer to fruition as permitting process begins
• Scott Pruitt signals new post-Obama era at EPA with Alaska's Pebble Mine decision
• Austria: 2 trains collide near Vienna, several injured
• Erdogan promotes Turkey as unfettered, independent power
• Santa Claus passes airport security check
• Border patrol agents furious after tricked into providing security for ‘cartel wedding’
• Mitch McConnell mocks 'political genius' of Steve Bannon for losing Alabama Senate seat
• 6 of the best Bond-worthy holiday gifts
• The Latest: California wildfire now largest in state history
• 2 University of Nebraska dorms collapse in planned implosion
• The Latest: Boarding school director guilty of abuse charges
• Mario Batali’s business partner says he knew about sexual harassment
• The Latest: 2 hospitalized after Spain commuter train crash
• Gaza zoo tries to sell lion cubs fearing cost of care
• 6 top tactical gifts for women
• 6 years later, no sentence in Detroit manslaughter case
• Child abuse on planes can create 'gray areas' for airlines
• Liberal media executive placed on ‘indefinite leave’ amid sex harassment probe
• Dave Chappelle pities 'poor white' Trump voters in new Netflix special
• Google bigwig Eric Schmidt shocks with surprise resignation amid reports his personal life is being eyed
• 15th UN peacekeeper dies of wounds from Congo attack
• Mexican YouTube star shot to death after insulting notorious drug lord
• MLB legend Darryl Strawberry reveals he had sex during Mets games
• Feminist coffee company fights for gender equity
• Ukraine: Court jails PM aide accused of spying for Russia
• Belgian authorities hit gang moving cash for parallel bank
• Trump signs tax overhaul, budget bill before heading to Mar-a-Lago
• Congress votes on tax bill: What the 'Tax Cuts and Jobs Act' means for you
• 'iPhone X Plus' should lead Apple's new product charge in 2018
• 4 seriously injured in commuter train crash in Spain
• Pakistan says militants kill 3 troops in cross-border attack
• Britain designates 2 militant groups in Egypt as 'terrorist'
• Trump's tax bill and regulatory reform will spark an economic boom, benefitting all Americans
• MIT janitor calls his jail release a Christmas 'miracle'
• Jobless rates fell in 24 US states, record lows in 5
• The Latest: Boy, 6, killed by stray shot in deputy shooting
• Harvey Weinstein's ex-wife demands $5 million he allegedly owes to kids before he goes broke
• TLC star charged in toy store scam in Kentucky
• Chipotle says sick workers may have caused food poisoning outbreak
• Catalonia pushes for independence from Spain: What to know
• Correction: Remains Found-Child Search story
• Little girl asks Santa Claus to heal her cancer-stricken cousin
• Romania: top judges say justice overhaul is unconstitutional
• Pope orders probe into finances of top Honduran advisor
• Italian 'ambulance of death' worker accused of killing patients
• Joss Whedon lashes out against Trump in two-day Twitter rant
• An infamous Mercedes-Benz used by Adolf Hitler to be auctioned in Arizona
• Man sentenced for shooting at famed Buffalo chicken-wing bar
• No Christmas shutdown – but Congress faces same crisis next month: 'It's maddening'
• Manhunt in California for suspect in random shootings
• AAA predicts record travel over Christmas and New Year's
• Italy airlifts refugees from Libya as criticism mounts
• Al Pacino's 'The Hangman' mired in single digits on Rotten Tomatoes
• Efforts to stop the looming government shutdown
• DOJ scrutiny opens door to new Uranium One investigation
• Breath of fresh air: Romanian lawmakers aim to ban bad odors
• US new home sales skyrocket 17.5 percent in November
• Polish gov't donates $28 million to preserve Jewish cemetery
• Spanish court allows extradition of 93 Chinese in fraud scam
• How badly do Democrats want Trump to fire Mueller?
• Pair charged with transporting kids in hot U-Haul truck
• Top 10 animated Christmas movies
• War Horses for Veterans helps returning soldiers in innovative way
• Kosovo president urges approval of Montenegro border deal
• Ferrari Testarossa convertible from Michael Jackson Pepsi commercial for sale
• US consumer spending rises 0.6 percent in November
• Lawyer: Woman whose fiance drowned grateful to be released
• Filipino rebels declare Christmas truce despite bogged talks
• Flights halted at British airport after jet leaves runway
• Watchdogs call on Egypt to release Al-Jazeera journalist
• Meghan Markle look-alike is excited for royal wedding
• Kansas boy found encased in concrete showed signs of abuse, affidavit says
• US durable goods orders rise 1.3 percent in November
• Can 'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe bring wizardry to new film 'Circus Kid'?
• Women are still lining up to meet Charlie Rose
• The origins of the suspender: Santa's little clothing helper
• High-price public Christmas tree causes uproar in Belgrade
• Trump SoHo hotel announces new name
• Lawyers want to exclude statement by Orlando shooter's widow
• King Tut's dagger is 'out of this world'
• Putin accuses US of violating Cold War-era nuclear pact
• LeAnn Rimes recreates 'Coyote Ugly' bar scene
• Rep. Ron DeSantis on Obama's free pass for Hezbollah
• Sylvester Stallone denies rape allegation from 27 years ago
• Palestinian killed in renewed clashes over Jerusalem status
• British discount store gets complaints for 'naughty elf' ads
• Danish police arrest man for planning terror in Copenhagen
• Your old iPhone really is getting slower
• Las Vegas shooting: FBI official says info on motive may take until next October to release
• German court convicts Romanian truck driver in jogger murder
• Uganda attacks rebels accused of killing UN troops in Congo
• Trump deputy chief of staff Rick Dearborn to step down
• Russia to host Syria talks in Sochi in late January
• Macron offers support to French, African forces in Niger
• The Latest: 'Global no' to US over Jerusalem capital
• Man charged in death of man, 23, born to fatally wounded mom
• 'Squinty eyes' comment at Ed Lee memorial draws criticism
• Mideast: Abbas refuses to work with US on peace efforts
• Iran rejects claims release of British woman is tied to deal
• Iran detains 230 boys and girls for drinking, dancing
• Catalonia digests election that saw separatists win majority
• FOX NEWS FIRST: Jill Stein says Americans need to 'see the evidence of Russian culpability'
• Pence: New US-Afghanistan strategy 'already bearing fruit'
• Should you regift? Here's 5 questions to ask before pawning off a holiday present
• How is mineral water any different than bottled water?
• Facebook says job ads that target by age aren’t (necessarily) discriminatory
• Dick Enberg, 82, found dead at his Southern California home, family says
• Border wall contractors face growing boycotts from Dem-led cities
• Abused Indonesian: Hong Kong needs more safeguards for maids
• South Sudan's orphans are finding solace through song
• Beijing slams US for sanctioning Chinese official for abuses
• British passports will have blue covers again after Brexit
• 1st white farmer gets land back under Zimbabwe's new leader
• UK's Johnson visits Moscow amid strain in ties with Russia
• Trump administration considering to separate families who illegally cross U.S.-Mexico border
• German allowed to leave Turkey after months in custody
• Trump says he's not firing Mueller, but the media keep insisting he might
• Newt Gingrich: Trump's revolution in national security and foreign policy
• A Christmas memory: The craziest gift ever
• RNC Chairwoman: Trump’s first year as president is a historic success
• Trump's making American mining great again
• Fight for Charles Manson's body is a 'circus,' county attorney says
• Miss America CEO under fire after emails surface fat-shamming, degrading past winners
• Spain gripped by 'Gordo' lottery fever
• Chicago PD says Facebook was no help in takedown of online gun and drug ring
• Court throws out Trump's appeal to keep transgender people from enlisting in military
• Trump admin orders sharp drawdown of US refugee resettlement: report
• Las Vegas shooting victims all died of gunshot wounds, coroner's report finds
• Congress passes another stopgap spending bill, averting shutdown
• Trump administration OKs sale of lethal arms to Ukraine
• Boy, 7, killed in shootout involving Texas deputies
• South Carolina capital becomes first city to ban bump stocks after Vegas massacre
• Trump deputy chief of staff Rick Dearborn resigns
• Wisconsin teen in ‘Slender Man’ stabbing sentenced to 25 years in mental health facility
• Volunteer at Arizona kennel killed in dog attack
• Jill Stein says Americans need to 'see the evidence of Russian culpability' in election meddling
• The 'Selfieccino' is social media's newest favorite coffee
• Slender Man stabbing victim slept with scissors under her pillow, mother says
• 'Morning Joe's' Willie Geist says Matt Lauer sexual misconduct allegations were 'shock to everybody'
• Marines dressed as Santa in holiday-themed underwater photoshoot
• Cara Delevingne's 'cat-calling' Jimmy Choo ad sparks outrage on Twitter
• Trump visits wounded veterans, awards Purple Heart at Walter Reed
• Nikki Haley invites countries who supported US in UN Israel vote to reception
• 'Kayak killer' sips martinis, eats steak lunch after walking out of prison
• House ethics panel expands investigations of Farenthold, Kihuen
• Catalan pro-independence parties regain majority in regional election
• Trump puts his UN money where his mouth is
• Pregnant subway riders in Tokyo can request a seat with their phones
• US Olympics CEO apologizes over Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal
• Mark Schwahn, creator of ‘The Royals,’ fired after more than 40 women accuse him of sexual harassment
• Georgia nuclear plant wins key approval, after decades-long industry freeze
• O'Hare International Airport workers go on strike during busiest travel season