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• New Orleans to remove four prominent Confederate monuments after mayor approves bill
• Federal official outlines Milwaukee police reforms; Hamilton's family sought investigation
• Facebook's next feature could change the way you comment on posts
• Boston hikes age for buying cigarettes, tobacco products to 21, joining dozens of communities
• Niger president says several people arrested, investigation opened after aborted coup attempt
• The Latest: EU summit to look at setting up new border agency to help with migrant crisis
• Google spending $1M to make sure Drive doesn't get hacked
• EU leaders to grapple with sovereignty concerns in debate over new border and coast guard plan
• Putin hails Donald Trump as 'bright and talented' and 'an absolute front-runner'
• Arkansas inmate who performed self-castration loses federal appeal for gender reassignment
• Sharp devaluation of Argentine peso as limits on buying US dollars are lifted by new gov't
• UN set to adopt resolution aimed at disrupting ISIS funding
• VA to provide robotic legs to paralyzed vets
• Parents of teen who hanged himself while in custody file suit alleging civil rights violations
• Francis' conservative critics growing bolder as pope enters 80th year pushing radical agenda
• US-Russia proposal aimed at cutting ISIS funding approved by UN Security Council
• Syrian activists in hiding after ISIS murder in Turkey
• Donald Trump is the flip side of Barack Obama
• Tour group will let you visit the front lines of war-torn Syria
• 2015 on pace to be hottest year after November proves to be scorcher
• Albania approves law barring people with criminal record from public office, most state jobs
• Central African Republic votes yes on constitutional referendum, partial results show
• Cyprus parliament approves 2016 budget as country's rescue program set to wrap up
• 'Gross institutional failure' by UN on child sexual abuse case in Central African Republic
• Germany: Man suspected of having worked for Islamic State arrested at refugee center
• Take a look at this bizarre, head-banging bee
• Carter calls 1st US commando mission into Syria a success; Found Syrian Arabs to work with
• Egypt signs $500 million loan with African Development Bank
• Inspector who helped trigger Arab Spring: 'I regret it all'
• Putin says Russian military operation in Syria will continue until political process begins
• Secret hashtags help teens share dangerous habits
• Helicopter parenting at doctor's office may do more harm than good
• More than a dozen reported poisoned at synagogue near Paris
• Nasal spray flu vaccine safe for kids with egg allergies
• Theme parks ramp up security: What to know before you go
• IMF chief Lagarde to face trial in France over 400-million-euro arbitration deal
• Accused car thief reportedly tells cops he 'just wanted to get out of Rhode Island'
• BMW recalls 'baby racer' toy car over health hazard
• A new Tinder bot will do your flirting for you
• Court orders Nigerian secret police to free Biafra separatist, detention sparked protests
• Village man held on suspicion of assaulting women
• Envoys from Yemen's warring sides agree on allowing aid deliveries at talks in Switzerland
• Judge keeps ban on women guards touching high-security prisoners at Guantanamo, for now
• Hillary Clinton: The criminal investigation keeps moving forward
• Don't let the White House blame Congress -- or you -- for its bad climate deal
• Hezbollah slams Saudi-led anti-terror alliance, accuses kingdom of practicing state terror
• Putin says Russia is ready to improve ties with US
• UN human rights body discuss Burundi violence, amid push for deployment of mission of experts
• French justice minister: Up to $328 million for Paris attack compensation fund
• Blatter faces judgment by FIFA ethics court he created and which may 'come back to haunt him'
• Poland's ruling party seeks to solve constitutional conflict through new legislation
• Macedonia prostitutes march against increasing violence targeting sex workers
• Tunisian Nobel winners mark 5 years since vendor's self-immolation set Arab Spring in motion
• Senators King and Cotton: Congress must fight, not hide, from terror threat
• Astronaut Scott Kelly's girlfriend: Our epic long-distance relationship
• Female survivor may be cause of Ebola flare-up in Liberia
• NASA's Hubble telescope spots rare exploding supernova
• Troopers: 91-year-old woman killed when friend accidentally backs up car, runs her over
• Drinking coffee tied to lower risk of death
• 2 children found in California storage locker killed hundreds of miles away
• Paris attack fugitive Salah Abdeslam may have eluded Belgian police, prosecutor's office says
• Qatar anticipates budget shortfall of $12.77 billion in 2016 amid energy price slump
• US-Cuba aviation deal allows 30 scheduled flights a day, would allow surge in travel to Cuba
• Droughts could be even worse for trees than we thought
• In one way, Americans' teeth are worse than Brits'
• 'My parents are just over reacting': Missing tourist found in Thailand after police search
• Ukraine says it can't pay off $3 billion debt to Russia as deadline looms
• Pensioners get some small financial relief from Portugal's new anti-austerity government
• Eggs, tomatoes fly as Albania opposition ups protests in wake of tax hikes
• Cambodia garment factory owners ask government to help quash strike by workers
• Tech experts pour scorn on Trump's plan to 'close' parts of the Web to ISIS
• Marijuana's THC may increase 'noise' in your brain
• Austrian university strips Nobel Prize winner Konrad Lorenz of doctorate due to Nazi past
• New study offers compelling reason to help others
• 6 crewmen missing after Danish cargo ship hits chemical tanker and sinks near Indonesia
• The Latest: EU president warns Cameron faces tough time to push through desired change
• Pakistan confirms it has joined Saudi-led 'Islamic military alliance' to fight terrorism
• Ukrainian president: Russia is boosting military presence in eastern Ukraine
• Traveling with Alzheimer's: How patients and their caregivers can prepare for the holidays
• Daffodils in December, some ice rinks closing: Mild weather prevails in much of Britain
• Device with HD screens helps Pennsylvania girl see for first time
• Iran registers candidates for powerful clerical body that will pick successor to Khamenei
• US Postal Service says it won't carry hoverboards by plane due to fire risk
• Most cancer cases due to lifestyle choices, not 'bad luck,' study suggests
• Judge orders WhatsApp blocked throughout Brazil for 2 days
• Alitalia names financial turnaround expert from Jet Airways India as new CEO from March
• US, Cuba near deal on restoring commercial flights
• Despite slow progress, court ruling shows challenges persist for Japan's working women
• Family of US reporter Foley, slain by IS, protests French far right tweets of execution photos
• Afghan official: Woman governor of remote province reappointed after pressure, threats
• Portrait of slavery: Teenager separated from parents in Thailand, facing life alone in Myanmar
• Should you let your child win at Monopoly?
• The truth about pre-workout supplements
• More mustaches, fewer women in top medical spots
• Israeli army says soldiers kill Palestinian after he tried to stab them in the West Bank
• Kenya police: 2 dead in extremist attack on a police convoy, the 3rd in 5 days.
• North Korean court sentences Canadian pastor to life in prison for anti-state activities
• FDA approves Eli Lilly's Basaglar diabetes drug
• US starts pilot program to prevent overdoses on Native American lands
• France reports new bird flu strain as outbreak spreads
• Charlie Hebdo giving $4 million in donations to victims of January attacks in France
• The Latest: Putin says Russian economy stabilizing despite falling oil prices
• Families can safely choose antibiotics over appendix surgery for kids
• Concussion rates highest for kids in rugby, hockey and football
• Israeli prime minister signs landmark deal to develop gas deposits, despite protest by critics
• New symptoms surface in Ebola patients months after initial recovery
• High school listening to scientists, letting teens sleep
• German lawmakers approve increase to military contingent in Afghanistan next year
• Young, charismatic candidates spice up Spanish ballot for Sunday's landmark general election
• Former British soldiers win court battle over questioning about Bloody Sunday killings
• Ongoing fighting in Yemen undermines cease-fire, leaves 42 dead
• American football emerges in Israel as unlikely preparation for elite military combat units
• Germany's Volkswagen announces structural changes to streamline internal reporting
• China Southern Airlines orders 110 Boeing jets worth $10 billion at list prices
• Spanish PM tweets video working out in gym day after youth punches him on campaign trail
• French telecom giant Orange fined $381 million for abusing market dominance
• A year after his release from Cuban prison, American is hopeful for US-Cuba relationship
• Seoul court acquits Japanese reporter charged with defaming South Korea's leader
• Hundreds of Sudanese await fate near airport as UN tries to persuade Jordan not to deport them
• Family of beheaded American ISIS hostage slams French far-right leader over tweets
• The sweetener that may boost your athletic performance
• Sluggish during workouts? 3 nutrients you might be missing
• Mistrial of officer charged in Freddie Gray's death a letdown for city eager for a resolution
• Dashcam video of University of North Texas student's shooting by campus cop released
• UN court rules that Nicaragua breached Costa Rican sovereignty by digging channels near river
• Belgium missed chance to nab Paris attacks suspect due to law limiting raids, official says
• US rate hike ends wait, but not uncertainty, for Asian region chilled by China's slowdown
• NY jewelry store's diamonds weren't stolen, workers threw them away
• Japan's trade deficit down as decline in imports outpaces 3 percent drop in exports
• Report: Kurdish rebels death toll in 2 days of operations in southeast Turkey reaches 23
• Airplane technician dies after being sucked into jet engine at India airport
• Suspect detained in killing of US woman found stabbed to death in Costa Rica hotel
• Seoul court to issue verdict on Japanese reporter charged with defaming South Korea's leader
• New York, prodded by lawsuit, becomes latest state to reform solitary confinement in prison
• Identical twin brothers in Delaware appointed as first dual poets laureate
• US Treasury sanctions Mexican newspapers and top executive for links to drug cartel
• Colombia Supreme Court absolves army colonel in 'disappearances' of detainees from 1985 raid
• San Bernardino killers reportedly buried in small funeral
• Saudi Arabia forms 34-member Islamic alliance against terrorism; doesn't include Iran, Iraq
• Japanese Supreme Court rules that requiring married couples to use same surname is legal
• China's smog drives some to buy Canadian air in a can
• Argentina lifts unpopular restrictions on buying US dollars, putting economy on new path