https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 A woman who disappeared after leaving an Alabama bar had texted a coworker that she was with strangers and felt she was in trouble, her mother says. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 US population growth slowed this decade, partially due to fewer births, more deaths and a decline in international migration to the US. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 A Kansas police officer who initially claimed McDonald's employees wrote "F*****g pig" on his cup has resigned, the city's police chief said. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 A Columbus, Ohio, doctor is suing the hospital system that accused him of overprescribing pain medication to more than two patients near death. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 Chicago is reporting a significant drop in homicides for the third straight year, news that city leaders are embracing after the Windy City was singled out for gun violence during a particularly deadly 2016. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 The moments after a man wounded five people with a machete at a Hanukkah celebration were "sheer terror" around the New York home where the attack occurred, Rabbi Yisroel Kahan told CNN. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 Instagram once again has come up with an answer to a question we didn't know we'd asked: Which Disney character are you? https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 In a year of huge streaming hits, "Murder Mystery" topped Netflix's most popular US releases list for 2019. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney was warned by a senior adviser last summer that he should "expect Congress to become unhinged" if the White House went through with withholding security aid to Ukraine, according to a previously undisclosed email conversation described by The New York Times. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 A recently installed wind turbine came crashing down in a New York City neighborhood, causing a chain reaction on Monday. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 US women's national soccer team players Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger tied the knot on Saturday in their much-anticipated wedding at the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 An immigration judge has granted asylum to a Connecticut high school student whose arrest sparked an outpouring of support from teachers and classmates. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 Finding your loved one a perfect gift can be hard. But a diamond ring, silk dress, or designer bag couldn't come close to Mike Nipper's gift to his wife of 51 years. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 Civil rights icon and US Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia has been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, his office announced Sunday. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 Sen. Bernie Sanders is in "good health," nearly three months after suffering a heart attack, the attending physician at the US Capitol said in a letter released Monday. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 Former President Jimmy Carter on Sunday quietly returned to his hometown church for the first time since his brain surgery last month. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 Former President Barack Obama followed his top book picks of 2019 by turning America's attention to the big and small screens, sharing his most-loved movies and TV shows of the year. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 Microsoft is suing a mysterious North Korean hacking group for allegedly stealing "highly sensitive information" from computers in the United States. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 Wyze Labs, which makes smart cameras and connected home gadgets, has confirmed databases holding millions of customers' information were exposed to the public. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 Millions of holiday gifts are about to turn into holiday returns. January 2 will be a particularly epic day for sending stuff back, UPS predicts. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 Managing a team or division at work doesn't come with a playbook of winning strategies that guarantee you'll meet every assigned goal and keep your team happy and productive. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 We've all been there. You get to your desk in the morning, ready to take on your to-do list. But then there's social media, food breaks, meetings and procrastination. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ
https://ift.tt/34hJwt6 The US-China trade war was the biggest driver for stocks this year. Before Washington and Beijing agreed a preliminary trade deal, investors got whiplash from headlines about the tense negotiations. https://ift.tt/2rrOMLZ