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ISIS leader with links to Paris attack killed by airstrike in Syria

ISIS leader Charaffe al Mouadan, who the coalition says had direct contacts with the suspected ringleader behind the terror attacks in Paris, was killed by an airstrike in Syria on December 24, coalition forces announced Tuesday.

 
‘Affluenza’ teen, mother to return to US after capture in Mexico

A wealthy Texas teen who had been a fugitive after breaking his probation sentence for killing four people while driving drunk, will be returned to the United States after being caught in Mexico, Mexican authorities said on Tuesday.

 
Chicago officer pleads not guilty in killing of black teen

A Chicago police officer on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the shooting of a black teenager, an incident caught on video that has led to protests and calls for the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

 
‘Affluenza’ teen taken into custody in Mexico

A Texas teen from a wealthy family, a fugitive after breaking his probation sentence for killing four people while driving drunk, has been taken into custody in Mexico, a law enforcement official said on Monday.

 
Giant squid makes rare appearance in Japanese harbor — VIDEO

It isn’t every day that a mystery from the deep swims into plain sight. But on Christmas Eve, spectators on a pier in Toyama Bay in central Japan were treated to a rare sighting of a giant squid.

 
No indictment in shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice

An Ohio grand jury has decided not to return an indictment in the 2014 police shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, prosecutor Tim McGinty said Monday.

 
Japan, South Korea reach agreement on WWII ‘comfort women’

Japan and South Korea have reached an agreement over the long-standing issue of “comfort women,” a term that describes sex slaves used by the Japanese military during World War II.

 
This is how and why the Black Lives Matter movement continues to grow

Critics said it wouldn’t last. It was a blip on the radar of protest movements. It would fade away like Great Ape-Snake War. With no clear structure and no strong leader, some said, it was bound to fail, especially when the infighting began. But still it rises — and polarizes.

 
Holiday storms, tornadoes kill at least 43 in US

Storms hit the South, Southwest and Midwest over the Christmas holiday weekend, unleashing floods and tornadoes that killed at least 43 people, flattened buildings and snarled transportation for millions during a busy travel time.